Enkay Ogboruche
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Also known as | Enkay |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Tehila Records |
Website | enkaymusic |
Enkay Ogboruche, stage name Enkay, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter. She started singing at the age of 10, as a member of the Assemblies of God choir. She has two albums and many hit singles.
Biography[]
Personal life[]
Enkay Ogboruche was born into a family of seven. Her birth name is Nkiruka Gift Onuabuobi and was born in Kaduna State in northern Nigeria. She has four siblings: two brothers and two sisters, and she is the first born child. She began singing at the age of 10. Her first recording experience was with a bottle and a spoon in a recording with her father. In her teenage years, she became a born-again Christian. Enkay is married to Dr. Timothy Ogboruche and they have three boys.[1]
Enkay is a vocalist with a high pitched soprano that transcends 3 octaves. She is a member of the Tehila Crew, a gospel singing group.[2] She took off in 2015 as a solo artist with a debut album Kingdom anthem. The Kingdom anthem was a 10-track album that was distributed by Honesty Music, with popular track like "Yes, You Are The Lord".[3][4]
Her second album, The Bridge, was released in 2018[5] at the Enkay Live in Concert[6] which held at The Eko Convention Center with the like of Kierra Sheard,[7] Chioma Jesus, Frank Edwards, Sammy Okposo,[2] and a host of many other gospel music artists. The Bridge contains her hit track "Salute".[8] She has collaborated with other gospel music artists in Nigeria and internationally.[9]
Discography[]
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Albums[]
- Jehovah – Tehila Crew (2012)
- Kingdom Anthem (2015)
- The Bridge (2018)
Videography[]
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- Jehovah – Tehila Crew (2012)[10]
- Yes You are the Lord (2016)[11]
- You are Amazing (2016)
- Merciful God ft Mabongi Mabaso (2017)[12]
- Salute ft Kierra Sheard (2018)[8]
- Morning Dew (2019)[13]
- Never Change (2019)
- Nkemakolam (2019)[14][15]
References[]
- ^ "About Enkay".
- ^ a b "I'd soon quit my lucrative job for music – Enkay".
- ^ "Why I Featured Foreigners in My New Album – Enkay". Vanguard. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Enkay releases debut Album titled 'Kingdom Anthem'".
- ^ "[Video] Enkay Ogboruche Ft. Kierra Sheard – Salute". Gospel Hotspot. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Enkay To Go Live in Concert". Independent Newspapers Limited. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Enkay Ogboruche Ft. Kierra Sheard – Salute".
- ^ a b "[Music] Enkay Ogboruche – Salute Ft. Kierra Sheard". Gospel Hotspot. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "I'd soon quit my lucrative job for music – Enkay".
- ^ a b "Tehila Crew – JEHOVAH".
- ^ "Music : Yes! You are the Lord – Enkay".
- ^ "Audio & Video: Enkay – Merciful God ft Mabongi [@Officialenkay]".
- ^ "Enkay Ogboruche Releases New Single Morning Dew".
- ^ "Video: Enkay Ogboruche premieres "Nkemakolam"".
- ^ "VIDEO: Enkay Ogboruche – Nkemakolam".
External links[]
- 21st-century Nigerian women singers
- Living people
- Nigerian gospel singers