Yola (singer)
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Yola (born Yolanda Quartey in Bristol in 1983 ) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. She was the singer of the band Phantom Limb , with whom she released her first album in 2010, and sang as a background singer for Massive Attack , The Chemical Brothers and Iggy Azalea, among others . Her first solo album Walk Through Fire was released in 2019 , for which she received four nominations at the 2020 Grammy Awards , including one for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist .
biography
Yola grew up in a poor family where music was forbidden. From 2005 to 2013 she sang in the country and soul band Phantom Limb, which released the album Phantom Limb in 2008 and the second album The Pines in 2012 .
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In 2016 Yola released her first solo EP, Orphan Offering . The debut album as a solo artist followed in 2019 with Walk Through Fire . The album was written, recorded and produced in Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Studio in Nashville , where it was produced and cast by Auerbach. The songs were created in collaboration between Yola and Auerbach with contributions from Bobby Wood , Pat McLaughlin and Dan Penn . The songs were recorded, among others, by bassist Dave Roe, harmonica player Charlie McCoy and the former drummer of the Memphis Boys, Gene Crisman, and Bobby Wood on the piano. There are also vocal recordings by Vince Gill , Molly Tuttle , Ronnie McCoury and Stuart Duncan .
With the album, Yola received four nominations for the Grammy Awards 2020 . The song Faraway Look was nominated for the Grammy Awards for Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song , the album was nominated for Best Americana Album, and she herself was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist . However, she couldn't win any of the Grammys.
Nominations and Awards
| Year | Association | Award | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2017 | UK Americana Awards | UK Artist of the Year | Yola | won |
| 2019 | Americana Music Honors & Awards | Emerging Artist of the Year | nominated | |
| Album of the Year | Walk through fire | nominated | ||
| 2020 | Grammy Awards 2020 | Best New Artist | herself | nominated |
| Best Americana Album | Walk through fire | nominated | ||
| Best American Roots Performance | Faraway look | nominated | ||
| Best American Roots Song | nominated | |||
| UK Americana Awards | UK Artist of the Year | herself | won | |
| UK album of the year | Walk through fire | won |
Discography
with Phantom Limb :
- Phantom Limb (debut album, 2008)
- Phantom Limb (re-release, 2009)
- Live in Bristol (2009)
- The Pines (February 2012)
with Duke Dumont :
- Won't Look Back (2014)
Solo :
- Orphan Offering EP (2016)
- Walk Through Fire (2019)
supporting documents
- ↑ Chart sources: [www.officialcharts.com/artist/55150/yola/ UK] [www.billboard.com/music/yola/chart-history US]
- ↑ Grammys 2020: Nominee Yola's mum thought music 'too risky' on bbc.com, November 21, 2019; accessed on February 20, 2020.
- ^ Carena Liptak: Story Behind the Song: Yola, 'Ride Out in the Country on theboot.com; accessed on February 20, 2020.
- ↑ Brittney McKenna: On Her Mighty Debut, Yola Pushes Through To 'Walk Through Fire' February 14, 2019; accessed on February 20, 2020.
- ↑ a b 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List. accessed on February 20, 2020.
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| SURNAME | Yola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quartey, Yolanda (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician, singer and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bristol |