Sevana

Anna-Sharé Blake (born 1991), known professionally as Sevana, is a Jamaican singer, actress, and model. As part of Protoje's In.Digg.Nation Collective, Sevana released her self-titled EP in 2016. She made her major label debut in 2020 with Be Somebody. Life and career 1991–2014: Early life Sevana was born Anna-Sharé Blake in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, in 1991. When she was young, she was originally interested in becoming a doctor. In 2008, at 16 years old, Sevana entered the local music competition Digicel Rising Stars with two friends from her school and formed the girl group SLR. Their group advanced into the top ten of the competition and ultimately placed in third. SLR broke up the next year in 2009, and Sevana went on a hiatus from music. During her hiatus, Sevana worked several jobs as a customer service agent, social media coordinator, and waitress after graduating from Manning's School. 2014–2020: In.Digg.Nation Collective and Sevana In 2014, Sevana resumed writing and performing music. Later that year, she was featured on reggae singer Protoje's "Sudden Flight" on his album Ancient Future. She also began to regularly appear with his group, In.Digg.Nation, in live performances and later toured with them in July 2015. In April 2015, Protoje signed Sevana under his In.Digg.Nation Collective label. Sevana released her eponymous EP in 2016, and embarked on a European tour. After the release, in 2016, she played the lead role in the Television Jamaica mini web series, Losing Patience. She later collaborated with the creators of Losing Patience for the music video of her 2018 single "Justice", on the effects of climate change on the environment.