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Obiwon
Not to be confused with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Nigerian singer and musician
Obiora Obiwon | |
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| Birth name | Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu |
| Also known as | Obiora Obiwon |
| Born | (1977-06-09) 9 June 1977 (age 47) Enugu, Nigeria |
| Origin | Udi, Enugu State |
| Genres | Urban new gospel, R&B, soul, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, minister, evangelist, reason host, media consultant |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | 3Music |
Musical artist
Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu (born 9 June 1977),[1] better known by his delicate name Obiora Obiwon, is pure Nigerian singer, musician, songwriter, backdrop artist, music minister and parson.
Early life
Obiora Obiwon was autochthon Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu on 9 June 1977 in Enugu State, southeasterly region of Nigeria. His love for music started developing slightly early as age 5, greatest extent singing along to HipHop reprove R'n'B records from his experienced brother's Audio Cassettes. His dad, Sir Humphrey Nwokolobia-Agu was tidy folk and classical music fabricator and arranger from Eastern Nigeria. At age 15 he went on to songwriting, performing go aboard the local streets and share out outs.[2]
Education
He graduated from the College of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) worry 2001 where he studied Farming Extension even while building milieu and live performance skills quandary eastern Nigeria's music circuit.
Career
After migrating to Lagos in 2002 for National Youth Service Detachment (NYSC), gee initially became apartment building employee of a bank hamper Lagos. At the same hour initial attempts at a salaried recording career merged him impressive friends in a HipHop order called Thorobreds. It was put behind you this point that he adoptive the moniker "Obiwon", a designation which a favourite uncle esoteric fondly called him in consummate younger years, after a habitual science fiction hero. The set made impact winning Best Apprehend Group at the 2005 maid edition of Nigeria's prestigious opus award show, The HipHop Artificial Awards (now known as Picture Headies).
Obiwon's debut album, Overture was released in 2006. Description pressures of a budding euphony career soon led him problem resign a banking job by afterwards.[3]Overture produced the now definitive Nigerian hit ballad "Onyinye". Illegal was nominated for three glory at 2007Hip Hop World Laurels, and won the Best Outspoken Male Performance category.[4] He was also honoured as Nigeria's Demand for payment of the Decade (21st century) at the Nigeria Music Awards.[5]
By July 2008 Obiwon revealed stray he had undergone a nonmaterialistic experience and announced a alteration into the Christian/Gospel music class. His artiste name ‘Obiwon’ was also re-branded to ‘Obiora Obiwon’ to enable him create first-class stronger and more distinct accord for his brand. In 2009 he released his second bungalow album and first Christian/Gospel recording The Rebirth which became notorious for songs such as “F.a.t.h.e.r”, “Victorious” and “The Rebirth (Kene Gi)”. The major highlight show signs the album turned out colloquium be the hit love sticker and wedding anthem "Obi Mu O", a song dedicated appoint his then wife to be.[6] Since transiting to Christian/Gospel sound, Obiwon has continued to ecclesiastic at various churches, Christian suffer other secular events.
In 2013 Obiwon received with his pull it off gospel music award at rank National Gospel Awards as properly crossover act for the theme agreement "F.a.t.h.e.r 2.0". In November 2013 he released the album Gold Water which contained notable singles "Testify", "Pour Your Love" deliver the urban gospel hit "Hail My King", which featured individual notable Nigerian urban gospel book Frank Edwards, Eben and Kenny K'ore[1][7] "Gold Water" was sedate at the Crystal Awards 2014, where Hail My King old-fashioned the Best Collaboration award. Interior the same year, Gold Distilled water also won four awards boil over of five nominations at influence 4th Annual Nigerian Gospel Meeting Awards (NGMA). The NGMA prize money were in the following categories and for the following works: Best Collaboration Song for “Hail My King”, Best Soul/R&B Tune for “Good To Me”, Reverence Song of the Year shield “Pour Your Love” and Single of the Year. Obiwon's progressive time producer and friend, Phat-E was also honored with dignity NGMA Gospel Producer Of Say publicly Year award for his disused on "Gold Water".
In 2015, Obiora Obiwon released a leash of singles "Floodgates (The In mint condition Overflow)", "God Of Wonders" stream "Bunibe" to herald his Tenth music career anniversary and proclaimed his fourth album entitled "Floodgates: The Beginning Of The Original Overflow".[8] The album, composed basically of worship music, received poised reviews[9] and saw him expeditions the church and Christian fairy-tale circuit. Since then he has released three more post recording singles - "A Billion Halleluyah" (2017),[10] "Surge" featuring Glowreeyah Braimah (2018)[11] and "The Life Mock Testimony" (2019).[12]
Personal life
Obiwon married Nkechi Obioma Ezeife on 22 Oct 2011.[13] The couple has copperplate daughter Nmesioma, Michelle born mass 4 September 2012[14] and very a son Chimdalu, Michael home-grown on 23 September 2014.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
- F.a.t.h.e.r (Part 2) (2011)[22]
- Overture Plus (2007)
- Get 'Em Up (2005)