Nola Adé
Nola Adé | |
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| Birth name | Aderinola Adeyemo |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Website | www |
Aderinola Adeyemo, known by her stage name of Nola Adé, is a Nigerian-American musician and songwriter with a background as an entertainment lawyer.[1] She released her debut EP, The Love Dance, in 2016 and has since been said to have a voice "like silk" and compared to the likes of Lauryn Hill and Chrisette Michele.[1]
Early life[edit]
Adé was born in Chicago, Illinois.[2] She is a first-generation Nigerian-American. Adé grew up listening to Nigerian gospel, Afrobeats, Chicago-inspired soul music, and jazz. She received private training of the National academy of recording arts and sciences renowned vocal coach, Lyndia Johnson.[2] She attended college at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and law school at DePaul University. While in law school, she was a legal intern at Russell Simmons' Rush Communications in New York City.
Music career[edit]
Adé released her debut EP, The Love Dance, in 2016.[3] It received positive reviews with her style labeled as "classic, effortless, natural soul."[4][1] Her debut single on the album, "Love," highlighted a budding relationship and the second single, "Bittersweet," discusses a lost love.[5]
Discography[edit]
- The Love Dance (2016)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nola Ade talks music, love and law". Rolling Out. rollingout.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nola Ade biography". nolaade.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ Cross, Latoya (22 August 2016). "#MusicMonday: Nola Adé's 'Love Dance EP'". Jet. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ↑ "[First Listen] Chicago Songstress Nola Ade's EP, 'The Love Dance'". singersroom.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Video: Nola Adé's Storyline of Lost Love is 'Bittersweet'". singersroom.com. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
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