Tracy Kirabo, known professionally as Pia Pounds, is a Ugandan singer-songwriter and performer of the
electronic dance and
afrobeat
Afrobeat is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles (such as traditional Yoruba music and highlife) and American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersectin ...
music.
Career
Pia Pounds career started in 2011 when she
released her first single ''Just the way you are''
featuring
Ragga Dee while still in secondary school. She took a hiatus in music and returned to finish high school. She returned into music while she was a sophomore student at university in 2017.
She was signed by
Eddy Kenzo
Edrisah Musuuza, known professionally as Eddy Kenzo, is a Grammy Nominated Ugandan singer and music executive who is a founder and a member of Big Talent Entertainment. He received international attention after the release of his 2014 single, " ...
’s Big Talent Entertainment label in 2018. Under Big Talent, Pounds' biggest releases were Tubawe and Wawangula.
She refused to renew her contract with the label and exited Big Talent Entertainment and started releasing her music as an independent artist in 2019.
She then released songs like Byompa featuring Fik Fameica, Easy, and Delicious.
In 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...
quarantine and lock-down around the world, Pounds released a love song titled Bintwala about missing the person she loves during the quarantine period.
Personal life
Pounds was allegedly secretly dating her boss
Eddy Kenzo
Edrisah Musuuza, known professionally as Eddy Kenzo, is a Grammy Nominated Ugandan singer and music executive who is a founder and a member of Big Talent Entertainment. He received international attention after the release of his 2014 single, " ...
when he separated with his then partner
Rema. She refuted the allegations and got engaged to her photographer Daville in a lavish party but soon after broke off the engagement.
Discography
Singles
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Ugandan musicians
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