Laura Mvula is a British soul singer born in Birmingham in 1987, whose music draws on neo soul. Her first album, Sing to the Moon, was released in 2013 on RCA Records.
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Laura Mvula has played London 2 times. Last time: Blue Note London, October 2026.
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- Latest album
- Everything Now (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) (2023)
- Born
- 1987 · Birmingham
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active since
- 2012
- Label
- RCA Records
About — The artist
Laura Mvula (née Douglas; born 23 April 1986) is a British singer. A native of Birmingham, England, Mvula gained experience as a member or leader of a cappella, jazz/neo-soul and gospel groups and choirs. She was classically trained. In 2012, she signed with RCA Records and released an extended play, She, to critical acclaim.
Mvula released her debut studio album, Sing to the Moon (2013), to favourable reviews, and earning two Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards and a Mercury Prize nomination. In 2014, an orchestral re-recording of the album with the Metropole Orkest was released. Her second album, The Dreaming Room (2016), was also received with critical acclaim, and won the Ivor Novello award and garnered a Mercury Prize nomination. Mvula then wrote the music for the 2017 theatre production of Antony & Cleopatra by the Royal Shakespeare Company. While working on her third album, she released the 1/f EP in February 2021.
In 2018, Mvula received an honorary doctorate of music from her alma mater, Birmingham City University.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Laura Mvula” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Sing to the Moon 2013
- At Abbey Road Studios 2014
- The Dreaming Room 2016
- Pink Noise 2021
- BBC Music, Volume 31, Number 10: Best of the BBC Proms 2023
- Everything Now (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) 2023