Lira

Lerato Moipone Molapo (born 14 March 1979), known professionally as Lira, is a South African singer. Her name translates to "love" in Sesotho and she speaks four languages. She is a multi-platinum selling and an 11-time South African Music Award (SAMA)-winning Afro-soul vocalist, who refers to her music as "a fusion of soul, funk, elements of jazz and African." Quotes And for the first time, I saw how my own music had the power to connect with different races. In those spaces it didn't matter that I was black. It didn't matter that I was young. It didn't matter that I was female. It was just beautiful music. And it gave me a taste and the possibility of freedom, I think. We need to own our space. We need to own our career. We need to own our creativity. We need to know that it's possible. If you don't invest in yourself, who do you expect to do that? I do believe in love—as a verb. Not as some airy-fairy feeling. As a verb. As something you do, you think and you speak. In Conversation With Lira Afropop Worldwide (10 September 2015) Accept your situation; that way, you can figure out how to navigate it from an empowered space. Make small goals – ones that you can see yourself attaining – and celebrate each step of the way. You’re alive. Life wants you to be, and that’s got to count for something. Appreciate life. Lira’s story and journey to recovery TFG Media (retrieved 13 November 2025) External links Category:Living people Category:1979 births Category:Singers from South Africa Category:Women from South Africa Category:Women singers Category:Women born in the 1970s