Yola
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yola Quartey, Yolanda Quartey, Yola Carter, Yolanda Carter, Yolanda Claire Quartey
British singer-songwriter
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1984
americanacountrysoul
Discography
- Orphan Offering2016
- Walk Through Fire2019
- Hold On2020
- Stand for Myself2021
- Diamond Studded Shoes (reimagined)2022
- Future Enemies2024
- Amazing2025
- My Way2025
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 150,395
- Total plays
- 1,881,135
Tags
country soulcountrysoulamericanapop
Yola (born Yolanda Quartey in Bristol in 1983) is a Grammy nominated English musician, singer and songwriter (she has also gone by the name Yola Carter). She became the lead singer of the band Phantom Limb, who self-released their first album in 2008 and has sung backing vocals for numerous artists (including Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers and Iggy Azalea). For the 62nd Grammy Award in 2020, her 2019 album "Walk Through Fire" generated three <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yola">Read
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.iamyola.com
- Image
- Yola at Codfish Hollow, Maquoketa, September 20th 2019.jpg
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- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
- date of birth
- 1983-07-31
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- social media followers
- 21744
- Commons category
- Yola (singer)
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