Juliana Kanyomozi
| Juliana Kanyomozi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 27, 1982 Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Occupation | Musician, actress, entertainer |
| Notable credit(s) | Tusker Project Fame,Kiwani |
| Relatives | Laura Kahunde (sister) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Associated acts | Iryn Namubiru, Flavia Tumusiime |
Juliana Kanyomozi, popularly known by the mononym Juliana, is a Ugandan pop musician, actress, and entertainer.
Kanyomozi is a first cousin to Rukidi IV of Toro. Her father was a drummer and her grandmother was a vocalist. She attended Namasagali College in Kamuli District for her high school education.
Kanyomozi was the first female musician to win the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) 'Artist of the Year' accolade. In 2008, she made her film debut in Henry Ssali's Kiwani: The Movie.
In March 2014, she signed with international cosmetics company Oriflame to be one of their East African brand ambassadors together with Lady JayDee of Tanzania and Jamila Mbugua of Kenya. More recently, she has collaborated with Nigerian entertainer Flavour.
In 2011 she was nominated in the Pan Africa Artiste or Group category at that year's Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA). In December 2015, she won a lifetime achievement award in Diva Awards Afrika.
Kanyomozi had a son, Keron Raphael Kabugo, who died in late July 2014. Her son was asthmatic, but the cause of death was not published.
In 2006, Kanyomozi had a temporary romantic relationship with United States-based Ugandan boxer Kassim Ouma.
In 2013, Big Eye Magazine rated Kanyomozi one of the most beautiful Ugandan women of all-time.
Some of Kanyomozi's most popular songs include the following:
Juliana Kanyomozi debuted her acting career in 2008 in a Ugandan crime thriller film, Kiwani: The Movie alongside Flavia Tumusiime, Hannington Bugingo and Allan Tumusiime. She was also a judge on East Africa's leading singing competition, Tusker Project Fame from 2009 to 2013. She was also one of the selected African musicians to represent in Coke Studio Africa.
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