The only thing Sheebah Karungi remembers from her childhood

In an interview, she said growing up she went through very tough times and the only thing that used to give her peace was stealing her mother’s little radio to listen to music behind their house.

She never played with anyone because she “didn't feel like the cool kid.”

"It was like an escape for me... I couldn't play much because I didn't feel cool enough to play,” said Sheebah, speaking of her time with mom’s little radio. “I had no confidence because I had no one to give me the confidence. That's why I told you the woman I am today, I built that woman: the English, the everything..."

Sheebah Karungi, who also goes by Samalie Njagala, was born on November 11, 1989, and grew up in Kawempe, a division in Kampala.

The songstress, also known as, Queen Sheebah, was born to Edith Kabazungu and Ahamada Kimali Musoke. She dropped out of school in S.2 while a student of Midland High School, Kawempe and joined the music industry when she was 15 as a dancer.

Sheebah, who also goes by Queen Karma, started with Stingerz in 2004, and then joined Obsessions in 2006.

She quit Obsessions and in 2010 she dropped Kunyenyenza, her first official single, produced by Washington and written by Cindy. Then Sizzaman wrote for her Automatic and it became a hit.

Her first mini-album titled Ice Cream came out in 2014, and it had songs like Twesana, Jordan and Ice Cream itself.

She organised her first well-attended concert at Hotel Africana in 2016, coming after her big hit Nkwatako.

Sheebah Karungi is a musical artist, dancer, actress and entrepreneur.

She debuted her acting career in Queen of Katwe as Shakira.

She's won a number of awards under organizations like HiPipo Music Awards, Uganda Music Awards, Abryanz Styles and Fashion Awards, Zzina Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Award, among others.