5 Popular Nigerian Gospel Singers
5 Popular Nigerian Gospel Singers
Particularly in Nigeria, gospel music is a strong force in people’s lives and faith by lifting souls with top-rated melodies.
Today, as many of them strive to greatly impact people’s lives while communicating God’s message in different ways, they give a new definition to worship music’s future.
Following are nine gospel singers whose praises are on everyone’s lips in the present Nigerian gospel industry:
Nigerian Gospel Singers: Tim Godfrey
Tim Godfrey is one of the forerunners of contemporary Nigerian gospel music.
Born on August 26, 1980, in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Godfrey in Kaduna, he was the second of six children.
His elementary education being somewhat transitory, the sit-at-home order of the governing authorities would comprehend an end to the schooling of his primary education at the same time.
By rights, Tim Godfrey calls Kaduna home, yet all fingers point to Anambra State as his land of ancestry.
Since music walked hand-in-hand with education for him, the following year would witness him being conferred an honorary Doctorate title in Fine Art and Musicology for his accomplishments from Trinity International University of Ambassadors, Georgia, USA (2018). His impact goes beyond music.
He also launched the very first *Fearless Gospel Concert*, now an annual event that features big names of local and international repute such as Kirk Franklin, Travis Greene, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, JJ Hairston, and the late Sammie Okposo.
Having recorded his music with Travis Greene on Nara in 2018, it won international acclaim with over 111 million views on YouTube.
Tim Godfrey got much exposure for the Toya 2019 song featuring Israel Houghton and later partnered with JJ Hairston for *Onaga*.
The singer’s life journey depicts faith and love, proposing to his fiancée Erica on Valentine’s Day 2022, to which day he became the husband of Erica on April 23 of the same year.
Mercy Chinwo
Mercy Nnenda Chinwo, divisible under the stage name Mercy Chinwo, represents a voice that heals, uplifts, sparks, and dies for, and performs arts that make for the lives of those who listen to her.
She was born on September 5, 1991, in Rivers State, joining the stage in 2012 by winning Season Two of the Nigerian Idol singing competition that almost at once launched her into the limelight and turned her fully in favor of gospel music.
The journey escalates to 2017, where her signature lies with signing with EeZee Conceptz, a distinguished gospel label known for its exclusive nurturing of talent.
From an empirical sense, she builds her edifice academically as well as getting her First School Leaving Certificate from the Goodwill International School and her GCE at Paradise International School.
She takes her further studies in Human Resources Management at the International Business Management Institute (IBMI).
Worship was an ingrained artifact within herself from an early period of life; she sang in her church’s children’s choir right from the age of six, where ministering through songs was resoundingly united with her.
Before this breakthrough, she had made her debut in music with Dim Oma and Igwe in 2015 with Excess Love in 2018 shaping her gospel artist history.
Owing to working over many years with known gospel ministers in ministry, Courting life at the same time; it grew fair and strong.
On August 13, 2022, in Port Harcourt, she marries Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa in a grandiose show, and in 2023, the union bears fruit in the form of their first child.
The MercyIsBlessed Foundation, an entity that is focused on aiding the youth and supporting the less fortunate, was founded thereby, along with her husband, the same year.
Moses Bliss
Moses Uyoh Enang aka Moses Bliss emerged from a singers’ circle, rendering communion with the up-and-up spirited notes of his flute.
Born on February 20, 1995, he turned to music in his early years and hadn’t waited long beyond celebrating his fifth birthday before gaining so large a closet of music equipment.
In the course of his so doing, he recognized the choir of the Believers’ Loveworld Church as the best place to grow his gift where he stumbled into a deep love.
Starting his professional music career, he planted his footsteps in 2017 with his work, E No Dey Fall My Hand.
By 2019, he added accredit of musical service to his career citation with *Too Faithful*, reaching pinnacle height with doubly big Bigger every day in 2020.
Now comes May 2021 and the budding artist is in his moment of glory; it is the day that the Too Faithful album wines and dines the world while raising a toast to more hit songs including Care for Me and Perfection.
This year, 2023, marks the release of his sacred second album, More Than Music (Transcendent Worship) which will solidify his influence further in gospel music.
To propel his growth on an even wider landscape, Moses partnered up with Symphonic Distribution from the US in 2021.
Expanding even more, in 2023 he established Spotlite Nation, a record label for developing gospel talent.
Dunsin Oyekan
Given that he hails from Ilorin, Dunsin Oyekan, lovingly called The Eagle of God, carries a message of revival through worship.
The spiritual atmosphere surrounding him has been conditioned and nurtured by his father Gbadebo Oyekan, the General Overseer of the Evangelical Baptist Church.
His inclination for music is compelling and insistent as he starts playing the guitar at 10 years of age, setting the limits of his unique journey into worship.
Although he continues his studies in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Ilorin, the push for spirit-filled ministrations pulls him toward gospel tunes.
He ultimately finds his way—surreptitiously—into worshipping tirelessly in full measure. The gifted artist writes soul-stirring worship songs tirelessly, besides being involved in training choirs and steering worship conferences aimed at changing lives.
Dunsin’s repertoire does not stop there—all in all, there are five impactful albums namely: Code Red, Kingdom Now,
Besides the studio work, he also unceasingly navigates, populates, and burns toward effective worship experiences—the Upper Room (a weekly worship chapter),
The Outpouring (a revival anticipation), and Code Red (the annual worship festivity). His commitment to gospel music in shaping contemporary worship has impacted many Christians worldwide.
Adeyinka Alaseyori
From the very onset of the promotion of the Alaseyori title into the album Alaseyori Mi in 2012, Adeyinka Alaseyori expresses so much energy and joy that audiences around the world are keen by those mesmerizing Yoruba praises and peculiar dance moves.
A native of Ondo State, she balances three full-featured ministries: gospel minister, accountant, and entrepreneur.
Chart-topping singles such as Arojinle and Aye Ope Yo quickly catapulted her to the very zenith of gospel music, touching the core of many a worshiper throughout Nigeria.
With an ever-growing body of work, she took inspiration from her albums: Alaseyori Mi, Alaabo Mi, Arojinle, and Aye Ope Yo.
Born as the first child of four siblings, she began diving into music at a very early age. By high school, she had mastered the traditional batá dance, intermingling cultural heritage with her performances.
Part of her academic sojourn began at Holy Trinity Nursery and Primary School, next Methodist Girls’ High School, National Diploma in Accounting at Lagos State Polytechnic, and onward to the pursuit of higher studies in Open National University of Nigeria.
Her pursuit of the ministry began in her early years. By the age of eight, she began going door-to-door evangelistic campaigns, even leading the worship at her first convention on a bus trip all over Nigeria.
From 2010 to 2011, she set up her music ministry, Halleluyah Praise Team, as she laid the foundational groundwork for launching her debut album.
She started out juggling music with jobs, first with a nursery teacher, then an accounts clerk, until she gave herself to it all through full-time ministry.
Today she champions the 21 Days Covenant Worship in a virtual worship session that brings together renowned gospel ministers to be a part of a powerful praise experience.
In the worldwide spread of her gospel activities, Adeyinka has particularly found delight in her wedlock to Prince Akinyemi Ademola David, who is of the royal family of Ako-Magesti-Osogbo, Osun State.
Transforming Lives Through Worship
These distinguished gospel music artists continue to redefine the concept of modern worship, using their voices to spread faith, hope, and love into the hearts of millions, proving that the gospel remains a robust tool not just in Nigeria but globally.
