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Chidinma

Chidinma is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Omawumi, Lagbaja, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and Alicia Keys. Those roots explain a lot about how Chidinma arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Waje, 9ice, CDQ, LaDé and MAVINS, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Chidinma, reaching back through Omawumi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Chidinma Ekile, known mononymously as Chidinma, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress. A native of Imo State, Chidinma was born in Ketu, Kosofe, Lagos State. In 2010, she gained prominence after winning the third season of Project Fame West Africa. Chidinma became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart after releasing the music video for her single "Emi Ni Baller". In 2011, she released the Sound Sultan-assisted single "Jankoliko". Her eponymous debut album, Chidinma, which was released via the music platform Spinlet, yielded the singles "Jankoliko", "Carry You Go", "Kedike" and "Run Dia Mouth". Chidinma won Best Female West African Act at the 2012 Kora Awards and performed "Kedike" at the ceremony.

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ChidinmaOmawumiLagbajaMichael JacksonBob MarleyAlicia KeysWhitney HoustonMariah CareyFela KutiWaje9iceCDQLaDéMAVINS

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Chidinma grew out of Omawumi, Lagbaja, Michael Jackson and Bob Marley, shares an orbit with Waje, 9ice, CDQ and LaDé. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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