Samantha James

About

Los Angeles-based dance and pop singer known for albums like 2007's Rise, whose title track reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Before Fame

She became a fan of dance music in her teens and lost her mother to breast cancer at thirteen.

Trivia

She released a song in support of Japanese tsunami victims, titled Wings of Faith, in 2011.

Family Life

Her grandfather is acclaimed musician David Rose.

Associated With

She grew up idolizing singers like Sade.