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BIT BIO
NAME: Mercy Myra
GENDER: Female
BIRTH PLACE: Kenya
STAGE NAME:Mercy Myra
JOB: Musician
GENRE: Neo Soul/Afro Fusion
RECORD LABEL: Project 254 Records
BASE: Atlanta, Georgia

Biography
Mercy’s first musical influence was Gospel music and the inspiration and encouragement to perform came from her talented musical family.In 1994, while studying in college, Mercy made her first professional appearances at some private nightclubs in the centre of Nairobi (East Africa) called LUKES and later at GALLILEOS.
In 1996 she performed the first time in a group called CALABASH who became very popular and toured successfully throughout Kenya; they were not given the opportunity to record and later in the year Mercy left the group to join the Rn’B group called Destinee. In 1997 she joined Bruce Odhiambo, on keyboard, and guitarist Gido Kibukosya, in a band called Black Ice. Mercy then recorded a song, produced by Bruce Odhiambo - AFRICAN WOMAN which was chosen as the theme song for the first M-MET Face of Africa Model competition. This was indeed a great achievement on her part.



Career
After this first success on her own, she joined forces at the end of the year with Samawati Studio, one of the leading studios in Nairobi, Kenya.
After a lot of work Mercy released her first single “SITAKI” at the end of the year 1998, to radio stations only, where it enjoyed the number one position on METRO FM’s chart show and was also number one on the PEPSI EAST AFRICAN CHART SHOW, on CAPITAL FM.
Working on her first album and performing in the East Africa Region throughout the years 2000 and 2001, finally her first complete album “TABA SAMU” was ready to be released. Two singles “MANENO” and “LIFE” of the album not only received loads of airplay in East Africa, but also in South Africa, where “MANENO” became a number one and “LIFE” a Top 10 Hit.
After the success of her first album, Mercy also engaged herself in the fight against HIV/ AIDS and acquired the status of a representative of the VCT campaign in Eastern and Southern Africa.
MERCY attributes her success so far to the many people who have guided, inspired and encouraged her to keep going and never to give up. Her ambitions are to keep recording, performing and to travel the world, so that she can create Awareness in the world that also the less privileged people in her country receive support in their struggle against the social challenges.

MERCY MYRA, now already established as one of the leading female vocalist in East Africa, released her second album “NYISRI MALONG’O” in late 2003. With “NYISRI MALONG’O” MERCY has recorded a worthy successor of her first album. “NYISRI MALONG’O” means “show yourself”. MERCY is performs live with an 8 piece band and every single person who has watched her was dazzled by her performance, talent and charm. Below we take you through her various shows, perfomances and appearances during her very impressive career.

1996:

Performances


-First performances with CALABASH BAND

-Mercy did the 1st ever TRUST CONDOM ever done in AFRICA on screen and the
theme song for the same.

1997:


Performances


-At the Beats of Season concert, Nairobi, Kenya with world
famous Congolese artiste PAPA WEMBA
-Various performances in Kenya alongside artiste like US HIP-HOP boy band Lost Boys and US Rapper Coolio

* Sang a theme song against DRUGS-UNDCP
* Awareness against WOMENS ABUE-UNDCP
* Awarness:SEND YOUR GIRLCHILD TO SCHOOL UNEP
* Awareness concerning ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMM

1998:


performances


-Mercy did concert perfomances with the group Swahili Nation in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya.
-Performed at the Benson and Hedges Golden Tones
Nairobi, Kenya

1999:


Performances


-Benson & Hedges Golden Tones Concert, Nairobi, Kenya
-Benson & Hedges Golden Tones Concert, Lagos, Nigeria
-Beats of Season concert, Nairobi, Kenya with Maxi Priest

2000:


Performances


-At the ICC World Knockout Cricket Tournament
-Beats of Season concert, Nairobi, Kenya with Awilo
Longomba
-Kiko Romeo “Hot Season 2000” Fashion Show




Recording


-Theme song for local mobile phone company formerly known as
KENCELL now known as CELTEL, Guest of Honour at the
launch was the then President of Kenya, H.E. Daniel. Moi

2001:


Performances


-7th Mbalamwezi Theatre Awards in Nairobi, Kenya
-Safari Park Hotel, Kenya, with Koffi Olomide




Awards


-Best Female Artist and Personality of the Year at the WHERE YOU @
AWARDS Kenya, an event sponsored by MNet, South Africa




Releases


-Single-release, titled “SATURDAY NIGHT”
1st Album: “TABA SAMU”

2002:


Performances


-At the Festival Mundial, Tilburg, Netherlands, as part of Zanaziki.
-KORA AWARDS in Johannesburg, South Africa with KORA Award Winner Eric Wainaina.
-1st Maboom Boom Festival, Nairobi, Kenya
-“les artipique de Ouagadougu”, Burkina Faso.
-Aids Awareness Concert, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania




Releases


-Music video for “SITAKI” and “WAONGO”




Other Achievements


-Spokesperson for the VCT Campaign, Voluntary
Councling and Testing twice Co-presenter on South African Music Channel
“CHANNEL O”,Johannesburg, South Africa

2003:


Performances


-At the FESTIVAL MUNDIAL, Tilburg, Netherlands




Releases


-August: NEW ALBUM “NYISRI MALONG’O”
-September: Single and Video: “Nyisri Malong’o”

-Released an AIDS AWAWERNESS song with Dutch rock
Band Concerning PAND PIERI AIDS PROJECT in Kisumu, Kenya




Awards


Best Kenyan Rn’B Artist at the KISIMA AWARDS, Nairobi, Kenya.




Nominations


KORA AWARDS 2003: Best East African Artist
Jo’Burg, South Africa

2004:


Performance


-ZIFF-Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar.
Chief judge at the pre-selection for the All African music Awards, KORA:
Jo’Burg, South Africa.

-Alongside COOL AND THE GANG AIDS
AWARENESS benefit concert: Nairobi, Kenya.
-Alongside Harry Belafonte at a dinner Aids awareness benefit.

2005:


Performance


-GENERAL MOTORS launch of a new truck brand: Nairobi, Kenya.
-Launched DON FOUNDATION which stands for DIVAS OF THE NILE. Consisting of the 4 top female artistesACHIENG ABURA, SUZANNA OWIYO, MERCY MYRA and PRINCESS JULIE: Nairobi, Kenya.



Love Life

Mercy has a love life worthy of writing home about. She is now married to her beau who is over five years her junior...but after all "age ain't nothing but a number" Her husband is no guest to the public eye for he himself is an accomplished rapper recognized widely. He goes by the name 'Attitude' and is a seasoned rapper bred in the streets of Atlanta, USA. The couple are rumoured to be expecting their first born and we really haven't established any truth to that. They are now both based in Atlanta, USA and no signs of moving back atleast for a while.

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