At the age of eight, A*M*E moved to England after her mother's hair salon was burned to the ground and life in Sierra Leone became too dangerous.

[1] The pair bonded over a mutual love of '90s pop music and started collaborating, quickly creating a handful of songs including "City Lights".

The track was enough to pique the interest of Take That frontman Gary Barlow, who proceeded to sign her to his Future record label.

"[9] On 9 December 2012, the BBC announced that A*M*E had been nominated for the Sound of 2013 poll alongside the likes of Angel Haze and The Weeknd.

It became both acts' most successful single at the time, debuting at number one and remaining there for two weeks, and earned her a nomination in the Best Dance Recording category at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.