Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle
It was joy unspeakable as Nigeria'S R'n'B singer "Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu'(known by stage name Obiwon) got married to his long finacee "Nkechi Ezeife",on Saturday Oct 22 in Lagos.
Obiwon was born Obiora Nwokolobia-Agu and grew up in Enugu (the coal city). His father, Sir Humphrey Nwokolobia-Agu, is a renowned Folk/Classical music composer and arranger from Eastern Nigeria.
At 5, he started singing along to HipHop and RnB recordings from by elder brother's tape deck. He started writing songs and performing at 15. He is also known as the Black Prince.
He calls his music African RnB or [2], which is also the name of his independent production outfit. His musical influences include Michael Jackson, R.Kelly, Boyz II Men, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Nigerian high life artistes such as the late maestros Osita Osadebe and Celestine Ukwu and so many others.
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