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Swedish singer and songwriter (born 1967)

Musical artist

Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah (born 23 July 1967)^[2] is a Swedish singer and songwriter who has won four Grammis.

Biography

Early life

Titiyo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Ahmadu Jah, a Sierra Leonean drummer, and Maylen Bergström. Through Jah, she is the younger sister of record producer Cherno Jah and half-sister of singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry.^[3] She grew up in Solna.

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Musical career

Titiyo discovered her own singing abilities when invited by her older sister to sing with her at a studio in London. She fronted her own band in 1987 and played the Stockholm circuit, and signed with a local label, Telegram, in 1989.^[4] She also sang background vocals for a range of Swedish artists, including Army of Lovers and Jakob Hellman.

In 1989, Titiyo released her self-titled debut album, which topped at No. 3 in Sweden, and was released in the United States on Arista, and becam