Chidinma Ekile better known by her stage name Chidinma is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and the winner of the third edition of the popular TV reality show MTN Project Fame.
Background
Chidinma who hails from Imo State, was born on the 2nd of May, 1991 in Ketu, Lagos State. She attended both primary and secondary school in Ketu before her family moved to Ikorodu. Chidinma started showing vocal prowess as early as when she was just 6, and by the time she was 10 she joined the her church choir.
Rise to Prominence
Chidinma is one star whose fame was birthed by a reality TV show, and in this case it was the popular MTN Project Fame. She won the third edition of the reality show in 2011 and then went on to pursue a career in music. Wining the competition made it a lot easier for her to have a flourishing career in an industry as competitive as the music industry. She took home a cash prize of N2.5 million, a 2011Toyota RAV4, an album production deal and an endorsement deal with MTN.
She went on to release her debut album Chidinma in 2011 with singles like Jankoloki featuring Sound Sultan, Kedike, Run dia mouth and Carry you go. All of which became major hits after release. Kedike topped musical charts for weeks after its release. She sings with a mixture of pidgin, English and Yoruba.
Her single Emi Ni Baller peaked at No. 1 on MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart making her the first female Nigerian musician to achieve that feat. The remix of the song was done with Wizkid and released in February, 2013. She went on to drop even more titillating singles like Bless My Hustel (featuring Phyno), Kite, Jolly and Ob Baby. She did a remix of Oh Baby featuring Flavour.
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Awards
So far Chidinma has bagged more nominations than awards. She is however a very talented artist so there are definitely more awards coming her way.
Nominations
- Best Vocal Performance (Female) award at The Headies awards in 2012.
- Best Afro Pop award at the Nigeria Music Video Awards in 2012
- Best Indigenous Concept award at the Nigeria Music Video Awards in 2012
- Best New Act of the Year award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2012
- Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2012
- Best Collabo award at The Headies in 2013
- Video of the Year award at the Nigeria Music Video Awards in 2013
- Best Afro Hip Hop Video award at the at the Nigeria Music Video Awards in 2013
- Most Gifted African West award at the Channel O Music Video Awards in 2013
- Best Collabo award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2013
- Musician of the Year (Female) award at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2013
- Musician of the Year (Female) award at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Best Collabo of the Year award at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Female Artist of the Year award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Best Music Video of the Year award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Best Collaboration award at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2014
- Best Female West Africa award at the African Muzik Magazine Awards in 2014
- Best Female award at the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2014
Wins
- She won the Best Female West African Act award at the Kora Awards in 2012
- She won the Best Pop Extra Video award at the Nigeria Music Video Awards in 2013
Net Worth
Chidinma is net worth is estimated to be $2.7 million.
