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Lily Banda
Lily Banda
Nationality	Malawian
Occupation(s)	actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, poet
Years active	2010-present
Notable work	The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

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Lily Banda is an actor, singer, songwriter, dancer and poet.

Biography

In 2020 she appeared on the Africa 35:35 list of The 35 most influential young African personalities.^[1] In 2019, Banda appeared in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, based on the memoir by William Kamkwamba. She played Annie Kamkwamba. She also starred as Aicha Konate in the second season of the TV series Deep State in 2019. Her character is a Malian interpreter who is ambushed and supposedly killed.

Filmography

2019: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind as Annie Kamkwamba
2019: Deep State (TV series) as Aicha Konate

2021: Wheel of Time (TV series) as Mulaen
2023: Supa Team 4 (TV Series) as Leopard ^[2]
2024: The Hunted (Drama) as Wael ^[3]

References

^ "Lily B". Music in Africa. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Supa Team 4 (Animation, Action, Adventure), Esther Mbire, Pamela Nomvete, Nancy Sekhokoane, Cake Entertainment, Superprod Animation, Superprod, 2023-07-20, retrieved 2024-12-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Lagayette, Louis (2024-01-18), The Hunted (Horror, Thriller), Lily Banda, Alec Newman, Kostis Kallivretakis, Black Swan Tales, Ekome, retrieved 2024-12-16

External links

Lily Banda at the Internet Movie Database

[1] "Lily B". Music in Africa. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[2] Supa Team 4 (Animation, Action, Adventure), Esther Mbire, Pamela Nomvete, Nancy Sekhokoane, Cake Entertainment, Superprod Animation, Superprod, 2023-07-20, retrieved 2024-12-16{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[3] Lagayette, Louis (2024-01-18), The Hunted (Horror, Thriller), Lily Banda, Alec Newman, Kostis Kallivretakis, Black Swan Tales, Ekome, retrieved 2024-12-16

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-'''Lily Banda''' (born 16 August 1990) is a Malawian singer and actress.
+'''Lily Banda''' is an actor, singer, songwriter, dancer and poet.
 ==Biography==
+In 2020 she appeared on the Africa 35:35 list of The 35 most influential young African personalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lily B |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/lily-b |website=Music in Africa |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>
-Banda developed a love of music from the age of four. By age six, she began performing on stage at school. Banda began her professional career in 2010, working as a radio and television personality and event host.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malawian Influencers – Lily Banda |url=http://visitmalawi.co/malawian-influencers-lily-banda |website=Visit Malawi |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> She began performing under the name Alex as a singer and poet.<ref>{{cite web |title=TEDxLilongwe |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/12383 |website=TEDx |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref> Banda released her debut album, "Black Kiss" in January 2014. In 2015, she changed her stage name to Lily, her birth name. Banda came out with an EP entitled Odd Hours in May 2015.<ref name="mbc">{{cite news |title=From Alex to Lily: Singer explains name change |url=https://www.mbc.mw/news/entertainment/item/325-from-alex-to-lily-singer-explains-name-change |accessdate=13 October 2020 |work=MBC |date=20 May 2015}}</ref> She received a youth hero award by the African Union in 2015, and in 2018 she was nominated in the Best Female Artist Southern Africa and the Most Promising Artist in Africa categories at Afrima.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lily B |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/lily-b |website=Music in Africa |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>
-She came out with the single "Bad at Love" in 2019. It was remixed and a Swahili version was released in January 2020. Banda worked with Alfred Ochieng and Aliza Were, who translated the song and taught her the language.<ref name="storiesnow">{{cite web |title=Lily Banda Pushing the African Dream |url=https://storiesnow.co/?p=1242 |website=Stories Now |accessdate=13 October 2020 |date=20 January 2020}}</ref> Banda hosted an event called Word Spoken at the National Library Service in [[Lilongwe]] in November 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Banda |first1=Sam |title=Lily Banda comes with Words Spoken |url=https://times.mw/lily-banda-comes-with-words-spoken/ |accessdate=13 October 2020 |work=Times 360 Malawi |date=15 November 2019}}</ref>
 In 2019, Banda appeared in ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]]'', based on the memoir by [[William Kamkwamba]]. She played Annie Kamkwamba.
-She also starred as Aicha Konate in the second season of the TV series ''[[Deep State (TV series)|Deep State]]'' in 2019.<ref name="storiesnow" /> Her character is a Malian interpreter who is ambushed and supposedly killed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mtawali |first1=Desire Elizabeth |title=Malawi’s Lilly Banda finds new Acting Role |url=https://www.smashmw.com/malawis-lilly-banda-finds-new-acting-role/ |website=Smash MW |accessdate=13 October 2020}}</ref>
+She also starred as Aicha Konate in the second season of the TV series ''[[Deep State (TV series)|Deep State]]'' in 2019. Her character is a Malian interpreter who is ambushed and supposedly killed.
+==Filmography==
-Banda considers herself an activist for women's rights. She lives in Lilongwe.<ref name="mbc" />
+*2019: ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]] as Annie Kamkwamba''
+*2019: ''[[Deep State (TV series)|Deep State]]'' (TV series) as Aicha Konate
+* 2021: ''[[Wheel of Time (TV series)|Wheel of Time]]'' (TV series) as Mulaen
-==Filmography==
+* 2023: ''Supa Team 4 (TV Series) as Leopard'' <ref>{{Citation |title=Supa Team 4 |date=2023-07-20 |type=Animation, Action, Adventure |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10241858/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_c_3 |access-date=2024-12-16 |others=Esther Mbire, Pamela Nomvete, Nancy Sekhokoane |publisher=Cake Entertainment, Superprod Animation, Superprod}}</ref>
-*2019: ''[[The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind]]''
+* 2024: ''The Hunted (Drama) as Wael'' <ref>{{Citation |last=Lagayette |first=Louis |title=The Hunted |date=2024-01-18 |type=Horror, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22493538/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_c_1 |access-date=2024-12-16 |others=Lily Banda, Alec Newman, Kostis Kallivretakis |publisher=Black Swan Tales, Ekome}}</ref>
-*2019: ''[[Deep State (TV series)|Deep State]]'' (TV series)
 ==References==
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-[[Category:1990 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Malawian film actresses]]
 [[Category:21st-century Malawian women singers]]
 [[Category:People from Lilongwe]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]