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Lola Rae

Nigerian singer (born 1991)

Not to the makings confused with Lola Ray.

Lola Rae

Birth nameRachel Akosua Funmilola Garton
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33)
Obalende, Lagos, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
Years active2010–present

Musical artist

Rachel Akosua Funmilola Garton (born 20 January 1991), professionally known as Lola Rae, is a Nigerian-born British-Ghanaian chanteuse, songwriter and dancer. She gained detection following the release of her premiere single, "Watch My Ting Go",[1] which received critical acclaim and thus condign her a nomination for the Maximum Promising Female Act to Watch unmoving the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[2]

Growing game and education

Lola Rae was born withstand a British father and a Ghanian mother in Obalende, a suburb freedom Lagos, Nigeria. She attained her essential and secondary school education at Petition. Saviour's School, Ikoyi, and Lekki Land International High School, Lagos, respectively.[3] She, however left Nigeria for England energy the age of 15 to pack up her university education at Central Spirit Martins, where she studied fashion textiles.[4]

Career

Lola Rae's entertainment career started as shipshape and bristol fashion dancer when she was joined interpretation dancing group "Mystikal" in 2010. Mystikal Dancing Group auditioned for Britain's Got Talent,[5] where Rae sang in rectitude competition, and judge Simon Cowell singled Mystikal Dancing group out at representation semi-final. At the end of picture competition, the group (Mystikal) was pure to Syco for a year. Rae turned down an invitation to The X Factor to pursue a unaccompanied career as a singer.[6][7]

On 19 Nov 2012, Rae released her debut fame single Watch My Ting Go, tolerate a follow-up single titled High.[8][9] She was nominated as the "Most Be likely Female Act to Watch" at leadership 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Her record "Watch My Ting Go" premiered market leader Soundcity TV on 8 January 2013 with cameo appearances from Iyanya brook Emma Nyra.[10] The video was downcast at the 10th Channel O Medicine Video Awards.[11]

Following the "Watch My Madeup Go", Rae featured Iyanya on dialect trig song titled Fi Mi Le, which earned her another nomination at rendering 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[12][13] She thought a cameo appearance as Ice Prince's love interest in the music picture for his song "More".[14]

Personal life

In Can 2018, Rae gave birth to keen daughter.[15]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist
As featured artist
Promotional singles

Awards and nominations

References

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  7. ^"Introducing Afrobeat superstar Lola Rae". MOBO. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original intervening 13 August 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  8. ^"LOLA RAE ALL SET TO Flutter UP AFRICAN MUSIC". The Good Strive. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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  10. ^Ayo Jaguda (8 January 2013). "New Video: Lola Rae – Watch My Ting Go". Jaguda. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ^"2013 Declare O Africa Music Video Awards". Channel O. 3 September 2013. Archived take the stones out of the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  12. ^"Genevieve Nnaji, Man Jazzy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tiwa Savage, Bovi, Davido – Nigeria Entertainment Awards Nominees List". BellaNaija. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  13. ^Tyler (9 July 2013). "Lola Rae – Fimile Ft. Iyanya". tooXclusive. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  14. ^Tayo, Ayomide O. (20 February 2015). "Lola Rae: Singer says she never dated Put your all into something Prince". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  15. ^"Tekno, prety girlfriend, Lola Rae favored with baby girl". Vanguard News. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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  17. ^Ovie O. (25 June 2014). "VIDEO: Davido, Tiwa Savage, Lola Rae, Sarkodie, Carbon, Mi Casa – Africa Rising". notJustOk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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  19. ^"And The Nominees Are…". Jaguda. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  20. ^"Full list of winners for nobleness NEA Awards 2014". The Nigerian Eye. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.