Chike Ezekpeazu Osebuka (born January 28, 1993), popularly known by his

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Chike is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for participating in the Nigerian reality competition ''

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'' and finishing in second place on Season 1 of''

The Voice Nigeria ''The Voice Nigeria'' is the Nigerian franchise of the TV series ''The Voice''. It is a singing competition that features music enthusiasts and professional performers. Since its first edition in 2016 in Nigeria, the show has become the biggest ...

''. Chike made his acting debut as mayoma badmus on the Africa Magic Showcase telenovela '' Battleground.''

Early life and education

Chike is a native of Onitsha, Anambra State in

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and is one of four children. Chike decision to pursue a career in music was influenced by his family. He is a graduate of

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with a degree in

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Career

''Project Fame''

Chike was featured as a contestant on

however, was then eliminated after reaching the Top 10.

''The Voice Nigeria''

Chike auditioned for ''

'' with a cover of

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's "Roses" and he opted to join Team

Patoranking Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie (born 27 May, 1990), better known by his stage name Patoranking, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town, Patoranking hails from Onicha, Ebonyi State. He starte ...

. In the battle round, he performed

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's " Let Me Love You" with another Team Patoranking contestant and was chosen to move to the next round. In the first week of live shows, he performed "Not the Girl" by co-coach

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and earned a 'save' from his coach. In the second week of live shows, he performed

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's "

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" and was saved by public votes. He also performed a rendition of "

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" by

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and earned his coach's final save of the season. For the semi-finals, he performed "Pullover" by

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and

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. In the finale, Chike performed covers of

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's "

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" and

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's "Mama". He finished as the runner-up of The Voice Nigeria' season, with

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from Team Waje coming in first place.

''After The Voice Nigeria''

2016

After The Voice Nigeria, Chike was signed to

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along with the other top four contestants on the show. He released his debut singl
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in December 2016 under Universal Republic, with its music video being released in early 2017. Chike was also made an ambassador for

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Nigeria along with the other seven finalists of The Voice Nigeria.

2017-2019

In April 2017, Chike had been cast by

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to play the role of Mayowa Badmus in a television drama named ''Battleground''. Chike departed from Universal Republic in November 2017 to become an independent artist. He released his next single, titled "Beautiful People," in February 2018. 2020 Chike released his 14-track album titled '' Boo of the Booless.' during his special guest performance on the 2020 Big Brother Lockdown TV show. 2022 In August chike sold his car for his recently released album and tell fans not to pay attention while the see him trecking.

Discography

Album

*'' Boo of the Booless'' *'' The Brother's Keeper''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Chike page on DSTV The Voice Nigeria page
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