Yola Semedo

Yola Semedo (born 8 May 1978) is an Angolan singer, known for her work both as part of the group Impactus 4 as well as her solo albums. She is known for songs such as "Você me abana", "Não entendo", and "Volta amor". Dubbed the "Diva of Angolan Music", she has gone on to win awards from the Angola Music Awards, and was nominated for an award by African Entertainment Awards, USA.

Biography Semedo was born in the city of Lobito, near Benguela, to a musical family. She has been singing since her youth. She started singing for the group Impactus 4, started by her brothers, as a young child in 1984. In the following years, she would participate more in performances in the region as a vocalist, as well as playing keyboard. Semedo and the group became more internationally known in 1985, when she received the Voice of Gold award from UN Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar during the UNESCO International festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. During this time period, she continued to tour and perform in both Angola and Namibia, as well as worldwide. She began to record solo albums around the same time, such as Yola Semedo and Minha alma. She performed with artists such as Lucky Dube, Michael Jackson, Brenda Fassie, and Stevie Wonder. She also has collaborated with Angolan artists such as Yola Araújo and Paulo Flores. Her collaboration with Flores, namely the song "Mar Azul", is featured in the soundtrack of A Única Mulher.

In 1995, she again won the Voice of Gold award. During that year as well, she was a judge on The Voice Angola. In 2019, she was nominated for PALOP Female Artist during the 2019 African Entertainment Awards USA in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

Semedo has worked previously with various public health campaigns in Angola, including campaigns targeting the spread of HIV and malaria in Angola.

Semedo is married to Carlos Manuel Resende Dias and has two children.