Josephine Oniyama
Josephine Oniyama is a British soul singer . She appears under the stage name Josephine .
Career
The daughter of a Liberian mother and a Jamaican father, Josephine Oniyama was born in a suburb of Manchester . She is known for her mix of soul , folk and pop and also plays the guitar . She got into music when her mother gave her a guitar at the age of twelve.
She released two EPs in her home country. She released her first EP, A Smaller Version of the Real Thing, in 2002. In the Labyrinth followed in 2008 .
She achieved greater success in October 2012 when she released her debut album Portrait in England . Well-known producers and musicians who worked on it are Leo Abrahams , Jerry Hogarth , Ed Harcourt and Seb Rochford . Her album was placed on Q magazine's 2012 list of the 50 best albums .
She presented the title song Portrait on the BBC television program Later with Jools Holland .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Biography. Biographical information on the website. Retrieved July 10, 2013 .
- ↑ Q's 50 Best Albums Of 2012. Alphabetical gallery at qthemusic.com. (No longer available online.) 2012, archived from the original on September 3, 2013 ; Retrieved July 10, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Later with Jools Holland. Video of the appearance on youtube.com. November 30, 2012, accessed July 10, 2013 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Oniyama, Josephine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |