Ada Ogochukwu Ehi (born 18 September 1987), also simply known by her stage name Ada, is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

gospel singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist. She started her musical career at the age of 10 as a backup singer for child star

Tosin Jegede Tosin Jegede is a Nigerian singer. She was a child singing sensation in the 1980s. After releasing her first album in 1985: ''Children Arise'' at age five, she released two more albums: ''Leaders of Africa'' and ''Children of Africa'' in 1989 and ...

. Since she professionally started her music career under

Loveworld Records Loveworld Records is an independent record label established by Chris Oyakhilome with the sole aim of discovering and developing gospel artists. Founded in 2009, the record label has gone on to groom and produce notable gospel musicians including ...

in 2009, she has increasingly gained local and international popularity through her songs and music videos.

Biography

Early and personal life

Born to Victor and Mabel Ndukauba, Ehi and her three brothers grew up listening to gospel music. She is a native of

Imo State Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its n ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. At 10, she was selected to be a member of the Girls band of Nigerian child star

. She is a graduate of the

Lagos State University Lagos State University, also known as LASU, is located in Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe both towns in Lagos State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State, for the advancement of learning ...

, (B.Sc Chemical and Polymer Engineering). During her university days, she actively participated in the Believers Loveworld Campus Fellowship. Shortly, she joined the

Christ Embassy Christ Embassy (also known as LoveWorld Incorporated or Believers' Loveworld) is a megachurch and Christian denomination founded by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome in 1987. The Church, with the headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria, has since become a global ...

Choir and since then, she has been active in the church choir. Ehi joined Loveworld Records in 2009. She met her husband, Moses Ehi, at Christ Embassy church during one of her rehearsal sessions while still in the university. They married in 2008 and the couple have two children.

Musical career

Since joining the Christ Embassy Choir, Ehi has been actively involved in the Music Ministry of Christ Embassy, and has performed at Christ Embassy events in several programs around the world including in Europe, America and several African countries. Her debut album ''Undenied'' was released in November 2009. ''Lifted and So Fly'', a two-disc album, was released in November 2013. She released her third studio album, ''Future Now'', on October 16, 2017. It claimed the number-one spot on iTunes Nigeria on the same day.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Undenied'' (2009) *''Lifted'' (2013) *''So Fly'' (2013) *''Future Now'' (2017) *''Ada's EP Vol 1'' (2019) *''Born Of God'' (2020) *''Everything'' (2021)

Selected singles

Awards and recognition

In 2017, Ehi was named on ''

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''s list of "100 Influential Christian Personalities in Nigeria". She won the 2017

Groove Awards The Groove Awards is a Kenyan annual Gospel award. The winners are chosen by the public. The award's coverage has spread to include other East African countries, including Rwanda. It is sponsored by Safaricom and MoSound Events. History The f ...

for West African Artist of the Year; being nominated alongside Frank Edwards,

Sinach Osinachi Kalu Okoro Egbu, known professionally as Sinach, (born 30 March 1972) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and senior worship leader at Loveworld until 2021. She is the first singer-songwriter to top the Billboard Christian Songwriter char ...

, Joe Praize and the Preachers. In 2019 "Only You" was listed as one of the 20 most viewed songs of the decade from Nigeria. On 26 August 2021, she received her first YouTube Plaques for reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube.

References

External links

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Ada Ehi songs
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