1. Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor was born on May 1987 and is an Irish recording artist, musician and producer.
17 Facts About Laura Izibor
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Laura Izibor won the 2FM Song Contest while still in secondary school.
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Laura Izibor went on to win an award at the 2006 Meteor Music Awards.
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Laura Izibor performed at that year's Electric Picnic music festival and Music Ireland 2007.
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Laura Izibor has appeared in The CW television show, One Tree Hill, where she plays Erin Macree.
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Laura Elizabeth Arabosa Izibor was born in May 1987 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Laura Izibor is the fourth of five children born to Irish mother Trish and Nigerian father Saul.
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At age 15, Laura Izibor won the Raidio Teilifis Eireann 2FM Song Contest.
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Laura Izibor's winning song, "Compatible", received constant airplay after she won the competition.
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RTE filmed a documentary of Laura Izibor after winning the competition.
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At age 17, Laura Izibor was signed to Jive Records and dropped out of school to record her debut album.
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Laura Izibor won an award at the 2006 Meteor Music Award and became the first unsigned recording artist to receive a nomination.
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Laura Izibor was nominated for 'Best UKNewcomer'at the MOBO Awards 2009 and 'Best Female Act' at the 2010 Meteor Awards, as well as 'Best Irish Pop Act'.
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Laura Izibor performed at Bestival 2009 on 11 September 2009 and at the Electric Picnic 2009 on 4 September 2009.
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However, Laura Izibor did release an EP on 7 August 2012, called The Brooklyn Sessions Vol.
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Laura Izibor cites James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Carole King as her inspirations.
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Laura Izibor music has been compared to recording artists Aretha Franklin, Corinne Bailey Rae and Alicia Keys.