# Mercy Myra

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mercy Myra
| birth_name        = Mercy Myra Grundberg
| genre             = R&B, Afro‑fusion
| occupation        = R&B musician, singer, songwriter
| works             = Taba Samu (2001), Nyisri Malong’o (2003), Sitaki
| years_active      = 1996–present
| awards            = Kisima Music Awards – R&B Artist of the Year (2003); Kisima Music Awards – Female Artist of the Year (2004); Msanii Awards – Best Female Artist (2009)
}}

'''Mercy Myra Grundberg''', better known as '''Mercy Myra''', is an R&B musician from [Kenya](/source/Kenya).<ref>Tom Parkinson, Matt Phillips, Will Gourlay: [https://books.google.com/books?id=TTf0Aki6AUQC&dq=%22mercy+myra%22&pg=PA41 Lonely Planet - Kenya]. 6th edition, Lonely Planet Country Guide Series, 2006 {{ISBN|1-74059-743-5}}</ref>

== Biography ==

In 1996, she joined the ''Calabash Band'' but left the following year to join the R&B group ''Destinee.'' In 1997, she joined a band called ''Black Ice''. She later went solo and released her first single "Sitaki" (featuring [K-South](/source/K-South)) in the end of 1998, produced by [Samawati Studios](/source/Samawati_Studios).<ref name="true">True Blaq Entertainment: [http://www.trueblaq.com/artist.0.15.html Featured Artist - Mercy Myra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717104937/http://www.trueblaq.com/artist.0.15.html |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

She has performed in various concerts abroad, including the 2004 [Zanzibar International Film Festival](/source/Zanzibar_International_Film_Festival),<ref>Fly Global Music, September 29, 2004: [http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/africamiddle_east_city_guidesevents/festival_of_the.html Festival of the Dhow Countries, Zanzibar]</ref> and [Festival Mundial](/source/Festival_Mundial) in [Tilburg](/source/Tilburg), [the Netherlands](/source/the_Netherlands) in 2002 and 2003.<ref name="true"/>

Mercy Myra was part of the ''Divas of The Nile'' [supergroup](/source/Supergroup_(music)), that featured four Kenyan female musicians. The others were [Suzzana Owiyo](/source/Suzzana_Owiyo), [Achieng Abura](/source/Achieng_Abura), and [Princess Jully](/source/Princess_Jully). The group performed at the [Festival Mundial](/source/Festival_Mundial) in 2007.<ref>Sarakasi Trust: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080612213506/http://www.sarakasi.org/site/sarakasi/annual_report Annual Report 2007]</ref>

She moved to the [United States](/source/United_States) in 2005, and subsequently faded from the limelight.<ref>The Standard, March 28, 2009: [http://allafrica.com/stories/200803280528.html The International Connection]</ref> However, in 2009, she won the Best Female Artiste category at the ''Msanii Awards'', honouring US-based Kenyan musicians.<ref>Eafricainfocus.com, July 10, 2009: {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090717035434/http://www.eafricainfocus.com/2009/07/10/msanii-awards-honor-kenyan-artists/ Msanii awards honor Kenyan artists]}}</ref>

She was married to Malimo Chahonyo Andega, an aspiring Kenyan hip hop musician using the stage name ''Attitude''.<ref>The Standard, January 29, 2010: [http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mag/InsidePage.php?id=2000001912&cid=123& Rapper Attitude back with Attitude]</ref> Their marriage ended in divorce in December 2015.<ref>[http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/12/04/mercy-myra-signs-final-divorce-papers_c1253721 The Star, Dec 4, 2015]</ref>

Mercy Myra returned to the music scene in 2016 after signing a new deal with Atlanta-based label, Nu Royal Records, where she planned to collaborate with Grammy Award winning producer, Herman Little to create a "new" sound.<ref>[https://www.prlog.org/12550572-kenyas-leading-female-artist-finds-new-home.html PR Log, April 16, 2016]</ref>

== Discography ==
'''Albums:'''
*TABA SAMU (2001)
*NYISRI MALONG'O (2003)
'''Singles:'''
*MALO featuring Khaligraph Jones (2017)
*FEELS LIKE LOVE featuring VicMass Luo Dollar (2017)
*BACK HOME (2014)
*AFRIKAN TANGO (2012)
'''Featured on:'''
*Rhythm Jets – VELOCITY (2015)

== Awards ==
*[2003 Kisima Music Awards](/source/2003_Kisima_Music_Awards) – R&B Artist of the Year<ref>Binyavanga Wainaina: [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZMyU8n_fXXsC&dq=%22mercy+myra%22&pg=PA132 Kwani? 1] Kwani Archive Online, 2003.{{ISBN|9966983600}}</ref>
*[2004 Kisima Music Awards](/source/2004_Kisima_Music_Awards) – Female Artist of the Year
*[2009 Msanii Awards](/source/2009_Msanii_Awards) – Best Female Artist of the Year

'''Nominated:''' 
*2003 [Kora Awards](/source/Kora_Awards) – Best East African Artist<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040302070738/http://www.koraawards.co.za/english/musicawards_finalists_res03.asp?Category_en=Best%20Artist%20-%20East%20Africa Kora Awards Nominees 2003]</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.myspace.com/mercymyra254 Myspace profile]

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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Kenyan women musicians

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