Iryn Namubiru
| Iryn Namubiru | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 December 1981 Uganda |
| Residence | Paris, France |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | General education Namasagali College, Namasagali, Uganda University Stendhal University Grenoble, France. |
| Occupation | Musician & entertainer |
| Known for | Music |
| Home town | Kampala |
Iryn Namubiru, also known as Irene Namubiru, is a female Ugandan performing artist and a resident of Paris, France.
She was born in the Central Region of Uganda. Namubiru attended several educational institutions, including:
While at Namasagali College, Namubiru met and became friends with Juliana Kanyomozi, another female Ugandan performing artist who was attending the college at the same time.
According to Namubiru, she has always had a passion for singing since her childhood and always strove to make this talent a bigger part of her life. Her first major attempt at success in the music industry came in 1995 when she joined singers-cum-rapper DJs Ragga Dee and Molar-Messe, as the group Da Hommies, and "Joss Jjew" Mawejje as studio arranger/keyboardist, helping release a series of singles including the group's hits "Bamusakata", "Mukwano", "Mukyala tokaba", early 1995. Her own first single "learn to love" also appeared on the group's subsequent album to great acclaim. Soon afterwards, she had her first stage appearance in September 1995.
In 1999, she joined Kanyomozi, her former schoolmate at Namasagali College, to form the R&B all-girl group called I-Jay. In 2000, they released their first single which got moderate air play on radio stations in Uganda.
Soon after the release of their record, Namubiru left for France and the group disbanded. This break up would later lead to wide speculation that the two separated on unfriendly terms, although they both denied such rumours. While in France, she formed the Afro-Soul group Nujeli together with Julien Grout and they released songs like "Nsangi", "Eko", "Ensi" and "Baami Baffe". But these songs were not successful in Uganda. Later on, Namubiru joined forces with singer Bebe Cool in the songs "Simbalala" and "Lwaki Onzannyilako?".
However, Namubiru did not achieve widespread success until 2006 when she released her album Nkuweeki?. This marked the beginning of her fast rise to be one of the best female musicians in Uganda. Since 2006, Namubiru has released several successful songs like "Y'ono", "Lwaki", "Bonna Obasinga", "Begombeko", "Birowoozo", which have earned her several leading awards in the Ugandan music industry. In 2011, Namubiru capped her most successful year ever by winning in four categories of the 2011 PAM (Pearl of Africa Music) Awards. She won in the categories of Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Best RnB Single of the Year.
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