Ifi Ude

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Ifi Ude
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Ifi Ude in 2014
Background information
Birth nameDiana Ifeoma Ude
Born (1986-02-15) 15 February 1986 (age 37)
Enugu, Nigeria
Origin Opole, Poland
Genres
  • Pop
Occupation(s)
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • novelist
Years active2005–present

Diana Ifeoma Ude (born 1986 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Polish singer. She is the daughter of a Polish mother and a Nigerian father of the Igbo tribe. She came to Poland at the age of three, where she lived with her maternal grandmother in Opole. [1] She studied culture at Warsaw University. [1]

She was one of the ten participants in the Polish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, performing the song "Love is Stronger". With 16 points, she came in the 4th place. [2]

Discography

Albums
Singles

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References

  1. 1 2 INTERIA.PL. "Andrzej Krzywy i Ifi Ude w duecie. "Od Opola do Opola" w TVP1". mzyka.interia.pl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. "Eurowizja 2018 krajowe eliminacje: kiedy? Gdzie oglądać?". se.pl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.