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Vula Malinga
American-born English singer (born )
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Malinga performing with Basement Jaxx at the Orange Warsaw Festival in | |
| Born | () May 15, (age&#;44) United States |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | –present |
| Labels | DivaGeek Records |
Musical artist
Vula Malinga (born May 15, ) is an American-born British singer.
Career
Born in the United States to South African parents, she was raised in Hackney, London.[1] Her religious parents supported her singing talents by allowing her to join the church choir, which resulted in her becoming one of the lead singers for the London Community Gospel Choir.
This brought her to the notice of Basement Jaxx, with whom she sang lead on their single "Oh My Gosh". The collaboration continues to this day, and led to her supporting fellow Basement Jaxx singer Sam Sparro on his tour.
In , she sang lead vocals on BBC South's re-recording of the hymn "Amazing Grace", created to help mark the years since the passing of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.[2] In , Malinga began developing her own music under her own record label, DivaGeek Records, releasing her first single "Wondering Why" in October.
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"Better Days", the title song of Incognito's album In Search of Better Days, features Malinga as lead singer.
In , she collaborated as featured artist with English DJ Riton and Dutch producer Oliver Heldens on the song "Turn Me On", which interpolates "Doctor Love" by First Choice and "Don't Go" by Yazoo.[3]
Malinga performed live at Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall in [4]
Malinga was one of six singers for a BBC Proms night dedicated to Northern Soul in [5]
Malinga was one of four singers for a BBC Proms night dedicated to Disco on 20th July [6]