People from different spheres of life come together to thank God for his blessings in the ways they know how best to.

However, for these people, the house of God wasn’t just a place of prayer but a place that kinda skyrocketed them to fame in the music industry where they are currently.

Here are a few Nigerian musicians who got their start in the pews of the choir before hitting the jackpot in the entertainment industry.

1. Chidinma

Before Chidinma Ekile won Project Fame West Africa, she was a chorister at the Foursquare Gospel Church
2. Waje

As a young and gifted singer, Waje sang in church and was so good that the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa of the Word of Faith Church, Benin decided to cater for her all through her secondary school days.

3. Darey Art Alade

Darey was born into a family of performers like his father and he joined the wagon. At 8, he joined the children’s choir and even led the school choir in school.
He was also a member of the choir of the Cathedral Church of Christ and took lessons at the Musical Society of Nigeria.

4. J Martins

J Martins caught the music bug from his mother who was a choir mistress. He was in the church choir and even produced for some gospel singers.

5. Iyanya

Iyanya’s grandfather was a clergyman and he used to sing in his church’s choir and was the choir master for the children’s choir at age 5.

6. Banky W

Wellington was born in the United States to Nigerian parents, but the family moved back to Lagos when he was five years old where he began singing in his church choir at the age of 8.

7. Omawumi

From childhood Omawumi had been known to be a playful, energetic, intelligent and extremely talented child as she was already a lead vocalist in the children’s choir of Foursquare Gospel Church in Warri at the age of 8.

8. Wande Coal

Wande Coal began singing in the teenage choir at his church. He became a dancer for the then Mo’Hits and then moved over to singing.

9. Seyi Shay

Seyi started singing in the choir at the age of six and was part of her secondary school choir.

10. Timaya

When Toolz interviewed Timaya on Ndani TV’s ‘The Juice’, he had this to say ‘I started from church, before starting up as a backup for Eedris Abdulkareem for three years before exploring my music career.’

11. Wizkid

Wizkid Ayo Balogun started singing at the early age of 11 in church under the name ‘Lil Prinz’

12. Jerimiah Gyang

Nabaka crooner, Jerimiah Gyang started from the church too he led the choir as music director.

http://www.michelleaigbe.com/2016/05/12-nigerian-musicians-who-started-from.html?m=1

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Change caught up wit dem and dey av to run off frm church music to sometin dat brings in money





Talking bou change
Great Quote By Waheed:

"Change cannot be given to you every time, you must bring Change"

(Waheed is a bus conductor at Oshodi)

Now read the sentence again



And am FTC..... Is thr any money attached to the title

St Janet?

Na timaya dey surprise me

Lil kesh was in the choir too na

Nothing is shocking here. Toto dicke self na choir, Lil wayne self na choir

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Today is My birthday abeg make una poor me water n zobo

The way these artiste lie is annoying. That's how even pasuma said he started from choir too....Buhari sef

Church choir producing musicians since 1906.

Btw, how come most of them ends up singing worldly songs?

for those of you joining choir in order to get close to babes, better change your mindset because that choir may be your ladder to success and glamour.
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BOTTOMLINE: Not by choir shall all be music stars but by dedication and excellence.
#JustPrayBabaGodPickUpYourCall

Without Terry G on this list, then its inconclusive

Really

who dey epp?

Ok, my wife will be next since she has been a choir member for 15years now.

Yet most of them nw sing skiborobo..... I wonder wat went wrong along d line.

It is well

I guess Daddy Showkey started from the shrine

I love Chidimma

Jesu ti joba but how many of them still remember their source

Lilimax:
Church choir producing musicians since 1906.
Btw, how come most of them ends up singing worldly songs?

Because singing talent does not equate ministerial calling. Because you can sing doesn't mean you are called to minister in songs

ok na.

Interesting

Wiz kid ké? I thought his father is a Muslim? How come? and Pls name All the churches they started from.

You'll soon hear that Lil Kesh started from Celestial church

80% of 9ja hip pop , highlife and juju musicians are choirs...

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Don jazzy cherubim and seraphim
Terry g cherubim and seraphim
Dbanj winners

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