Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula is a British soul singer-songwriter from Birmingham. Her debut album, Sing to the Moon, was released on 4 March 2013 with an orchestral re-recording released on 11 August 2014...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionSoul Singer
Date of Birth23 April 1986
CityBirmingham, England
love
There's nothing I love more in the world than layering voices.
became helps people trying using woo
I think, when I started writing songs, my voice just became another tool. It wasn't something that I was going to try desperately to woo a listener. As long as I'm using my voice in a way that helps people understand what I'm trying to say, then I feel like I'm doing all right.
song mean writing
My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
made center-of-the-universe universe
Who made you the center of the universe?
dream love-is thinking
I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.
parent instruments grades
My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.
dream writing thinking
I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.
soul jazz kind
Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
writing amy singers
I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.
space creative church
I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
chocolate skins shade
I like pastels and lighter shades on darker skins. I feel like it lifts everything and accentuates being chocolate.
moving voice inspire
Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food, and that inspires me.
song writing heart
I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.
way looks hippo
I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.