Okiemute: Difference between revisions
Girth Summit (talk | contribs) →Music career: rm Wikipedia page as reference |
Girth Summit (talk | contribs) →Music career: tweak |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
===Music career=== |
===Music career=== |
||
Okiemute rose to fame after winning the 9th edition of music reality |
Okiemute rose to fame after winning the 9th edition of the music reality show [[Project Fame West Africa]] in 2016, after which she released her first single titled ''Good Luving''. She would later release her first EP in 2017, and worked with notable African producers such as [[Masterkraft (producer)|Masterkraft]] and GospelOnDeBeatz. She released a single titled ''African Wonder'' in June 2018 and another single titled “WOSA” in November 16th 2018, she got signed into FLUX FACTORY In 2019, her collaboration “Money” off GospelOnDeBeatz’s album FLUX was at number four on MTV Base top 10 countdown. On the 1st of November, 2019 she released her new EP titled ''A Star'' and the video of her single ''Trouble''. The four-track EP features “Turn Up”, “Lau Lau”, “Trouble” and “Omokalakuta.”<ref>https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/11/09/flux-factory-signer-okiemute-releases-new-ep/</ref><ref>https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/okiemute-unveils-ep-a-star-video-of-single-trouble/</ref><ref>https://www.independent.ng/okiemute-bounces-back-with-second-ep-a-star/</ref> |
||
===Personal life=== |
===Personal life=== |
||
Revision as of 17:31, 19 January 2020
Okiemute | |
|---|---|
| File:Okiemute.jpg Okiemute | |
| Born | Delta State |
| Occupation(s) | Afropop singer, songwriter |
Okiemute Ighorodje professionally known as Okiemute, is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter[1]
Early life
She started singing at an early age competing in local street competitions. At age 14, she became a studio vocalist this experience help expose her to different genre of music.[2][3]
Music career
Okiemute rose to fame after winning the 9th edition of the music reality show Project Fame West Africa in 2016, after which she released her first single titled Good Luving. She would later release her first EP in 2017, and worked with notable African producers such as Masterkraft and GospelOnDeBeatz. She released a single titled African Wonder in June 2018 and another single titled “WOSA” in November 16th 2018, she got signed into FLUX FACTORY In 2019, her collaboration “Money” off GospelOnDeBeatz’s album FLUX was at number four on MTV Base top 10 countdown. On the 1st of November, 2019 she released her new EP titled A Star and the video of her single Trouble. The four-track EP features “Turn Up”, “Lau Lau”, “Trouble” and “Omokalakuta.”[4][5][6]
Personal life
She is a Linguistics and Communications graduate from University of Port Harcourt. She is from a family of 6 and the third of four girls.[7][8]
References/Notes and references
- ^ https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/okiemute-collaboration-with-big-artistes-not-easy/
- ^ https://thenationonlineng.net/okiemute-ighoroje/
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/artist/7LKcRlD8xBRre9lzAuzKnL
- ^ https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/11/09/flux-factory-signer-okiemute-releases-new-ep/
- ^ https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/okiemute-unveils-ep-a-star-video-of-single-trouble/
- ^ https://www.independent.ng/okiemute-bounces-back-with-second-ep-a-star/
- ^ https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/08/31/mtn-project-fame-winner-okiemute-decries-stereotype-in-nigeria-music/
- ^ https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/music/211256-okiemute-ighorodje-emerges-winner-mtn-project-fame.html