L'Or Mbongo

L'Or Lemba-Mbongo (née L'Or Mbongo, L'Or Mbongo-Lemba) is a Congolese singer-songwriter and cantor living in Kinshasa. She had made 7 albums during the course from 2003 to 2019.

Early life L'Or Mbongo was born in the Matété commune of then Zaire, Kinshasa on 6 July 1978. Some sources state that L'Or Mbongo was born in Matadi or Kisenso, but she originally came from Matété. She had said multiple times during interviews that her early life was hard and tough. She lived with her stepmother who was housed in a shack and was treated worse than the rest of her brother and sisters. The group contributed to the visibility of Mbongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This also helped Mbongo make her first album, titled Tina Te Eza Na Tina which in Lingala literally means "Something without value has value". Mbongo was also featured in Junior Kadia's Bonne semence, Vol. 1 in the song Kumisa Yahweh with Sandra Mbuyi, Anny Nsinga, the Kunda sisters, Moïse Matuta, and Papy Boofe.

Although largely known for being a singer, Mbongo is also the United Nations Anti-Mine Ambassador for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was appointed on 4 April 2009. Mbongo's main goal was to stop mines across the DRC's soil was littered with detonated explosives from the Second Congo War. When asked about the detonated bombs, she said: The person who contacted us was happy to see that the Ambassador did something. With the plea in any case, God willing, the Bas-Congo will also see us in this context. We will organize the awareness sessions.

Personal life L'Or Mbongo is a mother of five and married Christian Lemba in 2000.

Discography 7 albums with her debut album being the "Tina Te Eza Na Tina" in 2002. She had been featured on multiple occasions. 2005: Live au Coeur de L’Europe

Featured in 2000: Do Unzibudila by Charles Mombaya 2002: Kumisa Yahwe by Nouvelle Semence with Junior Kadia 2018: Yesu Elonga na Ngai with Immaculée Omandji 2018: Bonne semence, Vol. 1 with Junior Kadia 2019: Bendele with Immortel Kaniki 2020: Merci Seigneur pour 2020 with Henri Papa Mulaja 2021: Adorarei with Francisco Doceta