Miraboi

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Miraboi
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Born
Miracle Kelechi Chike

(1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 26)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Education Lasu Secondary School, MillBank Secondary, Rolex Comprehensive College
Alma mater University of Port Harcourt
Occupation(s) Public relation, Singer, songwriter
Musical career
Genres Afrobeats
Instrument(s)Vocals
LabelsMiraboi Records

Miracle Kelechi Chike (born March 24, 1998) popularly known as Miraboi is a Nigerian businessman and talent manager. [1] His parents are from Abia State, Bende local government area in Nigeria but he was born and brought up in Lagos State, Ojo local government, Nigeria where he also started his early life career. [2]

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Early life

Miracle Kelechi Chike was born and raised in a family of 7, 3 boys and 2 girls with his parents of which his the first son. [3] In 2015, He started his career of being a graphic designer in the Nigerian Entertainment industry, helping notable musicians and brands in creating artworks. [4] Growing up in a busy area of Lagos [5] Miraboi had interest in doing music at the year (2015) but [6] Along the line, he had to go into business management to help his finances which made him gain recognition in the entertainment industry worldwide, since he now had connections as an entrepreneur. [7] In 2016, Miraboi had his first street interview with Wazobia Max TV in Port Harcourt, one of the biggest radio & Tv station in Nigeria while he was still at the University of Port Harcourt year one. [8]

Career

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Miraboi in 2021 at TV3 Ghana

In 2016 he was granted his first opportunity to work with the Nigerian musician Sean Tizzle under the management of 715 media leakers as a public relations officer. [9] There he moved globally and was known for some successful projects in the Nigeria entertainment industry and United States Of America. [10] In 2019, Miraboi officially became a singer & a song writer. He then released his first song on 3 December 2019 titled “My Baby”. [11] Miraboi gained more popularity from his Twitter handle after being mentioned by so many notable celebrities on Twitter such as his friends Hg2 Films, Samuel Mbah and also in a tweet where he supported Davido’s Endorsement deal in buying his mother an infinix Hot 9, he later featured Peruzzi on a song titled “Abena” which got massive airplays across Nigeria with a musical video. [12]

Political awareness

On the 6 October 2022, he made an awareness in donating for Peter Obi Nigeria presidential campaign 2023 on twitter. [13]

Educational background

Miracle Kelechi Chike attended LASU nursery & primary school. Pushing forward on his educational background, he moved to MillBank Secondary School and graduated with a Weac result from Rolex Comprehensive College. Miracle Kelechi Chike studied Marketing at the University of Port Harcourt although he later dropped out and traveled outside Nigeria to further his education in music production. [14]

Discography

Selected singles

YearSong TitleAlbum Details
2019My Baby [15]
2020Mad Over You [16]
2020Reverse (Featuring) D-Tac
2021Abena (Featuring) Peruzzi [17]
2021Tempre
2021Loml
2022Waiting For You
2023New Boyfriend

Selected E.P

YearSong TitleAlbum Details
2022PerfectionThis Love
2022Ozumba MbadiweThis Love
2022EnergyThis Love
2022Ozumba Mbadiwe ( Remix )This Love

Selected award and nominations

YearAward ceremonyAward descriptionResultRef
2017Tush AwardsBest Student Band of the YearNominated [18]
2018Nigeria Hype AwardsBest Favourite Blog of the YearNominated [19]
2021All Varieties AwardYoung Entrepreneur Of The YearWon [20]

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  1. ↑ "I have no reason to hate anyone – Miraboi". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "I focus more on entertainment than my school – Yung Miraboi Mark". The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Why I choose not to be nominated for any award this year". Vanguard Newspaper. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "I can't leave entertainment for anything – Yung Miraboi Mark". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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