Gloria Muliro
Gloria Owendi, commonly referred to as Gloria Muliro, is a Kenyan Gospel musician and songwriter. In 2005, she released her first studio album, titled Omwami Aletsa. As of 2013, Muliro had four albums to her name, the most successful being Kibali, which has the popular song "Sitolia" featuring Willy Paul. The album earned her six Groove Awards nominations. She went on to receive the Female Artist of the Year award at the eighth Groove Awards, an event attended by the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta.
Early life
Muliro sang with her mother and her siblings together in Sunday school and the school choir. At Maranatha Faith Assemblies, Rolland Esese and the late Stanley Mtambo introduced her to live band music and walked her through the training.Career
Muliro first came into the limelight in 2005 when she recorded her first album, Omwami Aletsa, which received massive airplay especially on local radio stations. She has three more albums to her name.Several of her single tracks have hit the airwaves in Kenya and beyond East Africa, including "Sitolia", "Follow you", "Kando", "Msaidizi", "Matokeo", "Kitanzi", and "NdiyoYako".
Other work
Muliro began Gloria Ministries in 2001. The group is involved in helping children through Gloria Children's Home.In 2016, Muliro founded Msaidizi Africa Initiatives, a group which aims to provide mentorship for up-and-coming gospel musicians.
Awards and recognition
Muliro has received great recognition and has won several awards and nominations in Kenya and Africa, as best female artist.She was a 2016 Kora Awards nominee in the category of inspirational music.
Marriage
Gloria recently remarried many years after divorcing he former husband. Her new husband, Evans Sabwami, is a pastor, an engineer and a philanthropist. He is a Kenyan with US citizenship. Gloria relocated to New York to be with her husband.Discography
Mwami Aletsa, in Luhya, her native languageSitoliaFollow You- ''Msaidisi''