Emma Aret Patricia Komlosy is a British-Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress, model, producer and beauty pageant titleholder.

Early life

The daughter of entertainer

Patti Boulaye Patricia Ngozi Komlosy OBE (née Ebigwei; born 3 May 1954), known professionally as Patti Boulaye, is a British-Nigerian singer, actress and artist who rose to prominence after winning ''New Faces'' in 1978 and was among the leading black Briti ...

and entertainment manager Stephen Komlosy,Profile
''Sun Dance'' Production Team, Komlosy was raised in the United Kingdom, but briefly lived in

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

with her grandmother. As a child, she was a British Junior

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Champion. In 1996, while on holiday in Nigeria, Komlosy became the first

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winner of

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(her father is of Hungarian

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) and represented

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Mi ...

in India. As no MBGN contest was held in 1997, Komlosy held the title for nearly two years.

Career

After obtaining a Law degree from the

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in 2003, Komlosy ventured into show business. She briefly worked for her mother as a back-up singer before co-producing the musical ''Sundance''. In 2005, she was signed to Sony BMG as a singer/songwriter, and wrote and performed several songs, including "Into the Blue", which was used in the film ''Silence Becomes You'', in which she had a cameo, and "Disconnected", which was recorded by

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. Prior to this, she had a modelling deal with Premier Model Management, and worked in fashion shows, music videos, and commercials. She has since featured in some low-budget movies, including ''The Sea Change'' and ''Solomon'' with

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, and sung with

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act Glide and Swerve. In 2013, Komlosy - credited as Aret Kapetanovic - was a contestant on ''

The Voice UK ''The Voice UK'' is a British singing reality competition television series. Created by John de Mol and Roel van Velzen, it premiered on BBC One on 24 March 2012. Based on the original Dutch singing competition '' The Voice of Holland'', and ...

'', but was not picked by the judges.

Personal life

Komlosy is a charity worker, and was event manager/organiser at concerts held by her mother's charity, Support for Africa, and a charity event at the

Hackney Empire Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as "the most beautiful theat ...

. She has two children.

References

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