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Lu Kala | |
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Birth name | Lusamba Vanessa Kalala |
Born | Kinshasa, Zaire | July 21, 1991
Occupation(s) |
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Labels | AWAL |
Website |
igobylu |
Lusamba Vanessa Kalala (born July 21, 1991), 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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [14] |
CAN
AC [15] |
CAN
CHR [16] |
CAN
HAC [17] |
RUS [18] | |||
"DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Worthy |
"Body Knew" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Want You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Smoke" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love Like" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Pretty Girl Era" | 2022 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 23 | — | Non-album singles |
"Hotter Now" | 2023 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
"Nothing but Love" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Who's Gonna" | — | — | 32 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [19] |
US [20] |
US R&B/HH [21] |
US Rap [22] |
NZ [23] | ||||||||
"Today" (Polun featuring Lu Kala) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"
Lottery" ( Latto featuring Lu Kala) |
2023 | 51 | 83 | 29 | 17 | — [A] | ||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's
terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's
content policies, particularly
neutral point of view. (January 2021) |
Lu Kala | |
---|---|
Birth name | Lusamba Vanessa Kalala |
Born | Kinshasa, Zaire | July 21, 1991
Occupation(s) |
|
Labels | AWAL |
Website |
igobylu |
Lusamba Vanessa Kalala (born July 21, 1991), 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 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [14] |
CAN
AC [15] |
CAN
CHR [16] |
CAN
HAC [17] |
RUS [18] | |||
"DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Worthy |
"Body Knew" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Want You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Smoke" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love Like" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Pretty Girl Era" | 2022 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 23 | — | Non-album singles |
"Hotter Now" | 2023 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | |
"Nothing but Love" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Who's Gonna" | — | — | 32 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [19] |
US [20] |
US R&B/HH [21] |
US Rap [22] |
NZ [23] | ||||||||
"Today" (Polun featuring Lu Kala) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
"
Lottery" ( Latto featuring Lu Kala) |
2023 | 51 | 83 | 29 | 17 | — [A] | ||||||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. |