Lu Kala is the stage name of Congolese-Canadian R&B/pop singer-songwriter
Lusamba Vanessa Kalala, born on July 21, 1995, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic
of the Congo. Raised in the city of Toronto, she began her musical journey in
2013 by penning songs for other artists, collaborating with kindred spirits such
as DVSN and Jennifer Hudson. She had her breakthrough as a solo artist in 2019
when she performed her 2018 debut single "DCMO (Don't Count Me Out)" at
Toronto's Canadian Music Week, later winning the grand prize at Royal Bank of
Canada's Emerging Musician Program. The sing...