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Annette Huelskamp, also known as Shega on stage.
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Maria Stein — Maria Stein resident Annette Huelskamp has been nominated for Kilimanjaro Music Awards in two categories; Best Female Vocal and Best Female Artist. Huelskamp is originally from Haiti where his music is quite popular. He performs under the name Shega and writes Haitian Creole, Afro and French music. Huelskamp has been writing and performing music professionally for about two years and also works as a nurse at Upper Valley Medical Center.
During his music career he worked with producers in Florida, New York and Paris. In the local area Huelskamp sings for choirs and for fundraisers for children with birth defects. She volunteers to sing at nursing homes for Christmas.
One of her most recent songs, “Thank You Nurses” was written to show her appreciation for her career and the hard work of nurses like herself during the COVD-19 pandemic. Another song by Huelskamp is also meant to lift others up. Titled “Keep Your Head Up,” the song is meant to remind anyone struggling in life to keep going and keep moving forward.
The Kilimanjaro Music Awards is an Afro music awards ceremony that recognizes Afro musicians living in North America. The 2022 awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, November 19 in Toronto, Canada Awards are given based on votes, individuals can visit www.kmawards.live to cast their votes Voting for the award will be open until November 17 and will count for 40% of the judging. A special jury of TV/radio hosts, DJs and music programmers will make the final decision.
Back home in Haiti, Huelskamp has made several TV appearances and has been recognized multiple times by fans everywhere he goes, including in the United States.
“I’m not singing for myself, but for all of us,” Huelskamp said of her songs “Thank You Nurses” and “Keep Your Head Up.”
Huelskamp’s music can be found on YouTube, Amazon Music and Spotify. Her Instagram, @ShegaHaiti, also includes links to her music and awards voting page.
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Annette Huelskamp, also known as Shega on stage.
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