Lilian Mbabazi
| Lillian Mbabazi | |
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 Lilian Mbabazi | |
| Born |
28 August 1984 Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Education | Makerere University |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Occupation | Musician, Radio presenter |
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Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | Cindy Sanyu, Jackie Chandiru |
Lillian Mbabazi is a Ugandan musician.[1] She was a member of Blu*3.[2] In 2014, She was one of the featured artists in the second season of "Coke Studio Africa".[3][4]
Music
Lillian started doing professional music in 2003 after the Coca Cola Pop star competitions that led to the formation of Blu*3.She found musical success with the group winning the Best Artist/Group from Uganda & Best Music Video from Uganda in the 2005 Kisima Music Awards, Video of the Year ("Hitaji") in the 2005 Pearl of Africa Music Awards[5]- and Video of the Year ("Burrn") in the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards[6] and getting nominated for best East African Group in the 2005 Kora Awards,[7] Best East African Album (Hitaji) in the 2005 Tanzania Music Awards -,[8] Best East African video ("Frisky") in the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards,[9] Best Group & Best Performer in the 2009 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards -[10] and Best East African Song ('Where you are' with Radio & Weasel) in the 2010 Tanzania music awards.
In 2010 she embarked on a solo career and has had successful songs like "Vitamin" with Weasel of the duo Goodlyfe Crew, "Kawa" and "Danger". Shehas collaborated with Goodlyfe Crew, Navio, AY, P-Unit and Kitoko.
Radio
Lillian Mbabazi started working at 91.3 Capital FM, one of the leading FM radio stations in Uganda, after the departure of their Big Breakfast co-host Karitas Karisimbi back in the 2000's. She however left the station to concentrate on her music career right before the disintegration of Blu*3 and was replaced at the station with Jackie Lumbasi. She later joined City Radio.
Personal life
Lilian has been widely known to have been in a relationship with fellow musician Mowzey Radio, with whom she has two children with. The couple has supposedly been together since their time in Makerere, before their break up a few months into 2015.[11] After the couple got their first child, they faced a number of issues that eventually lead to the break up.[11]
Discography
Songs
- Danger
- Kawa
- Njagala dagala
- Vitamin
- Yegwe Weka
- Kankutwale
- Memories
- Simple Girl
- Kuuma O'budde
- I am in Love(2015)
References
- ↑ "Lillian Mbabazi belts out hits at Uganda Jubilee celebrations". http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/Rwanda/Lifestyle/Lillian+Mbabazi+belts+out+hits+at+Uganda+Jubilee+celebrations/-/1433242/1531972/-/3ch3ao/-/index.html. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ "Lillian Mbabazi soldiers on minus Blu3, plus baby". http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13503:lillian-mbabazi-soldiers-on-minus-blu3-plus-baby. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ "Lilian Mbabazi". http://www.cokestudio.co.ke/en_KE/season2/lillian-mbabazi.html?WT.cl=1&WT.mn=Lilian Mbabazi. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ "Coke Studio Africa Season 2 launched". http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/2378/Coke-Studio-Africa-Season-2-Launched. External link in
|website=(help); - ↑ PAM Awards: 2005 Winners & Nominees
- ↑ Museke: Pearl of Africa Music (PAM) awards 2007 winners - Uganda
- ↑ Kora Awards: Kora Awards 2005 nominees
- ↑ Tanzania Music Awards - Nominees 2005
- ↑ africa.bizcommunity.com: Channel O Award nominees released
- ↑ Museke: MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) 2009 nominees
- 1 2 "Mowzey Radio is the best father ever". Big Eye Ug. 25 August 2015.
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