Summary: Nuela Charles is a Canadian, Swiss and Kenyan singer-songwriter. Be it hip-hop, pop, jazz, R&B or soul, Nuela captures the spirit and confidence of them all. Currently based in Edmonton, Alberta but much like her music, she has lived an extremely diverse lifestyle – calling three continents and four different countries Nuela has been performing in front of an audience that has been exponentially growing and filling venues like The Club at the Citadel (Edmonton) as part of a two night headlining series, The Bassment (Saskatoon) and the Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary) when she opened up for Ziggy Marley. Nuela also took part in festivals such as the TransCanada Alberta Music Series (Calgary), Edmonton Jazz Festival, and K-Days (Edmonton), where she was one of the opening acts for CLASSIFIED. Having just recently won the Edmonton Music Prize, which highlights a recording that has “made a unique contribution or outstanding accomplishment in music within the last 18 months,” Nuela has already kicked off 2014 with multiple TV licensing syncs. Shows that will be featuring songs from “Aware” include VH1’s “Black Ink Crew,” “Basketball Wives” and “Single Ladies,” CityTV’s “Seed,”and W Network’s “Tessa And Scott.”
