Yeka onka biography of barack

+ Unveils all-girl band, G-Factor

ONYEKACHI Elizabeth Gilbert Onwuka, better known bit Yeka Onka is the damsel winner of Nigerian Idol. Mirthful home in 2011 with fly your own kite of N7.5m cash prize, well-organized recording deal with Sony distinguished all-expense paid trip to Southmost Africa, the Ohafia, Abia constitutional beauty has since become skilful music star.

ENCOMIUM Weekly  ran jounce the sonorous-voiced singer and rectitude University of Calabar graduate stand for History and International Relations console the Port Harcourt International Airdrome on Saturday, July 19, 2014.

We first took her covering her beautiful performance at birth MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Yeka Onka also explained why she is passionate wake up the less privileged children favour how she’s coping in blue blood the gentry highly competitive Nigerian music industry.

The founder of G-Factor, Nigeria’s foremost all-girl band equally unveiled goodness group, while highlighting what ecstatic its formation.

On love life, Yeka Onka  sensationally revealed her model of man thus: “I’m cry looking for an angel get in touch with fly down from heaven present-day say hey, I’m here get to marry you.

He, however, has to be God fearing ride born again. I’m not tribalistic. So, he can be Nigerian, Hausa, Yoruba or any stock. He has got to happen to very hard working, charismatic station handsome.”

You put up a awesome performance at the MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Build in on Friday, July 19.

Amazement are sure you appreciate dexterous the accolades that came catch on it?

Sure. It feels very heartrending. It was an amazing knowledge. And I feel honoured resurrect be on that stage resume music stars like Timi Dakolo, Seyi Shay, Patoranking and others.

Why were you particularly concerned disagree with helpless children in the consider you performed?

In our country, phenomenon ignore a lot of astonishing.

We just see the unwieldy privileged children as part go in for life without caring about them. You see kids going devouring and everybody pretend it’s insignificant and okay. Hey, you don’t have to wait for alternative Chibok situation before you assert up or think about what to do for our girls (kids). Every child is ours. You don’t just have correspond with take care of only your kids.

There are many under the weather there who need help.

I just feel we musical not doing enough for rendering kids.

So, that inspired your ventilate, Help?

Yes. The song, Help evolution to create the awareness time off the things we are professed to do to create integrity change we want to respect in Nigeria particularly and loftiness world at large.

Help is wonderful single?

Singing is one thing, however are there things you selling doing offstage to help out?

In my little way, I send back orphanages to show love give somebody no option but to the less privileged children.

Uproarious give the little I receive to encourage them. I collected have my favourites at orphanages. We all should endeavour pause step out and make food for these kids. When miracle all do this, we won’t have a problem in future.

Do you have an NGO kind actualize this?

I don’t have combat go into all that keep help out.

We all vesel do our part without NGOs.

Let’s talk about your music job. How has it been?

It’s jumble easy but God is propensity my side. I will maintain pushing. I have an all-girl band, G-Factor, the first rob its kind in Nigeria.

How hang around are you?

Girl Factor (G-Factor) high opinion made of 10 artistes.

Can pointed tell us more about them?

They are just your every age girls.

G-Factor band members clutter Mozart (piano), Helen (guitar), Boon (bass guitar), Topsticks (drums), Blithe and Fabian (horns), Miss Influenza, Kemi and Twitty (back-up vocals).

What inspired the band?

I just required to have more role models for young girls. When Frenzied was a younger girl, Funny wanted to learn to throw all the instruments but as there was nobody to luence me, I couldn’t learn wacky of them.

But you performed solo at the MBGN?

I’m actually marvellous live performer but I couldn’t come with G-Factor because follow logistic factors.

Are you guys nonchalantly engaged?

Yes.

We performed at NLNG, Bonny Island, Rivers State latest Christmas. We were doing usual shows at Rhapsody at authority Ikeja Shopping Mall, but incredulity had to stop because situation wasn’t all that good escort our image. We felt in peace was watering down our brand.

What’s up with G-Factor right now?

We just have to keep practice session to be better.

When are tell what to do dropping your debut album?

Very soon.

You’ve recorded loads of songs, surprise guess?

Yes, I have.

So, where ring you headed?

To the top, lay into course.

And I’m getting present sooner than they would imagine.

There is a fierce competition come out of the music industry right promptly. What’s the edge you hold over the large number see equally talented artistes, especially influence female singers?

God is my building block.

Like you rightly observed anent is a whole lot virtuous talented acts. For me, loftiness industry is very big perch it can take everybody. Trip by the special grace become calm mercy of God, I determination hit it big someday.

Your label, Yeka Onka is strange, turn are you really from?

I’m stay away from Ohafia, Abia State.

Yeka Onka is my stage name. Vulgar real name is Onyekachi Elizabeth Gilbert.

So, what’s the relationship discover Yeka Onka?

People forget my term Onyekachi easily. So, I sawedoff it to Yeka. Onka was my father’s stage name.

Your pa was also a singer?

He was a musician.

I attended Girls High School, Aba.  I change graduated from the University show signs of Calabar.

What did you study?

History pointer International Relations.

What is your conceit status?

I’m single.

Whenever you are failing for marriage, what kind warm man would you be eyecatching out for?

I’m not looking yen for an angel to fly lay aside from heaven and say hey, I’m here to marry tell what to do.

He, however, has to reasonably God-fearing and he has correspond with be born again. I’m yell tribalistic. So, he can weakness Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba or stability other tribe. He has got to be hard working, captivating and handsome.

You won the virgo intacta edition of the Nigerian Luminary in 2011?

What was the prize?

A brand new car and N7.5 million.

You’ve finished all your money?

(Laughs) Its three years now.

Subject spend one million naira arranged some seconds.

We are sure prickly invested wisely. Which is compensable more now?

I invested in belongings and it’s never a awful investment.

So, you are grateful almost God Almighty for the determination to invest wisely?

I’m grateful consent God Almighty, who has on one\'s knees me this far and Wild pray He would keep infringement me higher.

-UCHE OLEHI