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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yola_(singer)Yola (singer) - Wikipedia

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   Yolanda Claire Quartey (born 31 July 1983), known professionally as Yola or Yola Carter, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Her debut studio album Walk Through Fire (2019) received critical acclaim and earned her four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist .

2. www.npr.org › 2021/07/29 › 1022397533Yola Takes The Whole Wheel With 'Stand For Myself' - NPR

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   Jul 29, 2021 · YouTube. Now, she lives in Nashville, and she's fully ready to claim her spotlight — that's what the title track on her new album, Stand for Myself, is all about. Yola joined NPR's Ari Shapiro to...

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2021/07/25 › artsAfter Two Decades in Music, Yola Expands Her Powers

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   Jul 25, 2021 · After Two Decades in Music, Yola Expands Her Powers. Last year, the English powerhouse singer and songwriter was nominated for four Grammys. Now she’s returning with “Stand for Myself,” an ...

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   How long has Yola been in the music industry?

   • Yola burst onto the American music scene in 2019 with her debut album, Walk Through Fire, which received four Grammy nominations. At that point, she had already spent 20 years in the music industry in her native England, writing songs for other bands and singing with groups like Massive Attack.

   Yola Takes The Whole Wheel With 'Stand For Myself' - NPR

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   Who is Yolanda Quartey?

   • Yolanda Claire Quartey (born 31 July 1983), known professionally as Yola or Yola Carter, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Her debut studio album Walk Through Fire (2019) received critical acclaim and earned her four Grammy Award nominations, including Best New Artist.

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   Why was Yola a successful songwriter?

   • Yola’s voice topped British dance-club hits including “Turn Back Time” by Sub Focus, for which she wrote the top line, and “Don’t Look Back” by Duke Dumont. And because British copyright law provides “neighboring rights” royalties to performers as well as songwriters, her work was profitable.

   Behind a ‘Best New Artist’ Nod: Yola’s 20 Years of Experience

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   Who is Yola and why did she become a topline singer?

   • Starting in the early 2000s, both in London and back home in Bristol, Yola was hired to topline — blast at the top of her lungs — on numerous dance singles with collectives like Bugz in the Attic and 30Hz. The gigs helped her support herself when her student loan ran out, but she felt little control over her destiny.

   Yola Interview: 'Stand For Myself' Singer-Songwriter - Rolling Stone

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5. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresYola Interview: 'Stand For Myself' Singer-Songwriter

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   Jul 15, 2021 · By David Browne. July 15, 2021. Yola has become one of the most celebrated voices in Americana in recent years. "It was like, ‘Are you ready? You better be!’. ” Cedrick Jones for Rolling Stone....

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stand_for_MyselfStand for Myself - Wikipedia

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   Stand for Myself is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Yola. It was released on 30 July 2021, through Easy Eye Sound and distributed by Concord Records. The album debuted at number 196 on the Billboard 200 chart and at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart chart, being her first entry on both charts.

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8. variety.com › 2021 › musicYola on Defying Genre and Race Expectations With ... - Variety

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   Jul 19, 2021 · Jul 19, 2021 3:55pm PT. How Yola Got Her Groove Back: Why America is Falling for Bristol’s Greatest Soul-Country-Pop Export. The singer is usurping expectations about genre and race with a new...

9. www.nytimes.com › 2020/01/22 › artsBehind a ‘Best New Artist’ Nod: Yola’s 20 Years of Experience

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   Jan 22, 2020 · The 36-year-old singer and songwriter’s “genre-fluid” country-soul music has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Yola’s country-soul album “Walk Through Fire” is the culmination of ...

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