Laura Mvula

Laura Mvula (nee Douglas, born April 23, 1987 in Birmingham) is an English Soulpopsängerin with Caribbean roots.

Biography

Laura Mvula comes from a very musical family with many working in the music relatives. She learned piano at age eight and ten violin and later took on the Birmingham Conservatoire a four -year course in composition. It also has a classical vocal training. She married Themba Mvula, originates in Zambia fellow student who is self- employed as a baritone in classical music. Four years she sang with the Black Voices, a traditional a cappella group led her aunt, who has a Caribbean background and gospel and soul music presents.

After graduating she worked as a substitute teacher for music at a secondary school and started at the same time to write pop songs. It was followed by a job at the reception of the symphony orchestra of her hometown, but she is not the exercise of music brought them closer. To get her music career going, she sent her music by e- mail, and so found a contact who brought them together with a label. In 2012 she was commissioned by RCA under contract and played in the same year at the iTunes Festival. This resulted in their first release of concert recordings. A special EP titled She appeared in November. In particular, the title song left so much impression that she finished the year in the BBC's Sound of 2013 list 4th place and was nominated at the BRIT Awards 2013 Critics' Choice Award, both forecasts for a successful future.

Their debut album, she put ready for the spring of 2013. Preliminary appeared in late February, the song Green Garden, which reached number 31 in the UK charts. The LP Sing to the Moon was released on March 4.

In addition, she appeared in 2013 on the song Sad Sad World on the album Momentum Artist Jamie Cullum with.

Discography

Album

  • Sing to the Moon (2013 )

EPs

  • ITunes Festival: London 2012 (2012)
  • She ( 2012)

Songs

  • She ( 2012)
  • Green Garden (2013 )
  • That's Alright ( 2013)

Swell

  • Laura Mvula: The voice of 2013, London Evening Standard, December 7, 2012
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