Grace Nakimera Explained

Grace Nakimera
Birth Place:Uganda
Nationality:Ugandan
Occupation:musician
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Years Active:2004present
Associated Acts:Cindy Sanyu, Jackie Chandiru

Grace Nakimera is a Ugandan gospel musician, dancer, composer, and songwriter.[1] [2] [3] Born on February 2, 1985, to Mr David Kalema and Ms Rose Nabulya, Grace attended Bat Valley Primary School and Old Kampala Senior Secondary School. She later enrolled for a course at the Revlon Beauty School in Nairobi.[4]

Music

Grace started singing when she was seven years old. She would perform at talent shows in Kampala. When she was 18, she travelled to Rwanda and for two years performed with the resident band at Mille collin hotel in Kigali, the hotel featured in the "Hotel Rwanda" movie about the genocide in Rwanda. In 2000, she returned to Kampala and joined Christ the King church choir.[5] In 2004, she got a big break in music. She collaborated with a singing duo Gatimo and Paragon to record “Ani Akumanyi” a song that became the a hit in Uganda.[6] The trio won the upcoming Artists Award in the Pearl of Africa Music Awards 2004/5.[7] She embarked on a solo career when the group split. She has since released hits songs like “Anfuukula,” “Kiva Kuki”, “Sukuma”, “Nvawo Nawe”, “Kawoonawo".[8] [9] and the rock gospel song "Onyambanga"

Nakimera is also a business owner and has a daughter.[10]

Discography

Albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Ani Akumanyi To Vawo Nawe Grace Nakimera Bio: Uganda Celebrities Artists HiPipo. HiPipo. 2016-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20110124192213/http://www.hipipo.com/people/25/Grace-nakimera/bio/30/From-Ani-Akumanyi-To-Vawo-nawe. 2011-01-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Grace Nakimera gets Kiboko Group deal. 1 October 2012. New Vision. 2016-06-23.
  3. Web site: Grace Nakimera leaves men pocketing at Golf Club Entebbe. Peacock. Kaweesa. 2014-08-18. en-US. 2016-06-23.
  4. Web site: 2021-01-07 . My cleavage is a show of confidence: Grace Nakimera . 2023-01-28 . Monitor . en.
  5. Web site: Biography of Grace Nakimera. eachamps.com. 5 January 2015. 17 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617205518/https://www.eachamps.com/Grace-Nakimera.html. dead.
  6. Web site: Grace Nakimera. hipipo.com. 5 January 2015. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819023209/http://www.hipipo.com/people/25/Grace-Nakimera. dead.
  7. Web site: Nakimera To Premier 'Ntandika' Video – Red Pepper Uganda. www.redpepper.co.ug. 2016-06-23.
  8. Web site: Grace Nakimera the beautiful daring Uganda musician . https://archive.today/20150105203841/http://reviews.weinformers.net/2011/05/28/grace-nakimera-the-beautiful-daring-uganda-musician/ . dead . 5 January 2015 . weinformers.net . 5 January 2015 .
  9. Web site: Grace Nakimera: Ani Akumanyi. ourmusiq.com. 2016-06-23. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091118/http://ourmusiq.com/grace-nakimera-ani-akumanyi/1126/m.aspx. dead.
  10. Web site: Q & A with the Graceful Grace Nakimera. Kamonjo. Eudiah. www.bingwa.org. 2016-06-23.

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