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Yola

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The Resume

    (1983- )
    Born in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
    Birth name was Yola Quartey
    Former lead singer with Phantom Limb
    Recorded the solo album ‘Walk Through Fire’ (2019)

Why she might be annoying:

    Her mother did not want her to pursue music as a career, so she would claim she was going to a friend’s house for a sleepover when she went out to perform.
    She changed her name to Yola Carter before going with a single name.
    She ended up homeless after using up her money trying to further her music career.
    While fronting Phantom Limb, she lost her voice from stress.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her father left the family before she was two.
    She escaped from an abusive relationship. (‘You wouldn’t believe it, but I used to be a doormat.’)
    She suffered burns in a kitchen fire (December, 2015).
    She said of the success of her first solo album, ‘It's very validating to get something like this when you've literally risked everything you own.’
    James Brown once told her, ‘Soul’s a thing, and you got it.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying