User:Irot2002/Yola (singer)

When Yola was just under 2 her father left her and her mother behind. With having a single parent household and struggling to stay afloat her mother was against Yola's dream to be a singer. It wasn't until she went to grammar school she had her first taste of freedom and started to pursue music. She later went to university in London and used her student loan to stay afloat while making music. She ended up becoming a university drop out and was evicted due to being unable to pay her rent. Yola was homeless for six months in her 20's.

Gardner, Josh. “Yola on Her Journey from Homelessness and Poverty to Writing an Album with Dan Auerbach.” Guitar.com | All Things Guitar, 14 Jan. 2021, https://guitar.com/features/interviews/yola-yolanda-quartey-dan-auerbach/.