Obidi Nnedu (Biografía)
Obidi Nnedu is a Nigerian singer/songwriter, musician and songwriter. His original songs cross a number of genre from classic rock to pop and soul, music that has influences of the past through to the sounds of today.
He was born into a music loving family, listening to a wide range of genres and artists and this played a big role in his passion and love for music. His musical path began only in 2010, upon arrival to study Medicine in Ukraine, singing at local pubs/clubs and at his university, as well as representing his university at different competitions nationwide. His love for music led to his picking up the guitar and learning to play the piano, helping him to develop his songwriting skill. Soon, he became the lead singer of a local group “Vecks”, which was formed by him together with friends while still studying at the medical university.
This marked a turning point in his music career as the band performed cover versions of popular/well-known songs, as well as original songs written by him. Over time and after the group disbanded in 2014, he decided to pursue a solo career, writing and performing his songs as well as covers.
His musical style ranges from country, country blues, country rock, contemporary folk, acoustic blues, soul, rock.
His biggest influences include – Tracy Chapman, Sade, Bob Marley, Etta James, Don Williams, Chris Rea, R. Kelly, Kenny G, Julio Iglesias, Kenny Rogers, Isley Brothers, Seal, Micheal Jackson, to name a few.In the spring of 2020, Obidi Nnedu released his self-titled Debut album consisting of 10 tracks, and has since begun promoting his songs, warming as many hearts as would listen
In February 2023 he has signed a contract with a famous Ukrainian label – Moon Records!
The songs of Obidi Nnedu are in rotation on the radio in Nigeria, Ukraine and other countries: France, USA, Сanada, Netherlands, Namibia and Spain.
Obidi Nnedu es un cantante, compositor, músico y compositor nigeriano. Sus canciones originales abarcan varios géneros, desde el rock clásico hasta el pop y el soul, música que tiene influencias del pasado hasta los sonidos de hoy. Nació en una familia amante de la música, escuchaba una amplia gama de géneros y artistas y esto jugó un papel importante en su pasión y amor por la música. Su camino musical comenzó recién en 2010, al llegar a estudiar Medicina en Ucrania, cantando en pubs/clubes locales y en su universidad, además de representar a su universidad en diferentes concursos a nivel nacional. Su amor por la música lo llevó a coger la guitarra y aprender a tocar el piano, lo que le ayudó a desarrollar su habilidad para escribir canciones. Pronto se convirtió en el cantante principal del grupo local "Vecks", que formó junto con amigos mientras aún estudiaba en la universidad de medicina. Esto marcó un punto de inflexión en su carrera musical, ya que la banda interpretó versiones de canciones populares y conocidas, así como canciones originales escritas por él. Con el tiempo y luego de que el grupo se disolviera en 2014, decidió seguir una carrera en solitario, escribiendo e interpretando sus canciones además de covers. Su estilo musical abarca desde country, country blues, country rock, folk contemporáneo, blues acústico, soul, rock. Sus mayores influencias incluyen: Tracy Chapman, Sade, Bob Marley, Etta James, Don Williams, Chris Rea, R. Kelly, Kenny G, Julio Iglesias, Kenny Rogers, Isley Brothers, Seal, Micheal Jackson, por nombrar algunos. En la primavera de 2020, Obidi Nnedu lanzó su álbum debut homónimo que consta de 10 pistas y desde entonces ha comenzado a promocionar sus canciones, reconfortando todos los corazones que quisieran escucharlas. En febrero de 2023 firmó un contrato con un famoso sello ucraniano: ¡Moon Records! Las canciones de Obidi Nnedu suenan en las radios de Nigeria, Ucrania y otros países: Francia, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Países Bajos, Namibia y España.
