Makayla Malaka has her birth name as Makayla Oghenefejiro Oluwayimika Malaka. She is a popular teenage British-Nigerian singer, song writer, rapper and dancer.
Makayla was born 27 June 2012 in Camden, London, United Kingdom. She hails from Isoko North, in Delta state. She resides in Lagos, Nigeria with her parents where she did her primary and currently doing her secondary education respectively. She is the only child of her parents.
Makayla’s Music Career
Makayla started her musical journey at a very young age of six, when she released her debut album, titled ‘Grandma Told Me’. The song on her first album titled Grandma Told Me was remixed by Speroach.
She has since maintained her prolific release in music, thrilling and entertaining her numerous fans across the globe.
In 2020, Makayla released her debut album titled, ‘Eight’, at age eight. This was followed by two more albums, released the next year and the year after that; titled ‘Nine’ and ‘Ten’ respectively.
Her third album had features with commediene Emmanuella Samuel and saxophonist Temilayo Abodunrin on the track titled Yes O.
In 2022, Makayla authored the book titled, ‘African Princess’, which told the story of the experience and value a young girl growing in a male-dominated Nigerian society.
The book was an adaptation of one of the tracks from her Sophomore album with the same name. The book was released on 27 May, 2022 and was co-authored by Sope Martins and was made available to schools.
In an interview with The Punch, Makayla revealed that her role model was Michael Jackson, who she said influenced her musical career greatly.
Mr Eazi also acknowledged her work in a tweet, after the release of her debut album.
Makayla is indeed very creative and talented singer and rapper. Her genre of music are children’s music and Afro pop, which she describes as child friendly.
Makayla Makala has so far released good number of songs, most notably:
- Biggy Love
- Grandma Told Me
- Imagination
- You Can’t Stop Me
- Just Dance
- Give Me Food
- The Young Shall Grow
- No Be Today, among many others.
The young gifted artiste believes that every child has a gift etched in them. However, she is of the opinion that children should only be exposed to decent music.
Makayla was tipped by Pulse Nigeria and the Nigerian Tribune as an artiste to look out for in the future, in 2020 and 2022 respectively.
Awards
Makayla’s brilliant performances have earned her recognitions and awards. HeHe was one of the recipients of Eko Celebrity Kid of the Year at the 2022 Eko Heritage Awards. She also performed live at the awards show.
Her Private Life
Makayla Malaka is a teenage artiste with a big name in the music industry. She is more focused in her music career with a determination to dominate the music world. Nothing is known about her personal affairs.
Makayla Malaka’s Net Worth
Makayla Malaka is currently doing very well in her music career with an estimated net worth of about $300,000 dollars.
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