Chidinma Ekile: Biography And Net Worth

Chidinma Ekile popularly known as (Chidinma) is a Nigerian singer, song writer and a stage performer. She was born in Ketu, Lagos State but hails from Imo State of Nigeria. She is the sixth of the seven children. She is beautiful and has an adorable voice.
Education
She had her primary and secondary education in ketu. After her primary and secondary education she relocated to Ikorodu with her family. She got admitted into the University of Lagos to study Mass Communication, but due the demand of the course of study at the University, and the reasonable progress she was making in the call to stardom at the Project Fame Ultima studios and competition, Chidinma abandoned the course for Sociology where she finally graduated in the same University of Lagos.
Her Music Career
Chidinma started her music career at a very tender age of 6 and at 10, she joined her Choir.
She rose to fame after winning the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa. She was rewarded with N2.5 million, a Toyota Rav 4 and an album production.
Chidinma’s first singles “Jankoliko” was a hit that received a positive review featuring Sound Sultan. This was followed by Carry You Go, produced by Oscar Heman Ackah. The video for Jankoliko was directed by Clarence Peters and released on 4th June 2011.
Others are Kedike, Run Dia Mouth, Chidinma, her self-titled debut studio album. This particular album earned Chidinma Best Female West African Act at the 2012 Kora Awards and performed at the ceremony.
“Emi Ni Baller” was released in 2012 featuring her fellow label mates Tha Suspect and Illbliss. It was produced by Beatz and was rated top 10 songs that made 2013. The song also made her very popular in her music career, thereby making Chidinma the first ever female artiste to emerge the number 1 on MTV Base, Official Naija top 10 chart.
Other hits are Bless My Hustle, Oh Baby. The songs and video produced by these hits were released in 2014 by Young D and directed by Clarence Peters and Stars Ngozi Nwosu and OC Ukeje respectively.
Today, one can right say that Chidinma net worth earned her place among the few females in the list of top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria and indeed Africa.
Awards and Nominations
Chidinma is a proud recipient of the prestigious awards including:
• 2012 KORA awards as the Best Female West African Act. The awards remain her biggest achievement according to her.
• She also won “The Best Female West African Act” category at the KORA awards held in Ivory Coast in 2012.
• “Best Extra Pop Video” Category in 2014.
• She also won the Nigeria Music Video Award.
Chidinma also has several nominations to her credit including:
• City People Entertainment Awards
• Nigerian Entertainment Awards
• The Headies Awards
• MTV Africa Music Awards
• Channel O Music Awards
• Nigerian Music Video Awards
• Africa Muzik Magazine Awards
Endorsements
In 2013, Chidinma signed a multi million Naira endorsement deal with Nigerian Telecommunications giant MTN which she later renewed in 2015.
This young talented female singer revealed that Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, Mariah, Fela Kuti, Omawumi, Lagbaja and Darey are her musical influences.
Chidinma has performed at various concerts and shows within and outside Nigeria including MTN Power of 10 Concerts, a ten-city tour that celebrated MTN Nigeria ten year anniversary.
She also performed at the famous Guinness World of More concerts alongside veterans P-Square, Davido, Wizkid, D’banj, Olamide, Phyno, Tiwa Savage and several others.
Her Net Worth
Chidinma is one of the richest, most gifted, most influential and most creative and most famous female artistes in Nigeria with a net worth of about $2 million dollars.