Pop-R&B singer/songwriter Ady Suleiman, a native of the East Midlands of England, started writing his own music at 14 and began performing while at university in Liverpool. On returning to his hometown after graduating, he discovered that an exciting soul scene had developed, and he decided to pursue music. Championed by BBC DJs Dean Jackson and Gilles Peterson, he won Breakthrough Act of the Year at the latter's Worldwide Awards, and was briefly signed to Sony, which released several of his EPs and singles. Frank portrayal of his mental health issues in his lyrics, and his willingness to talk about them in interviews, led to him serving as an ambassador for CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably). Suleiman self-released his debut album, Memories, in 2018. ~ John D. Buchanan