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Yola (singer)
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Yolanda Claire Quartey (born 31 July 1983),[2] known professionally as Yola or Yola Carter, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. Her debut studio album Walk Through Fire (2019) received critical acclaim and earned her four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist. Her follow-up, Stand for Myself (2021), received similar acclaim and earned her two more Grammy nominations. Yola made her acting debut in 2022, portraying "godmother of rock n roll" Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrman’s biopic Elvis, and later made her Broadway debut as Persephone in 2024 when she joined the cast of Anaïs Mitchell's musical Hadestown.
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Birth name | Yolanda Claire Quartey[1] |
Born | (1983-07-31) 31 July 1983 (age 40) Bristol, England |
Genres | |
Labels | Easy Eye Sound |
Website | https://iamyola.com |