Spice Diana Explained

Spice Diana
Birth Name:Namukwaya Hajara Diana
Birth Place:Uganda
Occupation:Musician
Alma Mater:Makerere University
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Genre:Rhythm and Blues
Years Active:2014-present
Associated Acts:Kalifah Aganaga, Young Mulo, Ray G Pallaso, radio

Namukwaya Hajara Diana, also known as Spice Diana,[1] is a Ugandan musician.

Early life and education

Spice Diana is the oldest of three children and was raised by a single mother.[2]

She was educated at Kibuli Demonstration School for primary education and St Peter's Senior Secondary School. She also attended Kampala Citizens School where she found a talent for singing and rapping. She graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Industrial Arts,[3] while struggling to keep a balance between music and school.[4]

Music career

Spice Diana started her music career in 2014 with her hit single Onsanula that won her an award the following year. This was the first award she won and it was called Best Female Breakthrough Artist Award.[5]

Her first manager was Dr Fizol of Avie Records. She then signed to the record labels of Twinkle Star and Humble Management in 2016 before going solo.[4] [6]

She has many hits including "Anti Kale", "I miss you" and "Buteke". In 2016, she decided to organize awards to recognize her team and named these awards the Team Spice Diana Awards. She performed at the award show with upcoming artists.[7] [8] [9]

She has also collaborated with both local and international artists that include Pallaso, Ray G, Aganaga and Jamaican Orisha Sound among others.

Awards and nominations

She won Best Female Breakthrough Artist at the 3rd HiPipo Music Awards in 2015.[10] [3] The award is based on a popularity vote on social media voting.[11]

Other awards include;

Police incident 2017

In 2017, Spice Diana was invited to perform at the Kampala City Festival where she was beaten up by the Uganda Police after performing one song.[12] [13] She was singing Onsanula, which contains a verse about the police being against the people. She stated on social media that the lyrics may have been the cause of her beating.[14]

Health scare (2022)

In late 2022, she had a health scare which led to hospitalisation and rumors of her death. She later confirmed that she had been treated for a damaged hernia and thanked Jesus for saving her life.[15]

Singles

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nsereko . Ranell Dickson . 7 July 2022 . Spice Diana makes police statement on Makindye Murder . 22 January 2023 . New Vision.
  2. https://www.ugmuziki.com/artists/spice-diana Ugmuziki website, Artist profile
  3. Web site: Makerere's Spice Diana Nominated in the HiPipo Music Awards. 11 December 2014. 13 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Date with a celeb: Spice Diana on balancing music and school. 14 January 2018.
  5. Web site: Reporter . C. B. . 2015-02-08 . Makerere's Spice Diana Wins First Award in Her Career.......she cried on stage . 2022-11-15 . Campus Bee . en-US.
  6. Web site: Artist Biography. 13 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Spice Diana Organises Awards To Reward her Team. 14 January 2018.
  8. Web site: I’ve never been romantically involved with Spice Diana - Zulitums . 2023-07-13 . New Vision . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-06-29 . Spice Diana returns UPRS Money . 2023-07-13 . Pulse Uganda . en.
  10. Web site: Winners of the 3rd HiPipo Music Awards. HiPipo Music Awards. HiPipo. 15 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Vote HiPipo Music Awards . hma.hipipo.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101021217/http://hma.hipipo.com/vote-hma6/ . 2018-01-01.
  12. Web site: Why Spice Diana was beaten at The Kampala City Carnival Archives. Chano8. 1 June 2019.
  13. Web site: Police 'beats' singer spice Diana, moves to arrest her edge. Reporter. Our. en-GB. 2020-05-13.
  14. Web site: Singer Spice Diana clobbered at city carnival. 14 January 2018.
  15. https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/spice-responds-to-reports-that-she-was-in-a-coma-confirms-she-suffered-a-damaged-hernia Hot 97 website, article dated 9 November 2022
  16. Web site: Even I have lines that I can't cross - Spice Diana opens up on her relationship with Manager Roger Matooke Republic. Paavo. Riaz. 23 January 2019. 1 June 2019.

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