Lu Kala | |
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Birth name | Lusamba Vanessa Kalala |
Born | Kinshasa, Zaire | July 21, 1995
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Labels | AWAL |
Website | igobylu |
Lusamba Vanessa Kalala (born July 21, 1995), better known as Lu Kala (stylized in all caps), is a Congolese-Canadian singer.[1]
Kala performed at the Canadian Music Week in 2019[2] where she performed her debut single, "DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)".[3] She also won the grand prize at Royal Bank of Canada's Emerging Musician Program,[4] earning $10,000 worth of studio time among other prizes.[5]
"DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)" was described as "powerful" by Complex.[6] Kala's second single, "Body Knew", was praised by Unheard Gems[7] and Sidedoor.[8] Her third single, "Want You" also received good reviews from critics.[9][10] Sidedoor described her 2020 single "No Smoke" as "upbeat, catchy, and empowering".[11]
In 2023, Kala was featured on Latto's song "Lottery", marking her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.[12]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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CAN [14] |
RUS [15] | |||
"DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)" | 2018 | — | — | Worthy |
"Body Knew" | 2020 | — | — | |
"Want You" | — | — | ||
"No Smoke" | — | — | ||
"Love Like" | — | — | ||
"Pretty Girl Era" | 2022 | 49 | — | Non-album singles |
"Hotter Now" | 2023 | 41 | 13 | |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US [16] |
US R&B/HH [17] |
US Rap [18] |
CAN [19] |
NZ [20] | ||||||||
"Today" (Polun featuring Lu Kala) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"Lottery" (Latto featuring Lu Kala) |
2023 | 83 | 29 | 17 | 51 | —[A] | ||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |