EVAEZI (pronounced AY-VAY-ZEE) is
an AFRO SOUL FUSIONIST with 6 years of professional singing under her belt as
well as a long line of award nominations dating back from her inception into
the music industry till date. This full bodied, sensual Diva has just recently
undergone a total rebrand from her former stage name EVA (D’DIVA) to EVAEZI.
Born on the 13th of July to Engr.
and Mrs. C.E Ogoro, EVAEZI is the 4th of 5 children and hails from the Isoko
speaking part of Delta State, Nigeria.
She is a walking miracle; after
surviving a motor accident in 1997 that left her voice box shattered, her
trachea narrowed and her cervical bones (bones in the apex of the spine)
fractured she has still managed to continuously make a lasting statement with
her unique sound.
Her speedy recovery was nothing
short of a miracle as she ventured fully into music during her undergraduate
days at the University of Lagos. Her completion of the program which earned her
a B.A in English Language in 2006 saw her birth one of her strongest and
proudest tracks, which is still being celebrated today – ‘NO CRY’ .
She has been nominated for
numerous awards which includes; Best Contemporary Video Of The Year (Nigerian
Music Video Awards 2007), Best Contemporary Video Of The Year (Nigerian Music
Video Awards 2008), Best Contemporary Video Of The Year (Nigerian Music Video
Awards 2010), Best Female Vocal Performance (Hiphop World Awards 2010), Best
Soul / Neo Soul Act Of The Year (Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2010), Most
Promising Act To Watch (Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2010), Recording Of The
Year (The 2011 Headies), Best Female Vocal Performance (The 2011 Headies), Best
R&B (Female) (Ssma – South South Music Awards 2011), Best Vocal Performance
(Ssma – South South Music Awards 2011).
She is also the voice and brains
of a number of radio jingles we have heard over time on the radio.
She is a writer and has also done
some writing for a couple of Magazines. She is the author behind an adult
fiction novel for a fast growing entertainment site called JAGUDA.COM. The name
of the series is called “ODIRI” and is becoming quite popular online. She
dabbles into Event Management and consultancy and has recently added ACTING to
her list.
She loves children and as a part
of her ‘give back to the society’ personal project, she engages in public
speaking; counselling and motivating youths; especially young women amongst
other things. She is currently working with a couple NGOs who are on a campaign
against breast cancer.
EVAEZI is also becoming quite
popular with her rather distinctive version of The Nigerian National Anthem
which has earned her riotous ovations at THE PREMIERE OF ‘ACROSS THE NIGER’ by
Kinglsey Ogoro in Leicester Square, London 2007, THE NIGERIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
2009, THE GREEN BALL 2010, SISI OGE 2011, THE LATE CHRISTY ESSIEN IGBOKWE
TRIBUTE NIGHT 2011 and countless others as she captures both the old and new
glories of Nigeria.
She is currently working on an
“exclusive” EP titled “WHISPERS”, a prequel to her album titled THE CORE OF ME
for an international and intellectual audience. She speaking in a chart on her
First ever.
First song
I was really young, about five years old when I sang the
first time. It was a church hymn, Jesus Loves me, I Believe.
First Valentine’s
gift
I have never really had a Valentine’s Day gift. Whenever
they sent me a gift in secondary school, I would return it back without even
opening it or giving it a second glance because I didn’t believe in romance at
that level. During my university days and when I was doing my youth service, I
made myself inaccessible. I still haven’t gotten one. I dated a guy for about
three years after NYSC but he was struggling, so I never really encouraged him
to indulge in that kind of spending.
First fight
The first time I fought was with my younger brother,
Ugofure. I must have been nine years old
then and he was seven years old.
First crush
I honestly can’t remember his name. I think it should be
Michael. We were in primary five then at Fountain Nursery and Primary school,
Adelabu.
First dig event
My first major performance was MTN’s Who wants to be a
Millionaire, Celebrity Edition 2007. I performed with Stylplus who was the
hottest thing in the industry at the time. It was immediately followed by the
launch of HITV/ Premiere of Kingsley Ogoro’s movie Across the Niger at Planet
One in Lagos.
First award
I won Best RnB female for the South South Music Award (SSMA)
in 2011 and it really meant a lot to me because it broke the jinx of the constant
award nominations I had always been getting since I broke into the music
industry in 2006.
First gift to my
parents
The first real gift I gave my late dad was money. He was a
hard man to shop for, so I sent him money.
For my mum, I believe it was a pair of shoes and a hand bag.
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