Person in history
Lola Young
Lola Young, English singer and songwriter
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2001 · January 4
- Age this year
- 25No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 25th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Lola Emily Mary Young is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in South London, she attracted attention in 2016 when she won the under-16 category of Open Mic UK and reached the finals of Got What It Takes?. She released her debut single in October 2019 and then the EPs Intro, Renaissance, and After Midnight. In 2021, she recorded a version of Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey's "Together in Electric Dreams" for that year's John Lewis Christmas advert. Around this time,
Why this date
Lola Young appears on our January 4 calendar for 2001 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2001.
- September 15Championship Auto Racing Teams
- September 17New York Stock Exchange
- September 18Anthrax
- September 17George W. Bush
- November 1Turkey
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2001Anthony VolpeApril 28
- 2001Chosen JacobsJuly 1
- 2001Hamiso Tabuai-FidowSeptember 5
- 2001Kate DouglassNovember 17
- 2001Kim Sin-jinJuly 13
- 2001Brian BranchOctober 22
- 2001Franz WagnerAugust 27
- 2001Breece HallMay 31
Sources
Cite this page
“Lola Young”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/lola-young, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Lola Young
When was Lola Young born?
January 4 2001.
How old would Lola Young be today?
25 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on January 4?
Facundo Colidio, Daniel Arzani, Jan-Niklas Beste and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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