Lachi

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Lachi
Birth name Mellissa Ulachi Ulanma Offoha
Born March 21, 1984 (1984-03-21) (age 24)
Flag of the United States Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Piano pop/rock
Baroque pop
Jazz
Experimental
Occupation(s) Author
Instrument(s) Piano, Vocal
Years active 2001–present
Website Ulachi.com

Mellissa Ulachi Ulanma Offoha (born March 21, 1984) is a Nigerian American singer-songwriter, pianist and author. She is best known as Lachi.

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[edit] Early life

Born in Baltimore, Maryland the sixth of seven children. Lachi has a congenital visual impairment, Coloboma of the retina, lending her to uncorrectable legal blindness. After enduring many years of being socially outcast due to crossed-eyes, Lachi received cosmetic surgery 1999 on her eyes. She has overcome her severe visual impairment through her music, writing and performing vocal piano pieces, many of which were written as a direct result her visual disability.

Lachi received an undergraduate degree in Economics and Management and Society at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she created the all female a cappella group, Cadence. After graduating she moved to New York City to embark upon her music and writing career while working towards a Master’s degree in Music Technology at New York University. Apart from obtaining many odd jobs and side acting gigs, Lachi interned at MTV Networks Radio and also worked as an office assistant at NYU.

Lachi’s music can best be described as piano rock: angst with a hint of antifolk characteristics. She has written and produced over 300 songs. Her unique style is both eclectic and intimate, and has won her recognition as an Independent Music Awards finalist for 2006.

She completed her first album, “And This is My Life,” produced by Sony freelancer Robert Honablue, formerly of CBS Radio, released June 6, 2006. Lachi has also written and published her firstt novel, Dante’s Destiny as a high school senior in 2001.

Lachi has now formed a band of the same name with Adriane Pallikat of the NYC Collective on drums and Jacob Seigler of the NY IT on bass. All three are multi-instrumentalists who've participated in many acclaimed projects.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Album information
And This Is My Life
  • Released: June 6, 2006 (U.S.)
  • Singles: "Something Blues"

[edit] Awards and Nominations

2001
  • Published novel “Dante’s Destiny”
2003
  • Performed at the New York City Music Festibal
2005
  • Performed at the Mid Atlantic Music Festival
2006
  • Released album "And this is my Life" in 2006,
  • independent Music Awards Finalist of the Musician's Atlas Independent Music Awards for "Something Blues."
2007

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