Like her son, Leo'nel who debuted in
the Nigerian music scene few years ago, Zack Orji's wife, Ngozi is
on the verge of creating her own unique style in the country's
gospel music scene.
Ngozi, who is also an actress with over
20 movies to her credit, recently released two singles, “Chimnonso
and N'ime Jehova” , saying “I am incomplete without gospel
music.”
According to her, “ I have always
been singing but professionally, my singing career actually dates
back to about 20 years ago. I started as a chorister in the Full
Gospel Businessmen’s fellowship, Word Base Assembly, and also in
Power Line Bible Church where, at different times, I was either a
worship leader or praise minister. I have also been a guest artiste
in different churches on different occasions.”
Continuing, she said, “My career as a
gospel artiste has also taken me to different countries. For
example, I have travelled to the UK and Ghana among other countries,
to minister as a gospel artiste. I just believe it's time for me to
do a compilation of all the songs I have written and composed over
the years, and bless the world with them; praise the Lord with these
songs and express my gift on a larger scale by extending it to a
wider audience.
Ngozi who studied Secretarial Studies
at the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, and later read
English at the University of Lagos, said, her inspiration comes from
God, adding that “He is the giver of inspirations. The desire to
praise and worship God for who He is in my life and what He has done
for me also inspires me.”
Speaking further, Ngozi said her family
equally inspires her songs. “Sometimes, I use songs as my own way
of talking about my personal experiences in life, what I have gone
through and what other people have gone through in their own lives.
In addition, the need to use my songs to encourage other people to
have faith and trust in God equally inspires me,”she added.
Ngozi traced her romance with music to
the early 90’s, when she was a member of a music group called, The
Rock Foundation. She said, music runs in her family, as her son,
Lionel is also into music. “I feel blessed to have him; he is a
very gifted young man with about five singles to his credit and three
videos. I couldn’t have a better son.”
