LILAS LA FLEUR
BIO 2008
Lilas "La Fleur" Mukendi was born and grew up in Paris (France) from Congolese parents. She has a calling of a worship leader. She is also called to teach on worship and train her brethren to step into their calling as worship leaders.
Lilas was born in Paris and studied Business Management at the University of Teesside.
She is a complete artist playing the piano and learning the guitar, and she also produces her own music. In 2006, she set up her own record company, LA FLEUR RECORDS.
Having given her life to the Lord at university she started to receive songs from God, and has been performing ever since. She is based at Grace Covenant Ministries in Stockton-on-Tees near Middlesbrough in the North East of England.
She has a heart for the lost and most of her songs are for those who do not know our Lord Jesus.
LILAS debut single; DONT WORRY was written 4 years ago and released in 2006:
"...All I could hear was those strings like heaven, and then God gave the word the it saying His children shouldn’t get worried about the terrorist attacks, wars and famine... because He’s keeping His promises, so let stay FOCUSED on Him as those things are just distraction.
The verse for this song is Philippians 4 v 6:
"Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God... Psalm 32v3-7 means a lot to me.
I fell pregnant outside marriage and felt very bad about it. My close friends were judging me so badly. I have learned from it and for a year God didn’t give me a song and He taught to me to humble myself.
A few months later, during an encounter in church, I saw Jesus Christ feet and I was washing them. That’s when God showed me that I am a true servant.
From that day, God started giving me songs again. I worked with Mike Frankland from Castlegate studio in Stockton-on-Tees, who developed my original music ideas in what you can hear in my music.
In 2006, her debut single "Dont Worry" was reviewed by Christopher Heron from www.blackplanet.com and she was also interviewed by him. (You can read the interview and cd review on www.blackgospel.com/psalmists/lilasmukendi/interview)
After an interview in one of the North East of England’s newspaper (read the interview at http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2006/7/10/230950.html), Lilas La Fleur was called and interviewed by ITV, one of the UK national channel and was viewed on GMTV program.
In 2007, Lilas La Fleur published her first book "STEP INTO YOUR CALLING: WORSHIP LEADING", you can read a review on her website.
In that same year, Lilas La Fleur has signed a contract with a model agency in Sunderland, UK, www.zeebramodels.com
And finally in 2007, a music manager from Newcastle spotted her while she was ministering at a friend’s CD launch party.
At the beginning of this year, Lilas La Fleur has signed a music-publishing contract for her single with a company in the USA, www.pmg01.com.
At the moment, Lilas La Fleur is working on her debut album in English, "Never Let Go" which will be released sometime this year. She is also planning on releasing an album in French and Lingala (Congolese language).
For booking and more information, contact her manager, Rosalynd Zeldon-Spicker at ros35@mail.com.