Lara George

Lara George is a US-based Nigerian gospel recording artiste, songwriter and producer.[1]

Lara George
Born (1978-06-22) June 22, 1978
OriginLagos State, Nigeria
GenresGospel
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter
Years active1997 - present
LabelsSoforte Entertainment
Associated actsMidnight Crew, Pat Uwaje-King, Lord of Ajasa, Kush

Early life

Lara George was born on 22 June into the family of Oluwole Bajomo in Lagos State, the administrative division of Nigeria.[2]

Education

She attended Queen's College, Lagos before proceeding to the University of Lagos, where she obtained a master's degree in Architecture.[3]

Career

Lara began her music career at the University of Lagos, where she joined the campus fellowship choir.[4] She was a member of the disbanded musical group Kush, which included TY Bello, Dapo Torimiro and Emem Ema.[2] Her debut album, titled Forever In My Heart, included the hit single "Ijoba Orun" which was released in 2008.[5] The album earned her several awards and nominations.[6] In 2008, she won Voice of the Year at the Nigeria Music Awards. In 2010, she was awarded Best Vocals Performance (Female) in the industry-wide 'Headies' awards, now renamed 'Hip-Hop World Awards' in Nigeria. She emerged the winner of the Best African Female Gospel Artiste category at the 2011 Africa Gospel Music Awards held in London, UK. Lara George has also been named Trailblazer of the Year, Africa Gospel Music Awards, nominated in the 2016 edition of the prestigious pan-African Kora Awards as Best Female Artiste West Africa, and also Gospel Artiste of the Year, Ben TV Awards UK, amongst many other awards.[7][8]

George has performed in various notable events including the GreenBelt Festival UK (as part of KUSH), one of Africa's largest musical concerts with attendance of over 500,000 people- The Experience- alongside notable gospel artistes such as Ron Kenoly, Bebe, Cece Winans, Micah Stampley, Don Moen and Mary Mary. Other performances include the Calabar Festival, MTN Music Festival, Festival of Life UK, Festival of Life Canada, amongst many others.

George appeared on BET International as one of the first artistes from Nigeria to be aired on that show. She was a member of the BET Voting Academy for two years in a row. She served as a judge on the music TV show Airtel TRACE MUSIC Star.

Personal life

She is married to Gbenga George, a legal practitioner and music entrepreneur. She has two children: a boy named Adeoba and a girl named Tiaraoluwa and lives in Alpharetta, Georgia in the United States.[9]

She is Vice President of SoForte Entertainment Distribution Ltd. , the first home-grown structured entertainment distribution company in Nigeria, partnering with IAS/TNT courier, as well as fast food outlets Mr. Biggs and Sweet Sensation, resulting in over 250 outlets across Nigeria for physical distribution of musical products.

Discography

Albums
  • Forever In My Heart (2008)
  • Lara George (2009)
  • Higher - The Dansaki Album (2012)
  • Love Nwantintin (2014)
  • The Medley Album (2014)
  • A Slice of Heaven (2017)

Singles
  • You Alone Oluwa Medley (2014)
  • Total Surrender (2016)
  • Lara George Praise Medley (2016)
  • Kolebaje Medley (2016)
  • Eyin L'oba (2016)
  • Nobody Greater (2016)

Covers
  • "Hello" (Adele cover) (2015)[10]

Awards and nominations
Year Event Prize Result Ref
2016 KORA Awards Best Gospel Artiste Nominated [11]
2014 BEN TV UK Award Won [11]
Crystal Awards Best Female Vocalist Won [11]
2013 Africa Gospel Music Awards Trailblazer of the Year Won [11]
2012 Gospel Music Awards Best African Female Gospel Artiste Won [12]
2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Gospel Artist Won
2010 Won
The Headies Best Vocal Performance (Female) Won
Nigeria Music Awards Best Female Vocalist Won
2008 The Headies Best Vocal Performance (Female) Nominated [13]

See also

References
  1. OVWE MEDEME. "What I miss most about kush – Gospel singer Lara George". The Nation.
  2. "Lara George Still Strong – More Than A Decade After Kush". Xclusive Gospel, Nigerian Gospel Music Online Magazine. April 10, 2017.
  3. "Real reason we broke up KUSH — Lara George". Vanguard News.
  4. "I put off having a baby for six years because of my career- Lara George". Vanguard News.
  5. "Lara George gets baby girl, Terry G is a father". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. "Lara George, Kefee and Sinach for African Gospel Music awards - Gistmania". gistmania.com.
  7. "Lara George is African queen of gospel music". Vanguard News.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Why I keep my husband as my manager — Lara George". Vanguard News.
  10. "Hello (Adele Cover)". Pulse.ng. Joey Akan. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  11. "BIOGRAPHY LARA GEORGES - KORA". KORA. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  12. "Lara George is African queen of gospel music - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  13. Greg (2008-03-31). "Lara George songs". World Hip Hop Market. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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