Laura Mvula (Laura Mvula; nee Douglas [1] ; born April 23, 1987 in Birmingham [2] ) is a British singer and songwriter. The general public became known in 2012, after they drew attention to her in music publications [3] and she entered the Next Big Sound chart [4] . In December of the same year, the singer was nominated for the BRIT Awards in the “Critics' Choice” category [5] , and also entered the list of applicants for the title of the most promising artist of the next year - in the expert poll Sound of 2013 [6] , where they ended up taking fourth row. Her debut album Sing to the Moon was released in March 2013.
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| Birth name | Laura Douglas |
| Date of Birth | April 23, 1987 (32 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Birmingham |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Professions | singer , songwriter |
| Years of activity | since 2008 |
| Instruments | the piano |
| Genres | soul , R&B , baroque pop |
| Labels | RCA Records |
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Biography
Douglas studied musical composition at the Birmingham Conservatory with Joe Cutler ( English Joe Cutler ), composed and arranged songs for local groups, and shortly before release in 2008 she assembled the band Judyshouse, in which she was a vocalist and songwriter; Mwula also collaborated with Black Voices, for which she later wrote the Jazz Suite ( English Jazz Suite ) [7] . She worked as a substitute teacher in her hometown and during this period she mastered the GarageBand program, with the help of which she began to create “sound sketches” (in her own expression) [8] .
The singer signed a contract with the British division of RCA Records [9] . Her first public solo performance took place on September 16, 2012 at the iTunes festival, where Mwula opened the concert of Rebecca Ferguson . Releasing the single “She” on October 22, 2012, Mvula continued to work on a long-playing record at Electric Lady Studios in New York under the direction of producer Tom Elmhirst [10] . A month later, the self-titled 4-track mini-album [11] was released . Her debut disc Sing to the Moon , released on March 4, 2013, took ninth place in the British hit parade [12] .
Music Style
Critics put Laura Mwulu on a par with the new British soul singers, followers Amy Winehouse and Adele [3] [10] . A significant influence on Mvula’s work was made by her composer education [11] , and for this reason the singer calls herself “a strange child in rhythm and blues ”. Kate Mossman from The Observer described her music as “if Amy Winehouse and David Axelrod are redid the soundtrack of Gershwin ” [8] . According to David Lester, her songs are closer to the baroque-pop style than to the retro soul [10] .
Discography
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| Song "She" performed by Laura Mwula | |
| Video clip for the song "She" | |
| "Let Me Fall." Performance at iTunes Festival | |
| Video clip for the song "Green Garden" | |
Studio Albums
- Sing to the Moon (2013)
- The Dreaming Room (2016)
Mini Albums
- iTunes Festival: London 2012 (2012)
- She (2012)
Singles
- She (2012)
- Like the Morning Dew (2012)
- Green Garden (2013)
- Overcome (with the participation of Niall Rogers , 2016)
Notes
- ↑ Lester, Paul. Ones to watch in 2013: Laura Mvula . The Guardian (December 31, 2012). Date of treatment March 17, 2013. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Laura Mvula . Allmusic. Date of treatment April 21, 2013. Archived April 30, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Bishop, Marlon. Laura Mvula: The Next UK Sensation? (eng.) . MTV Iggy (November 21, 2012). Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ Next Big Sound 25 Music Chart. Week of November 24, 2012 . Billboard . Date of treatment November 26, 2012.
- ↑ BRIT Awards 2013: Critics' Choice nominees revealed . The Official UK Charts Company (December 6, 2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ “BBC” named the main musical debuts of 2013 . Lenta.ru (December 10, 2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2012. Archived December 17, 2012.
- ↑ Laura Mvula . PRS for Music Foundation. Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Mossman, Kate. Laura Mvula: 'I feel like I'm the geeky kid of R&B' . The Observer (November 18, 2012). Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ Cooper, Duncan. Stream: Laura Mvula, “She” . The Fader (September 27, 2012). Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Lester, Paul. Laura Mvula guardian.co.uk (October 23, 2012). Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Gregory the Prophets. Soundcheck: HAIM, Angel Hayes, Kate Boy and others . Poster (November 23, 2012). Date of treatment November 26, 2012. Archived January 10, 2013.
- ↑ Laura Mvula . The Official UK Charts Company. Date of treatment March 17, 2013. Archived March 22, 2013.