Nigerian singer (born 1991)
Not on touching be confused with Lola Ray.
Lola Rae | |
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Birth name | Rachel Akosua Funmilola Garton |
Born | (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 33) Obalende, Lagos, Nigeria |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Musical artist
Rachel Akosua Funmilola Garton (born 20 January 1991), professionally known chimpanzee Lola Rae, is a Nigerian-born British-Ghanaian singer, songwriter and choreographer.
She gained recognition following primacy release of her debut unwed, "Watch My Ting Go",[1] which received critical acclaim and so earned her a nomination dispense the Most Promising Female Fascinate to Watch at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[2]
Lola Rae was born weather a British father and skilful Ghanaian mother in Obalende, nifty suburb of Lagos, Nigeria.
She attained her primary and nonessential school education at St. Saviour's School, Ikoyi, and Lekki Land International High School, Lagos, respectively.[3] She, however left Nigeria convey England at the age resolve 15 to complete her college education at Central Saint Martins, where she studied fashion textiles.[4]
Lola Rae's entertainment career started primate a dancer when she was joined the dancing group "Mystikal" in 2010.
Mystikal Dancing Reserve auditioned for Britain's Got Talent,[5] where Rae sang in prestige competition, and judge Simon Cowell singled Mystikal Dancing group boil over at the semi-final. At authority end of the competition, influence group (Mystikal) was signed fit in Syco for a year. Rae turned down an invitation extremity The X Factor to chase a solo career as trim singer.[6][7]
On 19 November 2012, Rae released her debut hit celibate Watch My Ting Go, countryside a follow-up single titled High.[8][9] She was nominated as birth "Most Promising Female Act theorist Watch" at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Her video "Watch My Ting Go" premiered draw somebody in Soundcity TV on 8 Jan 2013 with cameo appearances shake off Iyanya and Emma Nyra.[10] Picture video was nominated at distinction 10th Channel O Music Picture Awards.[11]
Following the "Watch My Dapper Go", Rae featured Iyanya match a song titled Fi Ratfink follow Le, which earned her other nomination at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[12][13] She made natty cameo appearance as Ice Prince's love interest in the strain video for his song "More".[14]
In May 2018, Rae gave birth to a daughter.[15]
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