Lamya
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| Lamya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 Kenya |
| Died | January 8, 2009 (aged 35) Oman |
| Genre(s) | R&B, dance, alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2001–2009 |
| Label(s) | 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 heart attack on 8 January, 2009, while in Oman.[5][6]
[edit] Discography
- Learning from Falling (2002) #16 Top Heatseekers [7]
- Singles
- "Empires (Bring Me Men)" (2002) - #1 Hot Dance Club Play [8]
- "Black Mona Lisa" (2002)
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
[edit] References
- ^ MTV.com profile
- ^ "Soul II Soul/Duran Duran backing singer would like to be the Kenyan Björk. Who wouldn’t, really?" Learning From Falling review, 2002.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Lamya Al-Mugheiry, Duran Duran Official Site news page
- ^ Official Myspace page
- ^ [3]
- ^ [4]
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