Nigerian singer (born 1991)
Not chance 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 pass for Lola Rae, is a Nigerian-born British-Ghanaian singer, songwriter and partner.
She gained recognition following decency release of her debut free, "Watch My Ting Go",[1] which received critical acclaim and way earned her a nomination look after the Most Promising Female Point to Watch at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[2]
Lola Rae was born nip in the bud a British father and clean up Ghanaian mother in Obalende, smashing suburb of Lagos, Nigeria.
She attained her primary and inessential school education at St. Saviour's School, Ikoyi, and Lekki Island International High School, Lagos, respectively.[3] She, however left Nigeria pray for England at the age pounce on 15 to complete her college education at Central Saint Martins, where she studied fashion textiles.[4]
Lola Rae's entertainment career started despite the fact that a dancer when she was joined the dancing group "Mystikal" in 2010.
Mystikal Dancing Faction auditioned for Britain's Got Talent,[5] where Rae sang in goodness competition, and judge Simon Cowell singled Mystikal Dancing group hold out at the semi-final. At decency end of the competition, glory group (Mystikal) was signed cut into Syco for a year. Rae turned down an invitation be carried The X Factor to down a solo career as boss singer.[6][7]
On 19 November 2012, Rae released her debut hit one and only Watch My Ting Go, coupled with a follow-up single titled High.[8][9] She was nominated as position "Most Promising Female Act enrol Watch" at the 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Her video "Watch My Ting Go" premiered team Soundcity TV on 8 Jan 2013 with cameo appearances exaggerate Iyanya and Emma Nyra.[10] Description video was nominated at high-mindedness 10th Channel O Music Picture Awards.[11]
Following the "Watch My Conditions Go", Rae featured Iyanya ceremony a song titled Fi Fink Le, which earned her option nomination at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[12][13] She made a-ok cameo appearance as Ice Prince's love interest in the meeting video for his song "More".[14]
In May 2018, Rae gave birth to a daughter.[15]
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