Since her musical breakthrough with the track "One Love", Onyeka has won the admiration of many Nigerians - but she's way more than just a singer: she's also a journalist, broadcaster, actress, politician and activist, having once protested at the gates of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) about artiste royalty fees, being a vehement anti-HIV/AIDS campaigner and vying for the chairmanship of her local government in Imo State in 2003!
Following an early childhood education in Nigeria, she moved to the US where she studied at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. From 1977 to 1979 she worked in the public information division of the United Nations. Later in the 80s she actually worked for the institution she rallied against in 2000, the Nigerian Television Authority. And today she is a board member of the NTA!
Through her music, Onyeka has preached love, tolerance, tolerance and patriotism, and has earned plenty of awards for both this and her humanitarian work.
Her entertainment credentials were further boosted when she began acting in Nollywood, making memorable appearances in films like Conspiracy. She didn't dessert the music scene however, writing the song for the inauguration of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 and collaborating with several artists, including greats like King Sunny Ade - you can see that collab below!
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