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Background information | |||||||
Birth name | Ada Ogochukwu Ndukauba | ||||||
Also known as | Ada Ehi | ||||||
Born | 18 September 1983 (age 40) | ||||||
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, recording artist | ||||||
Instrument(s) | Vocals | ||||||
Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
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Website | adaehi | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
Channels | Ada Ehi | ||||||
Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
Genre | Music video | ||||||
Subscribers | 1.38 million | ||||||
Total views | 335.93 million | ||||||
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Last updated: 10 Jul 2022 |
Ada Ogochukwu Ehi, also simply known by her stage name Ada, is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist. [2] She started her musical career at the age of 10 as a backup singer for child star Tosin Jegede. Since she professionally started her music career under Loveworld Records in 2009, she has increasingly gained local and international popularity through her songs and music videos. [3] [4]
She is a graduate of the Lagos State University, (B.Sc Chemical and Polymer Engineering). During her university days, she actively participated in the Believers Loveworld Campus Fellowship. [5] Shortly, she joined the Christ Embassy Choir and since then, she has been active in the church choir.
Ehi joined Loveworld Records in 2009. [6]
She met her husband, Moses Ehi at Christ Embassy church while in the university. They married in 2008 and have two children. [7] [6]
Since joining the Christ Embassy Choir, Ehi has been actively involved in the Music Ministry of Christ Embassy, and has performed at Christ Embassy events in several programs around the world including in Europe, America and several African countries. [8]
Her debut album Undenied was released in November 2009. Lifted and So Fly, a two-disc album, was released in November 2013. [9] [10] [11] [12] She released her third studio album, Future Now, on October 16, 2017. It claimed the number-one spot on iTunes Nigeria on the same day. [13]
sn | Single | Year released |
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1 | Bobo Me | 2012 [16] |
2 | Our God Reigns | 2015 |
3 | Only You Jesus | 2016 [17] |
4 | I Testify | 2016 |
5 | Cheta | 2016 |
6 | Jesus (You are Able) | 2016 |
7 | I Overcame | 2017 |
8 | Like This | April 2019 |
9 | Settled | February 2020 [18] |
10 | Fix My Eyes on You ft. Sinach | March 2020 [19] |
11 | Now | Dec 2020 [20] |
12 | Open Doors | September 2021 [21] |
13 | Another Miracle ft. Dena Mwana | July 2023 [22] |
In 2017, Ehi was named on YNaija 's list of "100 Influential Christian Personalities in Nigeria". [23] She won the 2017 Groove Awards for West African Artist of the Year; being nominated alongside Frank Edwards, Sinach, Joe Praize and the Preachers. [24] In 2019 "Only You" was listed as one of the 20 most viewed songs of the decade from Nigeria. [25] On 26 August 2021, she received her first YouTube Plaques for reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube. [1]
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