Victoria Orenze

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Victoria Orenze (born 23 March 1984) is a Nigerian gospel artiste. [1]

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Career

Victoria came to the limelight after featuring in 'Alagbada Ina' by Nathaniel Bassey in 2017. The duo have gone on to release several songs together like Ebenezer [2] and Let Your Fire Fall. [3]

Discography

Albums

2016- Return Rev. 2:4

2022- Truth in Sounds [8]

2023 - Gratitude- (Reflections) [9]

Awards

Year/AwardWorkCategoryResultRef
The Headies 2023 I Get BackingBest Inspirational SingleNominated [10] [11]
Galaxy Music Awards 2023Gospel Artiste of the YearNominated [12]

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References

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