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  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Instrument: Vocals, Vocals (Background) Representative Album: "Learning From Falling"
  • Representative Songs: "Empires," "Black Mona Lisa," "Pink Moon"

Biography

Born in the country of Oman, Lamya was raised in Kenya and then educated in England and Egypt. Singing before she could talk, Lamya (pronounced "lamb-ya") was a classically trained opera singer and vocalist. After watching an interview with Madonna from New York City, Lamya ran away to New York to pursue her musical career. After going from dance club to dance club and asking to sing, she caught her first break in New York City in 1991. Singing lead vocals on "Break 4 Love" by DJ Vaughn Mason, the song led to her singing lead vocals for Soul II Soul. From there, Lamya joined Duran Duran on tour and also performed with David Bowie and James Brown. In 2002, Lamya released her debut album, Learning From Falling. Singing, producing, and composing all of her own songs, the five-octave singer used poems written since age 11 as lyrical content. Lamya has been compared to Björk and Kate Bush in her style and vocal abilities. She has also appeared on The Tonight Show. ~ Jason MacNeil, All Music Guide
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Lamya
Born 1973
Kenya
Died January 8, 2009 (aged 35)
Oman
Genres R&B, dance, alternative
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Years active 2001–2009
Labels J Records
Associated acts Duran Duran, DJ Vaughn Mason, Angélique Kidjo, Soul II Soul, Macy Gray
Website MySpace page

Lamya was a female R&B and dance music singer, born in Kenya of Omani descent and raised in Sheffield. A remix of her song "Empires" hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2002.

After singing lead vocals on "Break 4 Love" by DJ Vaughn Mason in 1991, she was chosen to perform lead vocals for Soul II Soul on the tracks "Love Come Through" and "In the Heat of the Night", from their sophomore album Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade. In 1993, she joined Duran Duran for their two-year Wedding Album tour, and related television appearances, including MTV Unplugged. She also performed with David Bowie and James Brown.

In 2002, Lamya released her first and only album, Learning from Falling. She produced and composed the songs, using poems she had written since the age of eleven. It included the singles "Empires (Bring Me Men)" and "Black Mona Lisa".[1] In its review of the album, Blender described her as "the Kenyan Björk".[2] She appeared in Nelson Mandela's February 2003 AIDS benefit concert,[3], and opened for Macy Gray later that year.[4] The album debuted at #16 on the Top Heatseekers chart, but neither of its singles entered the Billboard Hot 100.

She was scheduled to release her sophomore album, Hiding in Plain Sight, in 2009, but died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack on 8 January, 2009, while in Oman.[5][6]

Discography

Singles

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References

  1. ^ MTV.com profile
  2. ^ "Soul II Soul/Duran Duran backing singer would like to be the Kenyan Björk. Who wouldn’t, really?" Learning From Falling review, 2002.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ Lamya Al-Mugheiry, Duran Duran Official Site news page
  6. ^ Official Myspace page
  7. ^ [3]
  8. ^ [4]


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