Odia (name)

	Odia (name) Odia is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Churchill Odia (born 1985), Nigerian basketball player * Henry Odia (born 1990), Nigerian footballer * Odia Coates Odia Coates (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an African-American singer, best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Early life The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vi ... (1941–1991), American singer {{given name, type=both Surnames of African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Churchill Odia Churchill Odia (born 21 November 1985 in Lagos) was a Nigerian college basketball player with the University of Oregon Ducks men's basketball team. In 2007, he played with the Nigeria national basketball team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007 AfroBasket 2007 was the 24th FIBA Africa Championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the basketball sport governing body, and the African zone thereof. The tournament was hosted by Angola, in the ci .... Sources Player Profileespn.com Biographygoducks.com 1985 births Living people Nigerian men's basketball players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Lagos {{Nigeria-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Henry Odia Henry Odia (born 5 September 1990) is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for FC Dacia Chișinău Fotbal Club Dacia Chișinău, commonly known as Dacia Chișinău or simply Dacia, was a Moldovan football club based in Chișinău, which last played in the village of Speia, Anenii Noi. They participated in the Divizia Națională, the top divi .... Club statistics ''Updated to games played as of 5 December 2012.'' ReferencesHLSZ 1990 births Living people Nigerian footballers Association football midfielders Budapest Honvéd FC players FC Dacia Chișinău players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Moldova Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Sportspeople from Benin City {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Odia Coates Odia Coates (November 13, 1941 – May 19, 1991) was an African-American singer, best known for her high-profile hits with Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Early life The daughter of an evangelical minister, Odia Coates was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a young child her family moved to Watts, California, where her father served as pastor in the Beautiful Gates Church Of God In Christ, where she sang in the church choir. She eventually became a member of the Northern California State Youth Choir, co-founded by Edwin Hawkins and later became a member of Sisters Love. Work with Paul Anka Coates is best remembered for her duet with Paul Anka, " (You're) Having My Baby", that went to No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on August 24-September 7, 1974. Having heard Coates singing on an Edwin Hawkins Singers gospel album, he decided to use her on the recording as it needed a female voice. Anka was pleased with the results (both artistically and commercially; the song r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]