Music : Laura Mvula- Sing to the moon

 

 

 

Laura Mvula is raised in the  Birmingham suburbs of Selly Park and Kings Heath.
She has 2 younger siblings.

In 2005 she sang with Black Voices, an a cappella group which was set up by her aunt. Laura was influenced by the girl band Eternal.
In 2008, she formed a jazz/neo-soul group called Judyshouse, in which she sang the lead vocals and she wrote material for the band.
She graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire with a degree in composition. She started writing songs on her laptop while working as a supply teacher in a secondary school.
At the time she sent out two demos to several people in the music industry she was working as a receptionist.
She is married to singer Themba Mvula.

Debut album : Sing to the moon

A beautiful album, her sound is a bit familiar (Adele-ish) but still she has her own sound. Maybe because of her accent.

Beautiful songs:

Father, father
Make me lovely
Sing to the moon

Actually the whole album ;-) . It is just beautiful!