The singer

Why this singer is so special for me?. I guest her story shocked me so much, but evidently also her music, her lyrics, her beginning and basically all around this gorgeous singer caused me a big pleasure.

Here below you can find a little introduce about her and maybe I will get to contaminate you with this brilliant artist. Besides, you can see the video where she recreates her own hard childhood but at the same time her love for the music, in fact her natural evolution and finally she nowadays. Enjoy it!

Tell Me More, January 15, 2008 - The latest musical sensation from Europe, German-born singer Ayo Ogunmakin is celebrating the U.S. release of her new album, Joyful, whi
ch has already seen double-platinum success in France. Born to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother, the 27-year-old singer-songwriter — whose name means "joy" in Yoruba — has experienced her share of hardship and pain. As a youngster, Ayo was sent to foster care after seeing her mother descend into heroin addiction. She says her experiences have influenced the openness that many have come to appreciate about her music. "When I started singing about my life ... suddenly, it was my own voice," Ayo says. That voice works in a soulful and eclectic mixture of genres. "I call it regg-afro-folk," she says, referring to a mix of reggae, R&B and folk sounds. "You can't really name it. ... It's like a big mix." The mix seems to come naturally to Ayo. Her father was a '70s disc jockey, and that helped foster her appreciation for a range of artists, from Bob Marley to Donnie Hathaway to Pink Floyd. In addition to the breakout success of her first solo album, Ayo is experiencing the joys of motherhood with the birth of her son, Nile.