Lerato Moipone Molapo ( born Maarch 14, 1979) is a South African artist. Her name means “love” in Sesotho and she communicates in four dialects.
She is a multi-platinum selling and a 11-times South African Music Grant winning Afro-Soul entertainer, who alludes to her music as “a combination of soul, funk, components of jazz and African.”
Lerato Moipone Molapo was brought into the world on Walk 14, 1979, Daveyton, Johannesburg. Lira’s reality was molded by the cruel real factors of South Africa’s once racial and financial politically-sanctioned racial segregation.
She grew up paying attention to Miriam Makeba, Stevie Miracle, Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone, who might ultimately move her own songwriting. She started performing inhabit the age of 16, singing both cover variants and self-wrote tunes.
As an undergrad understudy, Lira examined Bookkeeping and utilized her abilities to trade for recording time at a neighborhood studio, bringing about her first demo at 18 years old.
Upon graduation, Lira proceeded in representing two years. With desires to be an artist she turned in her letter of abdication and made a five-year plan for her music vocation.
In 2000, she was found by artist/maker Arthur Mafokate, who marked her to his record name, 999 Music, and assisted with the arrival of her introduction collection, All My Affection (2003).
The collection procured her honors at the Metro FM Grants, South African Music Grants and Channel O Reel Music Grants. The title track even thumped Beyoncé’s single “Perilously Infatuated” out of this world.
The next year, she left 999 Music and collaborated with keyboardist Victor Mngomezulu, bassist Tshepo Sekele, and maker Robin Kohl, in this manner she was endorsed to Sony Music Africa and delivered her first significant mark collection Feel Better (2006).
An immense achievement, it prompted numerous designations and wins at the South African Music Grants (SAMA). In July 2007 the collection was delivered in Italy, where its title track acquired monstrous airplay.
She has Propelled such countless youngsters in Mzansi. You can likewise track down her on your online media stages like Instagram and on her most recent post she imparted to fans Excellent photos of her wearing the most stylish trend patterns which left fans speechless in Mzansi.