Laura Izibor

Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor is an Irish recording artist, musician and producer. She won the RT 2fm song contest while still in secondary school. She went on to win an award at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards. She also performed at that years Electric Picnic music festival and Music Ireland 2007. Izibor has opened for Aretha Franklin, India.Arie, Estelle, Maxwell, and John Legend on tour.

Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor was born onMay 1987 in Dublin, Ireland. She is the fourth of five children born to Irish mother Trish and Nigerian father Saul. After singing When You Believe, a duet by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, in her drama class, she discovered her interest for music she began writing songs at ageand taught herself how to play the piano at 14. At age 15, public service broadcaster Raidi Teilifs ireann held a song competition by radio station RT 2fm, which Izibor won. Her winning song, Compatible, received constant airplay after she won the competitionLaura met her manager Edison Waters of Vibe Music Management. RT also filmed a documentary of Izibor after winning the competition.

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