Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born 10 July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is a British entertainment executive, songwriter and singer. She was the president of

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from 2009 until 2010. Ghost is a three-time

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winner, a Golden Globe nominee, and worked on five songs and albums that have been nominated for

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Early career (1997–2014)

At the age of 19, Ghost began writing songs with Ian Dench. In 1997, she contributed her version of

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's "Absolution" to the tribute album ''

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''. Her first recording contract was in 2000 with

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in Los Angeles, for whom she recorded her first album, '' Ghost Stories''. Her second album, ''Blood on the Line EP'', was released in 2006 on her own record label, Plan A Records. Ghost won the

three times, and was a 2009 Golden Globe nominee. She was nominated for three

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, including for the songs " You're Beautiful" by James Blunt in 2007, and "Once in a Lifetime", which she co-wrote with Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, Jody Street, James Dring and

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in 2010, as part of the soundtrack from Beyoncé's film '' Cadillac Records'', and which was nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture. She was nominated for the 2010 Album of the Year for Beyoncé's '' I Am... Sasha Fierce''. In addition, Ghost worked on the song " Beautiful Liar" for Beyoncé and

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, which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2008. Ghost co-wrote

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' second single " Tattoo" which reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, and collaborated with

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on the lyrics for the track " Getting Nowhere" by Magnetic Man. On 3 February 2009, Ghost was named the new president of

. She replaced Charlie Walk, who left at the end of 2008. In 2009, Ghost collaborated on the songs "For the Glory" and "Vanity Kills" by

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(featured on Brown's album '' My Way''), which she co-wrote with Brown and Dave McCracken. She also co-wrote and co-produced the

single " Gypsy", from the album '' She Wolf''. Ghost was fired from her position as president of

in 2010 after 20 months. That same year, she established Outsiders, a joint venture with

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. She has collaborated with Florence and the Machine, Mark Ronson, and A$AP Rocky.

Later career: Unigram (2015–present)

In 2015, Ghost founded the production company Unigram with film and television producer Gregor Cameron and in partnership with Access Industries. She also serves as the CEO of AI Film. Ghost worked on the 2015 film '' Kill Your Friends'', based on the novel by John Niven. She served as the executive music producer on a joint venture with Lee Daniels and Warner Recorded Music on '' The United States vs Billie Holiday'', which won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media in 2022. In 2023, Ghost co-produced the title music "Mad About the Boy" for the documentary '' Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward Story'', which was covered by

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for the film. That year, Ghost also served as executive producer for the film '' She Came to Me'', and worked on the film '' Tetris''. Ghost was a lead producer on the 2024 musical theatre adaptation of '' The Great Gatsby'', called '' Gatsby:An American Myth'', which was co-composed by Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine.

Personal life

Amanda Ghost was born as the youngest of three girls to a Gibraltarian mother and an Indo-Trinidadian father. She grew up in North London and studied at the London College of Fashion, but left when she was signed as a recording artist to Warner Records.

Discography

Singles

*"Idol" (2000) - UK number 63 *"Glory Girl" (2000) UK number 90 *"Filthy Mind" (2000) - only released in the U.S./Australia *"Break My World" (2004) - UK number 52 † *"Feed" (2004) † *"Girls Like You" - digital only release (2005) *"Monster" - digital only release (2005) *"Blood on the Line" EP (2006) *"Time Machine" (featuring Boy George) (January 2007) † Credited to Dark Globe featuring Amanda Ghost

Albums

*'' Ghost Stories'' (2000) *''Blood on the Line'' - The Download Collection (2008)

Songwriting credits

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghost, Amanda 1974 births Living people British music industry executives British people of Gibraltarian descent English dance musicians English people of Indian descent English people of Trinidad and Tobago descent English people of Indo-Trinidadian descent English record producers English women pop singers English women songwriters Ivor Novello Award winners People from Enfield, London Singers from the London Borough of Enfield