Lilian Mbabazi has performed for these 3 presidents

Some eight years ago, while being interviewed by Faridah Nakazibwe, she said her band had performed at functions graced by Presidents Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya).

Mbabazi’s band is called Sundowners and she is one of the most highly-regarded live band singers in the country.

She started the band after quitting Blu*3.

Born in Nsambya Hospital, Lilian Mbabazi grew up in Wandegeya, a trading hub in Kampala. Her parents who are of Rwandan descent migrated to Uganda in 1959 during the war.

She went to Buganda Road Primary School, and after P.7, she went to Kigali and studied there two years, living with her mother.

Mbabazi started singing at a young age and her mom returned her to Uganda after she escaped and sang at an event that would be shown on TV.

On returning to Kampala, she went to St. Peters S.S.S. Nsambya and completed O-Level from St. Lawrence and joined Kabojja International School for A-Level.

After S.6, she went back to Rwanda and started performing in a band and eventually got a performing job at Hôtel Des Mille Collines, Kigali.

She returned to join Makerere University where she pursued a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences. It was while at university that she met Steve Jean who encouraged her to join Coca-Cola Pop Stars. After the competition, Blu*3 was formed. Her music career kicked off. She left Blu*3 to launch a solo career and she has released some of the most popular songs in Uganda.