Mercy Isoyip is a popular Nigerian actress, singer and a model based in Atlanta, United States of America. She is famous for her role in a movie “Paige”.
Mercy was born July 11, 1990. She grew up in Calabar, her state of origin, where she had her primary and secondary education respectively.
Isoyip’s Educational Background
Mercy had her primary education at Command Children School and Zenith High School, both in Calabar where she obtained her first and secondary school certificates respectively.
She later went to the University of Calabar to have a degree in Accounting. Mercy also graduated from New York Film Academy.
Mercy Isoyip’s Career
Mercy Isoyip started her career dated back to her early days in the secondary school and her local church as choir.
She began her acting professionally in 2016 after she starred in a movie “Paige” alongside top Nollywood stars like Tony Umez and Richael Oniga.
Her brilliant performance shot her to fame and recognition in Nollywood and gave her roles in other movies, some of which are:
• Betrayal
• The Man I Married
• The Washerman
• Once Upon A Time
• Neighbours
• The Graduate among others.
Isoyip is beautiful, creative and exceptionally talented Nollywood actress. She is gifted in interpreting roles in movies brilliantly and can as well accept any character assigned her by movie producers and directors in the industry.
Mercy however disclosed that the most challenging role she featured was a TV series where she played the role of a street girl hawker and was asked to speak pidgin English.
Aside acting, Mercy is also a talented singer. She revealed that she has a strong passion for music and used to perform in her local church as choir. She disclosed further that she was gifted in poem. Her poetic inclination launched her professionally into music career with her debut single “Telegram” and other hit mixtapes and two singles Thirsty and Discrushiel.
In an interview with the PUNCH, the talented entertainer revealed that she started rapping because she wanted to be the voice of the people and likes talking about her environment, life issues and other important things.
Her first song she released was titled “Telegram” and was the song that launched her career. She has so far launched 4 mixtapes and two singles.
In February 14, 2020, Mercy organized a Live Performance Show, tagged ‘Val Gone Wild’.
She has so far released good number of songs,
- Don’t Go
- Thirsty
- Telegram
- Descushiel
- Mumkama
Mercy further revealed that she once sold her car and used her house rent to promote her song, as she believed so much in her craft and believes the world should hear her voice. Though her mother initially opposed her career, she later became one of her biggest supporters and concluded that what matters to her most include life matters, environment and the society at large.
She is also a movie producer with her first work, Morning After.
Isoyip has worked with top Nollywood celebrities including Tina Mba, Segun Arinze, Kunle Remi, Kenneth Okorie, Rachael Oniga, Tony Umez, Daniel Lloyd, Ayo Makun, Ramsey Nouah and many others.
Endorsements
Mercy Isoyip is also a model. She is the maiden face for Orange Drugs Company.
She also featured in Flavour’s video for Nnekata in his ‘Ijele The Traveller’.
Her Personal Life
Mercy is not yet married but believes in laying solid foundation before venturing into marriage. She however expressed gratitude to God for family and her school teachers that nurtured her to embrace peace, love and prayerful life which have turned out to be her ladder to greatness today.
Mercy Isoyip’s Net Worth
Mercy Isoyip is currently one of the Nollywood celebrated actresses, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $300,000 dollars.
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