Lady Lova

Lady Lova
OriginMayotte
Genres
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
WebsiteLady Lova

Lady Lova, known as Le Diamant noir (the Black Diamond), is a French singer of dancehall[1][2][3] and hip hop.[4]

Career

Born in Bandraboua in Mayotte, Lady Lova was raised in Réunion.[2]

She began her career in the French Indian Ocean territories, where she first came to public attention in 2009 with a traditional song, "Nitso wendza" ("I would love you" in maore dialect), which had 200,000 views on YouTube. Her later song "Pom Pom Dance" (2012) featuring Houssdjo was picked up by the Belgian recording company GLG Records and included in dozens of dance compilations in Belgium, France, and Italy.[1]

After a period when she appeared frequently in top clubs in mainland France and Belgium,[1] she moved to Chambéry.[5] She collaborated with Colonel Reyel on the single "Prépare", which ranked 22nd on the Hits Clubs DJ list of top 40 tracks.[1] Her first live performance was at the Festival de sensibilisation 3 S in Bandraboua in 2013.[5]

Lady Lova scored a big hit with "Voulez vous danser" (2010).[5] Her subsequent tracks "Diamant noir" (2017) and "Mal élevé" (2018, with T-Matt)[6] had more than a million views on YouTube.[2] 2018's "Come back" had more than two million views.[7] In early 2019 she released "Alewe", with Chris Grant,.[2][8]

In 2018 rapper Alrima featured her in a duet titled "Mamoudou Gassama" for the Malian immigrant who rescued a child in Paris.[7] The video had more than 4.5 million views.[2][9] She also featured with Admiral T on "Millésime", on his 2019 album Caribbean Monster.[9][10][11]

In February 2020, she released the song "Wine", through Sony Music France.[4][9][12]

In September 2020 she launched a clothing line called Bad Girl.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d J. Ponin-Ballom (3 June 2014). "Lady Lova se "Prépare" avec Colonel Reyel". Clicanoo (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e Martin (6 August 2019). "Lady Lova: L'ère du diamant noir!". Rue de l'Info (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "'Bad Girl' by Lady Lova, la nouvelle marque de vêtements tendance dont tout le monde parle". Buzzdefou (in French). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. ^ a b "Lady Lova balance le clip de 'Wine'!". Generations (in French). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  5. ^ a b c Emmanuel Tusevo (22 August 2013). "Mayotte: Lady Lova, chanteuse de Bandraboua, star internationale" (in French). la 1ère. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  6. ^ "Lady Lova fait un retour fracassant avec Mal élevé feat. T-Matt". JTV Digital (in French). 31 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  7. ^ a b Victor (3 July 2018). "Lady Lova dévoile 'Mamoudou Gassama' en feat avec Alrima". Buzzdefou (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  8. ^ "Lady Lova, sulfureuse dans 'Alewe'". JTV Digital (in French). 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  9. ^ a b c "Lady Lova, le diamant noir de la musique urbaine sort son nouveau single 'Wine' (Clip Officiel)". Rap2France (in French). February 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  10. ^ Dothy (8 October 2019). "Admiral T, Lady Lova, Junior Sincère et le frère de La Fouine préparent 'Millésime' le single et clip sortent fin octobre" (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  11. ^ Bonnie (5 November 2019). "Admiral T feat Lady Lova – Millésime". Rapunchline (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  12. ^ Marouane (28 February 2020). "Lady Lova au sommet avec 'Wine' son nouveau Tube!!". Buzzdefou (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-20.