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ALBUMEverything Now (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Laura Mvula, Rupert Cross & Theo Vidgen
Albums by Laura Mvula
ALBUMEverything Now (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Laura Mvula, Rupert Cross & Theo Vidgen
ALBUMPink NoiseLaura Mvula
ALBUMThe Dreaming Room (Special Edition)Laura Mvula
ALBUMLaura Mvula with Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley at Abbey Road StudiosLaura Mvula
ALBUMSing to the MoonLaura Mvula
Laura Mvula's Popular Music Videos
Show Me Love
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Overcome (feat. Nile Rodgers)
Laura Mvula
Got Me
Laura Mvula
Phenomenal Woman
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Green Garden
Laura Mvula
That's Alright
Laura Mvula
Jump Right Out
Laura Mvula
Ready or Not
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She
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Elijah (feat. Laura Mvula & Jay Prince)
House of EL
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Laura Mvula Essentials
The Birmingham singer spreads her wings across numerous, varying genres.
Artist Biography
Laura Mvula’s dreamy blend of transparent songwriting and jazz-inflected neo-soul and R&B has made her one of the most acclaimed singers in the UK. Born in Birmingham in 1986, Mvula was introduced to jazz by her father before learning to play the piano at age eight. In her teens, she discovered the sounds of Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and other R&B luminaries. She honed her skills by studying composition at Birmingham Conservatoire before releasing her debut EP, She, in 2012. Her true breakout began with 2013’s Sing to the Moon. Fusing powerful R&B-leaning vocals with jazz soundscapes that swing or drift into the atmosphere, the project affirmed her knack for soul-searching tunes that can soundtrack a daydream. For 2016's The Dreaming Room, Mvula combined introspection with dance-floor thrills as she juxtaposed ambient jazz ("Show Me Love") with electronic-infused beats ("Let Me Fall"). She continues her experimenting ways on 2021’s Pink Noise, channeling ’80s retro pop for affecting anthems that can be as searing as they are buoyant—just like Mvula herself.
Hometown
Birmingham, England
Genre
R&B/Soul