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Evi-Edna Ogholi: biography, age, family, net worth

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All you need to know about Evi-Edna Ogholi popularly know a Ogholi Let’s take a look at her Biography, Nationality, Career, Age, Net worth, Family.

ABOUT
Evi Edna Ogholi was born in Isoko, Delta State “Midwest Region” on 6th of July 1965. She is a Nigerian female reggae musician. Ogholi was born to the household of Reverend R. O. Ogholirly.

EDUCATION
After Evi Edna Ogholi secondary school education, she migrated to Lagos Nigeria. In other to seek a breakthrough in her musical career.

CAREER
Ogholi released her debut album My Kind of Music in 1987. Emma Ogosi was her manager and producer. Her popular hits are “Happy Birthday” “Oghene Me” and “Look Before You Cross”. After a long vacation from the music scene Ogholi unveiled her plans to resume to entertain her fans, during her interview with BBC Pidgin and Splash 105.5 FM Ibadan.

Ogholi earned the recognition “Queen of Nigeria reggae” firstly from a Nigerian reggae music legend blessed memory of Majek Fashek to later be known globally with her act. She told BBC Pidgin during her interview that her reggae wristband was a gift from Majek Fashek to her, after they finished recording with their band in a studio section in Lagos. She was later known for other names like, the Africa’s Queen Of Reggae, a nick she earned from fans in west Africa, after she released three albums that went Platinum album.

Ogholi vacated from the music scene in Nigeria in 1990, she left for France to start volunteering for Unicef, a non-profit activity which took her almost nineteen years of her precious time, which was unbearable to her fans worldwide as they could not hear new album releases from Ogholi, rumor speculated on instagram Facebook and other popular blogs that the music legend had passed on. In 2020, the CEO of Enorecords LLC unveiled the continuous existence of Ogholi, the rumor fuelled Nigerian national news agents to contact her for a press release.

In 2020, Obaland Magazine published the breaking news of Ogholi’s signing a five-year record deal with Enorecords, Ogholi finally confirmed the million dollar record deal with Enorecords, owned by a Nigeria reggae star Winning Jah, during her interview with BBC Pidgin and Splash 105.5 FM Ibadan. Shortly with the indie record label in August 2020, she released an EP under the imprint, titled Peace and Love, the EP contained a remix of her most popular song “Happy Birthday” the EP was produced mix and mastered by a Nigerian multiple award winner, Ayemere Joshua, commonly known by his stage name “Jossy Joe” an in house music producer to Enorecords LLC.

FAMILY
She married her producer and manager Emma Ogosi, the marriage was blessed with two children: Dumebi Odezi Ogosi and Adora Onome Ogosi. The couple later separated and Ogholi is living in Paris.

Evi-Edna Ogholi

Evi-Edna Ogholi

PERSONAL LIFE
In 2020, she was honored and endorsed as the brand Ambassador of Hope and Peace to Aid People Change Nigeria Charity and Orphanage Organisation in Nigeria and Ireland to host Nigeria and Ireland largest humanitarian 12th edition award event.

DISCOGRAPHY

— In 1989 My Kind Of Music (LP, Album) Polydor POLP

— On The Move Polydor

— Happy Birthday (LP, Album) Polydor POLP

— No Place Like Home Polydor

— Loose (LP, Album) Margenta (2) MGTLP

— Step By Step (LP, Album) Polydor POLP

— Peace and Love (LP,Album) Enorecords LLC 2020.

Evi-Edna Ogholi

Evi-Edna Ogholi

ACHIEVEMENT
Ogholi was an ambassador for Pepsi in 1990, and featured in a commercial for the brand with Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Charly Boy, and Femi Kuti.

NET WORTH
Evi Edna Ogholi is not a poor Artiste & she has been listed on most popular Musician. Her net worth has been growing significantly through her career.

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