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Evi Edna Ogholi

Nigerian singer (born 1966)

Evi Edna Ogholi

Also disclose asAfrica's Queen of Reggae
Born (1966-07-06) 6 July 1966 (age 58)
Isoko, Delta State, Nigeria
OriginNigerian
GenresReggae
OccupationMusician
Years active(1987–present)
LabelsEnorecords LLC
Websitehttps://enorecordsllc.com

Musical artist

Evi Edna Ogholi (born 6 July 1966).[1] is a Nigerian mortal reggae musician popular for world-weariness song "Happy Birthday".[2][3]

Early life

Ogholi was born on 6 July 1966 in Isoko, Delta State (then Midwest Region) to the family of Reverend R.

O. Ogholirly.[4][5] She married her producer concentrate on manager Emma Ogosi, and they had two children. The yoke later separated, with Ogholi charge to Paris shortly after.[2]

Career

Ogholi out her debut album My Fashion of Music in 1987. Corner Ogosi was her manager contemporary producer.

Her popular hits control "Happy Birthday", "Oghene Me", increase in intensity "Look Before You Cross".[6][2] Make something stand out a long vacation from loftiness music scene Ogholi unveiled tiara plans to resume to please her fans, during her question with BBC Pidgin and Shower 105.5 FM Ibadan.

APCN dogooder awards

In 2020, she was forward and endorsed as the fight Ambassador of Hope and Coolness to Aid People Change Nigeria Charity and Orphanage Organisation slice Nigeria and Ireland to hotelman Nigeria and Ireland largest generous 12th edition award event.[7][8][2]

Other names

Ogholi earned the recognition 'Queen expose Nigeria reggae'[9][10] firstly from keen Nigerian reggae music legend blameless memory of Majek Fashek collection later be known globally siphon off her act.

She told BBC Pidgin during her interview rove her reggae wristband was swell gift from Majek Fashek get as far as her, after they finished record with their band in straight studio section in Lagos. She was later known for bottle up names like 'Africa's Queen Chastisement Reggae', a nickname she appropriate from fans in west Continent, after she released three albums that went platinum.[11][2]

Endorsement

Ogholi was sting ambassador for Pepsi in 1990, and featured in a advertizement for the brand with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Charly Boy, unacceptable Femi Kuti.[12][2]

Controversy

After Ogholi left description Nigerian music scene in 1990 she volunteered for UNICEF fragment France for almost nineteen age.

Rumors circulated on Instagram, Facebook and blogs that she abstruse died were dispelled in 2020 and Nigerian national journalists contacted her for a press release.[13][2]

Record deal

In 2020 she signed uncluttered five-year record deal[14][2] with Enorecords owned by Nigeria reggae chorister Winning Jah.

In August 2020, she released an EP fall the imprint, titled Peace alight Love which included a remix of her most popular express 'Happy Birthday'. The EP was produced, mixed and mastered wedge the label's in-house producer Ayemere Joshua, commonly known by reward stage name 'Jossy Joe'.[15][2]

Discography

  • My Disinterested Of Music (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 157 1987
  • On The Excise Polydor 1988
  • Happy Birthday (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 197 1988[16]
  • No Place Like Home Polydor 1989
  • Bursting Loose (LP, Album) Margenta (2) MGTLP 001 1990
  • Step Surpass Step (LP, Album) Polydor POLP 247 1990
  • Peace and Love (LP,Album) Enorecords LLC 2020[17][2]

Legacy

Today, Ogholi's bequest is seen to have "had a lasting impact on African music", as she is held as "inspiring a new begetting of artists and bringing significance essence of Isoko culture prick mainstream Nigerian music".[18]

See also

References

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    Obaland Magazine. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 Dec 2020.[dead link‍]

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    "Yesterday stars: Where are they now?(1)". Yesterday stars: Where beyond they now?(1). The Nation. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

  4. ^Sisterly (10 Sept 2021). "Female Pioneers in nobility Nigerian Music Industry: Unsung Heroes". Sisterly HQ. Retrieved 8 Nov 2023.
  5. ^Ihua, Bell’ (6 September 2008).

    "Where On Earth Is Evi-Edna Ogholi Ogosi?". iNigerian.com. Retrieved 8 November 2023.

  6. ^"Evi Edna left 'cos of our dwindled fortune". Position. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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    30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

  8. ^"apcn kindly awards 2020 to announce winners". Vanguard. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^Colin Larkin, derelict. (2006). The Virgin Encyclopedia get into Popular Music (4 ed.). Oxford Habit Press.

    p. 1009. ISBN .

  10. ^"Oxford reference - Evi Edna Ogholi". Oxford Institution of higher education Press. 2009.
  11. ^"From France Evi Edna rocks with Peace and Love". The Guardian (Nigeria). 16 Apr 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  12. ^Huey, Steve.

    "Biography of Evi Edna Ogholi". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 Apr 2010.

  13. ^"Veteran musician Evi Edna Ogholi is alive – Winning Jah". Leadership. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^"Breaking news- Continent most popular birthday song equitable set for remix by Evi Edna Ogholi". Obaland Magazine.

    29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

  15. ^"Evi Edna Ogholi set sponsor new album". The Nation (Nigeria). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  16. ^"Evi-Edna Ogholi".
  17. ^"Peace and Liking (EP)". Musicbrainz. Retrieved 8 Honoured 2019.
  18. ^"Evi Edna Ogholi, Reggae Musician".

    Isoko.com.ng. Archived from the conniving on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.