SINACH
Sinach (born Osinachi Kalu) is an award-winning Nigerian Gospel singer who has gained national recognition and has written more than 200 songs. Sinach is the second daughter of seven children. According to Sinach “I chose that from my name Osinachi because it is easy to pronounce and catchy” She got married to Joseph Egbu on June 28, 2014 at Christ Embassy Church, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. As a songwriter she has written over 200 songs and won several awards. Her song ‘This Is Your Season' won the Song of the Year award in 2008. Many of her songs are sung by several churches and people all over the world. One of her most popular songs is 'I Know Who I Am'.
Sinach has performed in several countries including Kenya, at Citam Karen church, South Africa, USA, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda at the Miracle Centre Cathedral- a church led by Pastor Robert Kayanja
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Tope Alabi was born on the 27th October, 1970 in Lagos State, Nigeria. Her parents are Pa Joseph Akinyele Obayomi and Madam Agnes Kehinde Obayomi. She was the only daughter out of the three children in the family. She hails from Yewa, Imeko of Ogun State. She obtained her West Africa School Certificate (WAEC) at Oba Akinyele Memorial High School, Bashorun Anlugbua, Ibadan in the year 1986. Thereafter, she proceeded to The Polythecnic , Ibadan where she studied Mass Communication and graduated in the year 1990. Tope Alabi pursued her educational attainment with all seriousness and dedication it deserves because her parents were disciplinarians of the highest order. Between 1982 to 1984 during her secondary school days and because of her interest in music and drama, Tope Alabi joined the then "Jesters International" ( Jacob, Papilolo & Aderupoko) group at Ibadan, where she got her initial training and experience in drama. She worked briefly with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Ibadan as a correspondent under the supervision of Mr. Yanju Adegbite. She also worked at NTA Channel 7 Tejuosho (Now NTA Channel 10, Lagos) between 1990 & 1991. She worked with Centrespread Advertising Limited, at Ilupeju area of Lagos and worked with this Company within the year 1991 - 1992; she has worked with Re-Union Nigeria Limited, Gbagada, Lagos. Patricia Temitope Alabi came back into the Theartre Art profession as she joined the prestigious "Alade Aromire Theartre Group" in 1994. Here, she was able to distinguish herself as a gifted and talented actress and singer. At Alade Aromire Thearre Group, Tope Alabi was exposed to all the core area of drama and acting profession. She was involved in various film productions, stage drama and most importantly the soundtrack production with which she was well known and considered as an authority in the Nigeria Yoruba Movie industry today. If there is anything Tope Alabi would be ever grateful for while with the Alade Aromire Threatre Group, it's her exposure to and subsequent domination of the Yoruba Movie soundtrack production. Tope Alabi has been invited by various writers, producers and directors in the Yoruba movie industry to write and perform sound tracks for their various movies, she had to her credit to date, about 350 soundtracks which she had composed for various Yoruba movies. It would be of note to state here that Tope Alabi is the pacesetter of soundtracks in the Yoruba Home Video Industry.
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BOUQUI
B.O.U.Q.U.I, Born Bukola Folayan to HRH OBA (prof) Ololade Folayan 1st, also a professor of Biochemistry and a professional teacher mother, she alongside her other five siblings grew up in an academic atmosphere of the Obafemi Awolowo University (Ile-Ife) and this has served as a big influence for her deep lyrical style and cosmopolitan outlook. Her Christian faith and strong belief in the words of God as laid out in the Holy Bible is however the factor to the formation of the Bouqui brand. Formerly a broadcaster at Eko FM, Lagos, Bouqui started her professional career with an all girl group called G-Vibes several years ago before going solo and changing her focus and style to suit urban contemporary Nigeria and still deliver in terms of message and emotion.
The album titled B.O.U.Q.U.I was her debut and the album can be referred to as a two in one package due to the fact that it contains a record breaking fourteen tracks and four skits, the highest by any debutant in the Nigerian music industry. Still on breaking records, her lead single “Get it started” in less than a month debuted at number one the backyard beats segment of the PJ Butter hosted World Chart Show,also another first by any home– based Nigerian artiste in the history of Nigerian music. Other tracks like “Not Ashamed”, “Major Problem”, “Molejo”, “Vanity” and “Wanna Lone U” have become household anthems. The album has won several accolades and nominations including the much coveted AMEN awards in 2007 for best female act.
B.O.U.Q.U.I left for the uk last year though she had just recently come back from the U.K TOUR where she went round 15 cities in the UNITED KINGDOM with the first single MO RI LE, off the sophomore album which is titled REDEFINITION.. REDEFINITION has 17 tracks.The tracks were mixed and mastered in the UNITED KINGDOM. The video for the leading single MO RI LE was shot and edited in the U.K and premiered on the same day the record label,BOUQUIS PLACE ENTERTAINMENT was officially launched. The album REDEFINITION was also launched on the same day as well as the OFFICIAL BOUQUI WEBSITE… all on her birthday 18th feb 2009. BOUQUI just recently came off her tour of the United States of America,after she dropped her two the new videos 2nd and 3rd single off the redefinition album,TAKE YOU AWAY,shot in the united kingdom and OLUWA shot in Chicago. She has been on tour since august 2009 where she visited different cities from California to Dallas etc,15 states in all. She has since been to 5 states in Canada over the last 1 year. She recently began 'the Redefinition campus storm' where she tours the campuses alongside with a couple of her friends.. OAU Ife,witnessed the maiden edition where over 15000 people showed up, Babcock was not left out..with 8000 people in attendance,and uni lag had about 6000 people as well. They decided to give back to the society last year December by visiting the correctional center for women and kids with the campus storm. After all its also an institution. She is embarking on a new project which would be her television show. She is presently in the studio recording her 3rd album which is set to be A double cd, making up for last year.. 24 tracks , a couple of singles have dropped from that already and last year was a good year as she carted away several awards home and abroad including the best female act and best gospel act at the Nigerian Gospel Music Award..and Nigerian Music Video Award best mainstream video with her song Take you away. So far, 2013 has been a very fruitful year for B.O.U.Q.U.I. She staged the Love, Hope and War tour concert on the 8th of feb featuring Grammy nominee DA TRUTH, released a captivating video and now the World acclaimed Rapvangelist has been made the President of Xist Music Africa.
This came a few months after the rap queen recorded a song with one of Xist Music artistes and Grammy nominee "Da T.r.u.t.h" titled Celebrate. The deal includes international recordings with all Xist Music artistes and other relevant artistes in the world and an intensive distribution of B.O.U.Q.U.I's album and materials in the United States of America and the UK.
Since winning the best Hip Hop Artiste of the year award at the just concluded GMA 2013 she's been on her grind in the studio working on the released double album;which made her the first female artist in the history of nigerian music to release a double cd. MARKS OF A GENERAL and EVE OF INDEPENDENCE are available on iTunes!
The multi-award winning artiste kicked off the USA tour on the 22nd o July and toured 21 states
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JOE PRAIZE
Joseph Omo Ebhodaghe, known as Joe Praize, is a Nigerian gospel singer, praise and worship leader, songwriter and music director. Born in Edo State Nigeria, into a family of nine, Joe Praize was born again in 1991. A graduate of Social Work and Administration from the University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, he has since become a praise and worship leader at the Believers Love World a.k.a. Christ Embassy.
According to him: “I love to lead God’s people in praise and worship, because to me, it is one of the biggest opportunities I have received from God. I do other genre of music though, but I love to praise and worship Jesus all the time. It’s a blessing to be in a position where God can trust you to lead his people in songs of praise and worship to him. So, in all, I can say I do songs that bless and reach the spirit, soul and bodies of my listeners,” he said, adding that, “I am a recording artiste, my first album was released in November 2009, I released a single, ‘Great and Mighty God’ in 2007 and the song is fulfilling its purpose.”
Some of his works include, “Mighty God (Over 4 million views on youtube) and Alpha Omega(almost 2 million views on youtube),” which has gone around the world. Joe Praize has ministered in several countries including South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria, and KZN), Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Cyprus, Nigeria, Ghana and others, and he has won several awards. Some of the awards include the Song of the Year Award 2010, at the prestigious Love World Award with the song, "Mighty God", which is track number five on his first album, My Praise. He was also nominated for Best African Gospel by SABC Crown Gospel Awards 2010, winner Best west Africa at the Africa Gospel Music Awards UK 2011, the prestigious Love World Awards 2011, for Worship Song of the Year. best artiste of the year at the crystal award Nigeria, best gospel song at the Coson awards Nigeria, lifetime achievement at the gospel music awards Italy, collaborated with Ayo Vincent in her video "You Are Great", which won the best video at the Crystal Awards for gospel artists in Nigeria, which held on the July 2014, special recognition award believers loveworld Australia in 2014.
Joe Praize has been nominated and won multiple awards at national and international levels, featured with two time Grammy award winners, The Soweto Gospel Choir in his chart buster and multi-award winning song, ‘Mighty God‘, features on several of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome's major programs around the globe, collaborated with Sinach at her many music concerts. He currently has three albums to his credit and many music videos.
Studio albums
Mighty God - Over 7.5 million views on YouTube
Alpha Omega - over 3 million views on YouTube
My Praise - This is an eleven-track album with three instrument tracks released in 2009
All the Praise - This is a 15-track album released in 2012
Most High - This is a 20-track album on iTunes and 16-track on hardcopy CD in June 2015
unchangeable music video - over 3 million views on YouTube
miracle papa over 1 million views on YouTube
Live album
joe Praize has been part of the various live recordings at the Christ embassy live DVD recording event across the years, Joe Praize also collaborated with Sinach at her live DVD recordings in 2011
Compilation albums
BLW song compilation album 2013, soweto gospel choir divine decade song compilation
Awards
Love World Awards
Agma Awards
Sabc Crown Gospel Awards
Crystal Award Nigeria
Coson Award
Gospel Music Award Italy
Nigeria Gospel Music Award
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