Lamya

British singer (1973–2009)

PersonDied aged 36humanQ668684

Also known as Lamya Al-Mugheiry

Born: January 2, 1973
Died: January 8, 2009
Birthplace: Oman
Place of death: Muscat
Citizenship: Oman
Occupation: singer

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Lamya Al-Mugheiry, better known as her mononym Lamya, was a Kenyan-born English singer-songwriter and record producer. She rose to fame in the early 1990s as one of the lead singers of R&B group Soul II Soul, and later as a backing singer for Duran Duran. In 2002, she released her debut album Learning from Falling, which spawned the number 1 Dance chart single "Empires ".

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Sex or gender: female
Cause of death: myocardial infarction
Manner of death: natural causes
Website: myspace.com/lamya1
Label: J Records
Genre: electronic dance music
Voice type: soprano
Instrument: voice
Start of work period: 1987
Member of: Soul II Soul

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