Amanda Ghost

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 Epic Records from 2009 until 2010. Ghost is a three-time Ivor Novello Award winner, a Golden Globe nominee, and worked on five songs and albums that have been nominated for Grammy Awards. Ghost was 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. At the age of 19, Ghost began writing songs with Ian Dench. In 1997, she contributed her version of Gary Numan's "Absolution" to the tribute album Random. Her first recording contract was in 2000 with Warner Records 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 Ivor Novello Award three times, and was a 2009 Golden Globe nominee. She was nominated for three Grammy Awards, 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 Beyoncé 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 Shakira, which was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 2008. Ghost co-wrote Jordin Sparks' second single "Tattoo" which reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and collaborated with John Legend on the lyrics for the track "Getting Nowhere" by Magnetic Man. In February 2009, Ghost became the president of Epic Records, replacing Charlie Walk. In 2009, Ghost collaborated on the songs "For the Glory" and "Vanity Kills" by Ian Brown (featured on Brown's album My Way), which she co-wrote with Brown and Dave McCracken. She also co-wrote and co-produced the Shakira single "Gypsy", from the album She Wolf. Ghost was fired from her position as president of Epic Records in 2010 after 20 months. That same year, she established Outsiders, a joint venture with Sony Music. She has collaborated with Florence and the Machine, Mark Ronson, and A$AP Rocky. 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 Adam Lambert 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. "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 Ghost Stories (2000) Blood on the Line - The Download Collection (2008) Halperin, Shirley (17 November 2010). "Sony Music Exec Admits He Made 'Radical Decision' in Hiring Amanda Ghost". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 August 2024. Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (4 July 2022). "Music executive Amanda Ghost: she's the boss — and no mistake". Financial Times. Batey, Angus (24 February 2011). "Amanda Ghost:not in Kansas anymore". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2024. Lang, George (13 October 2000). "Amanda Ghost". The Oklahoman. "Amanda Ghost: Ghost Stories". The Morning Call. 4 October 2021. 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The US record exec suits reacted badly to the Limey talent who had been catapulted into their midst. She left in 2010 amid gossipy accusations… (subscription required) Morris, Chris (27 October 2010). "Epic prexy Amanda Ghost ankles". Variety. Retrieved 8 October 2024. "Ousted Epic Records President Amanda Ghost Now Working With Florence and the Machine". The Hollywood Reporter. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2024. "Amanda Ghost". Reversalofthemuse.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024. Ahmad, Baseer. "[Hip-Hop] A$AP Rocky – I Come Apart (Feat. Florence Welch) (Prod. By Emile Haynie & Amanda Ghost)". Themusicninja.com. Retrieved 8 October 2024. "A$AP Rocky featuring Florence Welch – I Come Apart". Hypebeast.com. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2024. "Unigram". Unigram. 21 November 2021. "Gregor Cameron and Amanda Ghost Partner with Len Blavatnik's Access Industries to Launch Independent British Production Company Unigram". Record of the Day. 15 September 2015. 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