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Nelly Uchendu was a singer, composer and actress.
She was Revered for modernizing traditional Igbo folk music.
In 1976, Her song "Love Nwantinti" shot her to fame and it earned her the "Lady with the Golden Voice" sobriquet. She released six albums during her career.
Nelly Uchendu was a singer, composer and actress.
She was Revered for modernizing traditional Igbo folk music.
In 1976, Her song "Love Nwantinti" shot her to fame and it earned her the "Lady with the Golden Voice" sobriquet. She released six albums during her career.
Some of her other songs were "Waka", "Aka Bu Eze", "Mama Hausa" which she performed both in and outside Nigeria, most notably in London, England alongside Sir Warrior and his Oriental Brothers during the 1980s.
She was also an Actress, In 1986, She appeared as Ikemefuna's mother
She was also an Actress, In 1986, She appeared as Ikemefuna's mother
in NTA Network's televised version of Things Fall Apart, and later as Tony's mother in the 1994 Nollywood movie Nneka the Pretty Serpent.
She died on 12th April 2005 in a hospital in Enugu State after a reported illness. She was aged 55.
May she continue to rest in peace 🙏
She died on 12th April 2005 in a hospital in Enugu State after a reported illness. She was aged 55.
May she continue to rest in peace 🙏
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