- Female Artist PAM AWARDS 2010,
- Best Afro Single Diva Awards 2010,
- Artist of the Year Diva Awards 2010
- Tour of Scandinavia March 2011 :
- 5th- Stockholm-Alvik Medborgarhus ,
- 12th- Denmark-TOMSGÅRDVEJ 54.Copenhagen,
- 26th Oslo
IRYN is an established and leading Ugandan female Artist who started singing at a very early age. “By sixteen, I was already known to the public – thanks to the release of a hit single entitled “Learn to say goodbye” with The group “Da Hommies” which was made up of Ragga Dee, Messe and herself.
Through the years, Iryn has performed extensively in Uganda with a wide variety of Artists and bands such as Blue Moon (1st Jazz band in Uganda formed in 1999 by her husband Franck Morel). She performed in Festivals like the Blues’ Fest in Kampala, pubs and concert halls. She has won many competitions and curtain raised for international stars like Red Rat and Goofy (Jamaican), Yvonne Chaka Chaka (South African) and Shaggy (USA).
In 2001, Iryn formed the group, NUJELI with a French partner and signed a contract with the record label BLOOM RECORDS. NUJELI’s first album was released in June 2004 and won a “Kora Awards” nomination in South Africa. (www.nujeli.com)
Apart from her music career, Iryn pursues a wide range of undertakings to widen the spectrum of her personal skills and improve her persona. She is engaged in the following activities:
Participation in the latest Album of the French group “Les Nubians” (http://www.lesnubians.com/)
Backup vocalist for International star BJORK at the French “Grammy awards” 2001
Backup vocalist for International star, Ronan Keating on M6 music show (French national TV Channel)
Lead vocalist with the French group “Electro Deluxe” (www.electrodeluxe.com). ELECTRO DELUXE won the « Jazz Talent » ADAMI award 2006 and is booked in several world-class Jazz festivals this summer such as: Montreux (Switzerland), Montreal (Canada), Paris, Vienne and Nice (France).
Iryn has also participated in several concerts under her name all around France (Uganda Embassy in Paris), Festivals, pubs and concert halls in Europe and America. She has won multiple awards in Uganda and abroad as best female artist, vocalist and entertainer.
She was the Kora Award Nominee in 2004( Best Female Artist East Africa), best female Artist and best R&B song at the PAM Awards 2006 ; She was also the best female artist in Buzz magazine 2007. She won prize as “Best Collaboration Diva Awards” 2009; Best Female Artist PAM AWARDS 2010; Best Afro Single Diva Awards 2010; Artist of the Year Diva Awards 2010
She formed a band «IRYN AND THE FUSION BAND » which is residents at THE WATER FRONT BEACH every Sunday in Uganda.
She has collaborated with top Ugandan musicians like: Ragga Dee, Bebe Cool, Chameleon, and the latest one with Sweet Kid.
Iryn’s Stockholm Committee
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