Nadine Benjamin
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Nadine Mortimer-Smith
Nadine Benjamin | |
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| Born | Nadine Rohanda Smith Brixton, London, England |
| Other names | Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin Nadine Mortimer-Smith |
| Education | St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls |
| Occupation | Opera singer |
Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin MBE is a British lyric soprano singer.[1][2]
She was born Nadine Rohanda Smith[3] in Brixton, south London, of Jamaican-Indian heritage.[1] Leaving St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls when she was 16, she joined the Youth Training Scheme, which led to her working with a corporate finance company in the City for seven years.[4] Realising that she wanted to be a singer, she attended Tech Music School in west London, before deciding to focus on opera.[4]
Benjamin was the recipient of a Voice of Black Opera Award for the most promising voice, and subsequently set up a mentoring agency called Everybody Can![5]
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to opera.[6]
