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GOLDIE
Goldie Harvey ral name SUSAN OLUWABIMPE
growing up in a family where music was
virtually the only bright spot in a tripartite
existence that revolved round home, school
and church, it did not come as much surprise
that Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey now known
as Goldie chose to be a singer, songwriter
and performer.
If it was to give vent to a childhood social
denial, available indices indicate that Goldie is
making a resounding success of her career
choice.
If it was to prove to her hitherto unbending
dad that her sometimes rebellious streak as a
teen was just a quest for her true essence,
she has equally succeeded. And everybody
must indeed be very proud of this young lady
because less than five years into her musical
odyssey, the crown of Nigeria’s nonpareil pop
diva now nestles snugly on her golden mane.
Since her emergence onto the pop culture
radar a few years ago, Goldie has cut large
swaths though the fields of musical
accomplishments; exemplifying a special
conception of musical heroine who can say or
show anything while providing a view of the
bold, confrontational and liberated woman.
Colourful and cerebral, Goldie’s musical
strength and depth, sensuality and serenity
have appropriated her as the high water
mark that other female singers have to live
up to. Add to that mix the fact that the
multiple awards-winning singer has created a
smouldering, public persona that borders on
the eccentric and eclectic, otherwise creative
and precise, but engaging enough to keep
you talking about her. Despite the
mixed reactions to her musical style and
outré outlook, Goldie has fitted perfectly into
the role of Nigeria’s most consistent female
performer of the moment.
EARLY LIFE
Indeed, in the case of talent and passion, the
apple does not fall too far away from the tree.
Goldie was born In the early 80s to very
educated and successful parents – her mum,
late Mrs. Olabisi Betty from the illustrious
Olaiya family in Ijebu, Ogun State was a
former managing director in a bank, while
her dad, a native of Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State,
also retired as a director in a new generation
bank. He is now into full time clerical works in
Lagos. The first of four kids, Goldie’s
education began at the Green Springs
Montessori Primary School and then St.
John's College, Palm Grove, Lagos where
Christian Religious Knowledge, she said, was
her favourite subject because she didn’t have
to study too hard to pass it. In fact, by the
age of 10, she already knew so many bible
verses that belied her age.
She recalled, “My childhood was very
interesting but regimented. My Dad was a
leader in church and very active too while my
mum used to lead the choir. So, as their first
child, I took very active roles in all church
activities – drama, choir, bible classes and so
on. Church was the only social life we had. On
Mondays, we went for bible classes;
Wednesdays were for prayer meetings and
then one Friday in a month, we went for vigil.
I never had toys or friends because my father
thought they would lead me astray." Thus,
her mum was her closest friend. However,
the bond that held mother and daughter
together snapped irretrievably in 1994.
LOSING HER MUM
Goldie described her mum as a woman of
high intellectual and moral values.
“She was the first to have a scholarship in her
family. She was an avid reader and had a lot
of certificates and degrees.” Every night,
when every other person had gone to bed,
Goldie and her mum would stay up chit-
chatting and watching television. She was
the only friend Goldie had.
But she died too soon after a long-drawn
battle with cancer, leaving behind four kids.
“It was a traumatic experience for me
especially because it was like losing my only
friend and confidant. I cried bitterly and even
up till now, over a decade later, the pain of
her demise has not left me.”
Goldie is however consoled that she now has
another mum in her step-mother who she
describes as God-sent.
FORAY INTO MUSIC
A prodigious kid with a strong flair for the arts
and everything creative, Goldie recalled
drawing sketches of anything that caught
her fancy but whenever her dad saw her
drawing, he would tear it, asking rather
erroneously how many people have achieved
outstanding success in arts.
This however did not deter the blithely
ambitious young lady from wanting to give
vent to her dreams because like the cliché
goes, music expresses that which cannot be
put into words and cannot remain silent.
Goldie had found music through the prism of
divas like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Toni
Braxton. And even at that age, she was
already learning the style and nuances of
pop, even emulating Braxton’s style of
keeping her side burns oiled.
At that time too, it had become pretty
obvious that Goldie was an embryonic diva.
“I’d been flirting with music all my life. I don’t
remember exactly how old but I was
incredibly young when I knew that I’d
go into some form of entertainment.
Everybody who knew me back then knew
that I could sing because I was always
singing in school or church; I’ve always had
that artistic flair.” So, when she got to the UK
where she had been admitted to study
Business Management at the University of
Sunderland, she and a couple of friends
formed an informal group which
performed for friends and family. The group
even did a couple of demos which never
really made it out.
GOING PROFESSIONAL
Interestingly, Goldie’s return to Nigeria in the
mid-2000s did not quite signal an immediate
take-off for her career. Rather, she
concentrated on building her date-reminder
services business. In the course of this, she
needed to do a jingle and was introduced to
Mani of Cool FM who bowled her over with his
production aplomb. They talked about music
and what they’d
like to achieve. The young lady evinced
unadulterated passion and determination
which prompted Mani to introduce her to
industry players.
Then, she met renowned producer, OJB
Jezreel who would produce her first single,
Komole. This was followed by three other
singles Spin Me, Nothing
has Changed, and Shift, which all formed
part of her compilation CD. Since then, there
has been no stopping her. Through the
turbulence, drudgery and
seeming imperviousness of the music
industry, Goldie held her own, talent for
talent, and creativity for creativity. After a
tentative management
deal in 2009, Goldie was signed on to
Nigeria’s foremost music label, Kennis Music
in 2010.
A few months later, she released her debut
album, Gold, which given Nigerians’ apathy
towards pop music, has been a critical
success. The album exudes the audacity and
flamboyance of Goldie, and has spewed a
couple of provocative, smart, and infectious
videos; You Know It, JawoJawo and DTMB
(Don’t Touch My Body) The 3 songs are now
certified street
anthems with increasing followership. “For
me, the clothing, the props, and the creative
direction must be properly coordinated
because I want my fans to have very specific
imagery in their head when they're listening
to the music and watching the
accompanying video.” Continuing, she says,
“Entertainment as a whole has gone visual.
The best way to sell yourself
and your music is to make a video… I will say
for the record though, that I love shooting
music videos, that’s one of the highlights of
being in my profession; I like bringing my
fantasies to life. A good music video is just
one of the many ways to do this.” Little
wonder, the video for ‘You Know it’ won the
best female video at the 2010 SoundCity
Music Video
Awards and also picked the award for best
use of costume at the Nigerian Music Video
Awards; while DTMB picked up best Afro Pop
video at the 2011
Nmva’s.
TRIVIA
A movie buff and avid reader, when Goldie is
not in the comfort of her home, she is making
good music at the Kennis Music Studio.
Though a nocturnal person, you can hardly
find Goldie at Night clubs because she
believes in channelling such hours into
creative engagements.
ACCOLADES
Goldie is an ambassador of Project Alert, a
world renowned not for profit organisation
aimed at advocating Zero tolerance to all
forms of violence
against women and young girls. This rare
honour was bestowed upon her after the
president of the organisation saw all the
charity works she had been doing on her
own.
Goldie has so far in the past year nabbed a
total of ten (10 awards) including Exquisite
Lady of the year (ELOY) Best Female Artiste
award and City People Best Female Artiste of
the year...
She has also been inducted as a Federal
Celebrity Special Marshal alongside other
notable Nigerian
Celebrities.

I'll suggest everyone should wait till will resume on 25th and let's see what happens b4 or after dat day, till we pay our skul fees

Miss Lade: Pls,I dnt get u. What r u trying 2 say?

If we go to d bank to pay our skul fees, I think they will surely ask for our matric number.

Ovie56: I've seen my e.transact bt i pray they do d clearance

U can go and re-submit ur complete document and stop hoping on something u're doubting, since u now av ur e-transact

@Everyone... We were nt being told wat our matric no. Looks like and they expect us to pay our skul fees b4 25th. Abeg make someone yarn me tory

documents shud b ur

Testimonial,skul cert,statement of result,birth
certificate,certificate of local govt of origin, waec neco or gce result, passports,attestation leta 4rm either pastor lawyer or police,acceptance form,eksu admission leta, jamb admission leta (2copies), jamb original result(d one with passport),new waec scratch card or neco, all ur e-transact receipt may b required, ur post ume result, post ume form dat was stamped b4 entering d hall for d exam, everything abt u sha! Make sure u make photocopies o... Bt d original copies are required for some documents sha...
Come on guys let's hit d jack, EKSU is d bomb
Great eksuites

teekrackz: Pls ow can I get jamb original result nd wen am I suppose to trv to Ekiti?

Go get a #1000 result checking scratch card @ any jamb office and head to d cafe to do d print out...to print d jamb 2copies admission letter also require another scratch card... U can come to skul even january 2014 but all I will say is dat registration starts feb 4th

teekrackz: What's up wit dis room 033 tin? After acceptance fees have been paid wat ll happen next?

Pack every documents abt u and carry ur head go skul on d 4th

Ovie56: Jan 20 last year i bought jamb for on my birthday which is today ..thank God im admitted at the end

Really api 4u bro!

@all, has anyone heard anything abt clearance or room033...coz sm1 said he has done his, sm1 also said he went dere ystrday and dey told him to come back @ d end of january!...
Anyone?

harryshevy: Pls pals an info on PGd (postgraduate) is d admission list out..... Heard a rumour dat EKSU is on strike

Eksu has resume since last year december... Na only God and oga torres fit answer dat ur PGd question oo

Amb Fitsaint: Think i'll do dat. Thanks.
Yeah, I reside there.
What abt u?

Yep!

Amb Fitsaint: I also went to many banks in Ondo today to try d payment of my acceptance fee but to my surprise, none was able to perform d etransact payment.
I will give it a trial 2moro nd if it proves abortive, Prof Oladipo shud be ready to welcome me on monday.

Mr. Amb, go to enterprise bank @ alagbaka by d left before FCMB...dats where I did mine in september...moreover, do u reside in ondo ni?

torres2: That apartment issue have explained somethings on this thread a long time about it but things have things(eksu) have change since then, so I will posting very soon also I will try to wait for a factor before I give you info about the hostel stuff.

When am through with my test(s); I will come back for the above writeup

But chei na selfcon you want ni, or a room with general toilet because it goes down to choices if it selfcon start preparing 45k-70k for accommodation,mine ehn is 55k, some are even around 80k-120k(likely to have a gen, dstv, wireless & others), but if na one room ehn cost rate is around 25k-40k
Am not saying it is fixed o, because I won't like to be quoted by the end of the day that my price was wrong it ranges, and those are it ranges

So lemme have your choice

Okay bro! Na one room I want...wey dem get phcn light, water dey close, toilet gan o gbeyin(general toilet or commander toilet na dem sabi), abeg let d area dey skul...jooo baba mi! 2wks Transport fare fit feed person atimes o...So pls wen u also get d skul hostel stuff pls feed us! may u b a success in ur upcoming test o, torres!

@torres, when are d returning students resuming is it 7th january and I also heard test is starting on dat 7th...I got dat also from a student! Pls place candle or lantern or more touch light

Api new year, guys! 2012 is now history. May God bring us more and more blessings dis 2013...May we live to see more years ahead oo! Torres, help me find apartment o...biggest bro in naija!

pekelepekele: I quickly say amen at least these are better than Pastor ADEBOYE own .

ADEBOYE'S own as how? Can u pls share d link or list d prophecies, pls!

kaze4blues: Oh boy! Its better u face ur studies for nw...dts d main priority.

Gals ignore u wen u gv dem the most attention. Learn to gv her space

Alright!

Wasini: My friend, 4get about her. U're jst 19 and its only natural you'll feel that way, its part of the growing up process. I'm 21 and i've been in ur shoes on several occassions. You seem desperate and that seems 2 hv repelled her. Jst learn how 2 cultivate healthy friendships with members of the opposite sex and you wont hv 2 beg 4 love.

Yeah bro, tnx!

Omolola1: What advice do you want again?
Do you want us to tell you to charm the girl or force yourself on her?
The girl doesn't want you, let her be!
It's that simple

Yes ma

More comments needed pls!

Ymodulus: there is no MAY Be.

she does not like him.

@poster
why dont u face your book and stop thinking about this girl?

the most annoying part is you are 19 and U already PROPOSING.
or is that an error on ur part?

kids like u shud be called Mis*creants.

o gosh u annoying. in LAS VEGAS u dont do this else i wud ave gone u for life.

my blood dey hoot.

U're funny!

Hnmmmm!

dopeJemi: if ur music doesn't glorify God buh taLks abt money,gurLz and clubs den its worldly, dou der r some songs u can't put under d worLdLy cLass, songs like jailer, fire on d mountain by asa, rain drops by 2face


Y not be a gospeL rap artiste since u r religious, der r so many gospeL rap artistes in america n deir songs r great, deir beats r good n banging


U can create ur own styLe, inform of a hip-hop gospeL rap song, look 4 good beats n write interesting lyrics dats inspiring n sensibLe, d reason y peopLe esp Nigerians don't listen 2 christian music z because some r realLy dulL and boring, buh u can change d styLe of christian music n make it sound interesting

My music glorified God, talks sense and facts!

Lovetinz: You erred when you vocalised your affection. You should have waited till She wants You.

You havent lost her.
You need to black her out for a while. Dont call her. She WILL miss you.
When next She calls you, dont talk about love, dont.

The rest is up to you.
And next time, make sure the girl is IN a relationship with you before you ask her.

Hnmmm! But d funniest tin is dat I avn't hear her say my name to my hearing for a lng tym now not to talk of her calling me! I do d most talkings(calls,texts)...its kinda erratic!

iamtheprincipal: @19, I'd advice you preoccupy yourself with your studies at least for now. Overtime, her memories would fade away.

Yeah! U can say I should face my studies, but education is sometin I'm addicted to! Like I said in my post "age does not define ur intellect and understanding" .tnx baba mi

Dopefiend: *yawns*

Btw, did it occur to you that she might not want a cry-baby as a boyfriend?

Bro, I also think abt it dat way!

Pls, dere is this girl I love so much, I'll call it nothing but true luv, we knew each other on the street, but we've both left d street for another area different, where she stays now is nt really far 4rm my place, we don't talk then, bt I av feelings for her,but I couldn't tell her how I feel abt her bcus we were all on our heels for an exam I didn't want to distract we both .
She has passion 4 education no doubts abt dat, we were going to seat for an exam den which we both didn't knw we were gonna b @ d same centre but nt in d same hall.
We saw eachother @ d centre, no greetings coz we don't talk, after d exam d supervisor rejected my answer sheet, it was a paper I cherished a lot so I was crying heavily.
She stopped by me, and her friends asked if she knows me and she said we are friends :O she looked @ my work and credited me for it, she held my hand and told me nt to cry!
2 cut d story short we left for our homes, she got admission bt my rejected paper speaks for me. she's now a year ahead academically in anoda state nt a state so far away.
I got her number which she was aware of, we do talk, chat on FB,2go.
It got to a tym I couldn't keep hurting myself abt wat I feel for her. I proposed to her but she said no, and kept on saying no till today! its about 10months now. But I bliv acquaintanceship can even lead to marriage! She deleted me on her 2go friend list.
One of her last messages shows she thinks dat I need a GF so badly, for 10months? But I think I would av gotten 1 if I needed a GF so badly, so many girls in my street, even if its to consult my friends to get me one! But I'm really nt dat type of d 'girls thing' guy! She looks taller and 2weeks older than me. But to me, age doesn't define ur intellect and maturity (I'm 19). But av just got admission too (nt d same skul) which she now know after she asked me. I really love her, its hard 4 me to get over her! But now everytime I call her, she doesn't want me to talk and answers my greetings and drop d calls!
I'm thinking may b its bcus we haven't get to meet each other since we left d exam centre! I'm planning on telling her about meeting her soon!
Pls advice me on what to do! Both on what to do on meeting her and d "no" language she speaks! I'll also like if Girls here advice me on this!

U're free to criticise, but exclude my family! Its Urgent...

I luv music, no doubts about dat! I love rap musics, I rap! I done so many demos... I av so many lyrics, I'm looking forward to banging d studio soon! I'm kinda religious, so av many people talk about worldly musics, pls advice me my bro and sisters!