Mary Boyoi | South Sudan
Mary Boyoi was born on 23 May 1974, in Malakal, Democratic Republic of Sudan (now part of South Sudan). Boyoi’s father, a Murle tribal chief and military commander within the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement was killed in 1989. After her father’s death, she and her family spent a number of years in displaced camps in Sudan and refugee camps in Ethiopia to avoid conflicts of the war.
She started singing in Sunday school. She continued her higher education in Kenya and completed a series of diploma courses. Boyoi is currently the executive director and founder of Voice of the Peace (VOP), a national NGO that provides psycho-social support and referral pathways for medical care to survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV).
In 2011, she performed at an independence celebration in South Sudan. In 2013, Boyoi released a single Ana Indi Zool, featuring Isaac Mamur.
In 2016, she re-released a single, Welet De Tai.A single under the same name was released, featuring Colo.
In 2021, she was nominated at the South Sudan Music Awards in a category of Best Collaboration (Internationally) of the Year, due to her work with Harmonize
