She has made her professional debut as Sacagawea at the Opera Memphis and at Carnegie Hall, UVA, and The Kennedy Center.
She was supported by her grandmother, Lucille Mitchell, who was a head elder at their church, as well as her mother Valencia who had a singing voice of her own.
She sang her first solo in church when she was 9 years old and by the time she was in middle school, she was able to read and sing music from prolific composers including Handel and Mozart.
[3] Olatuja originally majored in veterinary medicine before deciding to pursue a music degree at the University of Missouri.
[3] On January 21, 2013, Olatuja performed a solo during “Battle Hymn of The Republic” with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.