Amanda Sudano

Amanda Grace Sudano-Ramirez (born August 11, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and model, and a member of the musical duo Johnnyswim. Her parents are singer Donna Summer and composer Bruce Sudano,[1] and one of her older sisters is the actress Brooklyn Sudano.[1]

Amanda Sudano
Born (1982-08-11) August 11, 1982
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationSinger, songwriter
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)Abner Ramirez
Children3
Parent(s)Donna Summer (mother)
Bruce Sudano (father)
RelativesBrooklyn Sudano (sister)
Musical career
GenresFolk, soul, blues, pop
InstrumentsVocals
Associated actsAlive N Kickin', Johnnyswim

Early life and family

Sudano was born in Los Angeles, California, United States, to Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano. Her two older sisters are Mimi Sommer Dohler, from her mother's first marriage to Helmut Sommer,[2] and actress Brooklyn Sudano. Her maternal cousin is the music producer and rapper Omega Red, and her paternal uncle is Fr. Glenn Sudano, CFR, a Roman Catholic priest and founding member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in New York City.

Sudano spent the early part of her childhood in Thousand Oaks, California.[3] In 1995, when she was 13, her family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she attended high school at Christ Presbyterian Academy and college at Vanderbilt University.[3]

Modeling career

Sudano is a model with the Bella Agency in New York.[4]

In 2010, Fabrizio Viti chose Sudano to model for Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2010 shoe campaign.[5] Sudano is the first black model to be featured solely in Louis Vuitton advertisements.[5]

In September 2011, Sudano placed second out of twenty in Vogue's "Special Edition Best Dressed" feature.[6]

Music career

In 2005, Sudano met songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Abner Ramirez in Nashville. They struck up a friendship and formed the band Johnnyswim.[7] The duo have performed covers of eclectic songs like Edith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose" and Britney Spears's "Till The World Ends", as well as originals like "Home", the theme song to the hit HGTV show Fixer Upper.

Johnnyswim released their first self-titled EP in 2008. This was followed by Bonsoir and Good News in 2011, Home in 2012, Diamonds in 2014, Georgica Pond in 2016, and Moonlight in 2019.

Personal life

In 2009, Sudano married her Johnnyswim bandmate Abner Ramirez in Florida.[8] Her father, Bruce Sudano, paid tribute to her in the song "The Amazing Amanda Grace" on his award-winning record Life and the Romantic. Footage from her wedding was featured in the video for another track from the same record, "It's Her Wedding Day", which was actually written about her sister Brooklyn's marriage two years earlier.[8][9][10]

Sudano lives with her husband in Los Angeles, California and gave birth to a son, Joaquin, in February 2015.[11] In 2018, she gave birth to a daughter, Luna. In November 2019, the couple announced on social media that Amanda had given birth to a second daughter named Paloma.

References
  1. Miller, Julie. "Donna Summer, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences-Winning Disco Legend, Dies at 63". Vanity Fair. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  2. Badger, Sylvia. "Donna Summer's daughter weds amid flowers, lace". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. "Brooklyn Sudano". Brooklyn Sudano Official Website. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  4. "Amanda Sudano". Bella Agency. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  5. "The new face of Louis Vuitton". Fashion News. handbag.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  6. Malle, Chloe. "Special Edition Best Dressed: Fashion's Night Out". Vogue. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  7. "Johnnyswim". Official Website. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  8. "Amanda Sudano Ramirez: Youngest Daughter of Donna Summer". Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  9. (reporter), Tennessean Music Team. "Bruce Sudano's 'Wedding Day' rings bells with listeners". The Tennessean. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  10. Sudano, Bruce. "It's Her Wedding Day". Life and the Romantic. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  11. "New Mum Amanda Sudano Didn't Make It into Birthing Pool For Home Birth". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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