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Artist of the week

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Name:
Omawumi Boma Megbele

Home Town:
Warri Town, Delta State(paternal), Finima Town, Bonny Island, Rivers State.(maternal)
  
Genre:
Afro-Pop
                       
Current Location: 
Lagos, Nigeria 

Influences:
India Irie, Brenda Fassie, Mariam Makeba, Onyeka Onyenu
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Biography:
Born to Chief Dr Frank and Mrs Aya Megbele on the 13th of April 1982, Omawumi had her primary and secondary education (Nana Primary School Warri) (College of Education Demonstyartion Secondary School,Warri) Delta State and headed on to Ambrose Alli University (former Edo State University) Ekpoma, Edo State where she got a Degree in Law. After she graduated in 2005, she moved to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State where she worked with her family law firm called O.S Megbele & Associates while studying French in Alliiance Francaise On the 26th Day of January 2007, Omawumi auditioned for the West African version of an internationally acclaimed TV show tagged ‘IDOLS WEST AFRICA’. Omawumi with her strong voice and out-going personality dazzled the millions of viewers across the continent with each ‘spectacular’ and was voted the 1ST RUNNER UP of IDOLS WEST AFRICA when the competition ended in May 2007. Since then she has numerous performances on the stage with top local acts like D'Banj, Tuface, P-Square, M.I, Banky W, Sasha and 9ice and International acts like Chaka Demus and Pliers, Carl Thomas, Angie Stone and Donnel Jones to her belt. She was amongst the cast for the 2009 edition of the V-Monolugues (a highly reputed play that reflects the negative issues affecting women in Nigeria),
Her repertoire includes
•      Composition and vocals for MTN,ZAIN theme song
•       Theme songs for Malta Guinness top of the world Campaign
•      SMVA Nominations Best Special Effects and Editing
•      Won Hip Hop World Awards as Next Rated and also Best Vocal Performance(Female)
•      The woman in Entertainment and Arts and Solo Awards by Vivacity pr in London. Amongst many others. Omawumi is a diversity of talents and she is also bilingual (French and English). Her hobbies are reading, writing and of course singinG.


Activities:
Indoor Games, Scrabble, Crossword Puzzles. Favorite Quote: ‘No be stone, na beans, One day e must done!’ 

Favorite Food:
Anything Spicy and Native

Favorite music:
Anything goes except country.

Favorite color:
Earth tones

Fears:
Apart from God almighty?Honestly…None.

First Thoughts Waking Up:
Thank God!

Myself in Three Words:
Energetic, Assertive (sometimes), Confident,

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