Kanya King, founder of the Mobo Awards, has died at the age of 57 after battling colon cancer.
The family of the late 57-year-old icon said she passed away on Wednesday, surrounded by family and close friends.
The Mobo Organization also confirmed the news and shared that he faced his illness with courage and face.
Kanya created the Mobo Awards in 1996 to celebrate black music and artists. However, the show became one of the UK’s biggest music platforms and helped many new artists gain recognition.
The awards recently marked 30 years in Manchester.
She once shared that she paid for the first event herself, although people told her not to, but she believed in her idea.
Kanya grew up in London and faced many struggles in her life as she left school as a teenager after becoming a mother and was very often told that she would not be successful in her life.
Plus, it pushed her to work even harder and achieve everything she had in life.
Kanya King then studied at university and worked in media before founding Mobos, with the aim of giving more space to music that used to be ignored.
