Nigerian superstar to perform at 2023 IT ecosystem Concert
UK-based Afrosoul sensation, Uchechi Emelonye is scheduled to perform at the annual IT ecosystem concert, ‘Celebrating You’, usually hosted by TD Africa. The 22-year-old talented singer, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, said this was a development that would herald her first major performance in Nigeria since her professional music career started three years ago.
According to the award-winning multi-instrumentalist, who is fondly called “Afrosoul Princess”, expressing enthusiasm about the opportunity to connect with her growing fan base, especially in Nigeria, the event is set to take place at Konga Place, Lekki Lagos on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.
“It will be so beautiful to physically connect with my fans in Nigeria.
“Since my music expedition, my Nigerian fans have been very supportive and I see this performance as a good opportunity to connect more with them.
“I am excited this is happening. I am eagerly looking forward to that evening,” she said.
With songs such as ‘Little Black Bird’, ‘Sunrise to Sundown’ and ‘Underwater’, which won the BBC Music Introducing ‘Record of the Year 2022’ in Lancashire, England, Emelonye unveiled, ‘Baby You’ in August 2023, after capping her efforts with a Law degree from Lancaster University, in the UK.
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