Lamya Al-Mugheiry | |
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| Birth name | Lamya Hafidh Sultan Al-Mugheiry |
| Born | 30 October 1963 Mombasa, Kenya |
| Died | 8 January 2009 (aged 45) Oman |
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| Years active | 1987–2009 |
| Labels | J Records |
| Website | Lamya's MySpace page |
Lamya Al-Mugheiry (30 October 1963 – 8 January 2009), 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 (Bring Me Men)".[1]
On 8 January 2009, she died from a sudden heart attack. She was recording on her second album Hiding in Plain Sight, which was scheduled to be released later that year.[2]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 151.
- ^ Das, T.K (3 October 2008). Lone Bohemian. The Week Magazine, Volume 200