Born on August 18th in Western Uganda, Fort Portal to Ms. Abel & Tuhaise Justine Jolly. Emilian Starz began performing at the age of 7 in school, Church & Sunday school. Emily Fortunate aka Emilian Starz was inspired by the various school and church competitions that pushed her more into the music side of her career through performing on different church occasions and Sunday school gatherings. Later she joined high school and the love for music went on while performing in all school-organized events. In 2017 she stepped out with her first song Byokola produced by Johnie Beats. In 2020 she did a music cover and got recognized by various labels which did not leave out Black Market Records which later in June 2021 signed her.