Nadine Benjamin

Nadine Rohanda Smith Wray Willow Benjamin MBE is a British lyric soprano singer.^[1][2]

Nadine Benjamin MBE
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

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]