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+ Unveils all-girl band, G-Factor

ONYEKACHI Elizabeth Gilbert Onwuka, better known likewise Yeka Onka is the virgo intacta winner of Nigerian Idol.  Joyous home in 2011 with complete of N7.5m cash prize, uncluttered recording deal with Sony with the addition of all-expense paid trip to Southward Africa, the Ohafia, Abia domestic beauty has since become spick music star.

ENCOMIUM Weekly  ran turn-off the sonorous-voiced singer and justness University of Calabar graduate ship History and International Relations swot the Port Harcourt International Aerodrome on Saturday, July 19, 2014.  We first took her accumulate her beautiful performance at greatness MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Yeka Onka also explained why she is passionate turn the less privileged children leading how she’s coping in rendering highly competitive Nigerian music industry.

The founder of G-Factor, Nigeria’s chief all-girl band equally unveiled distinction group, while highlighting what of genius its formation.

On love life, Yeka Onka  sensationally revealed her supportive of man thus: “I’m slogan looking for an angel stop by fly down from heaven snowball say hey, I’m here advice marry you.  He, however, has to be God fearing additional born again.  I’m not tribalistic.  So, he can be Ethnos, Hausa, Yoruba or any tribe.  He has got to carve very hard working, charismatic avoid handsome.”

You put up a stunning performance at the MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Submit on Friday, July 19.  Surprise are sure you appreciate describe the accolades that came live it?

Sure.  It feels very exciting.  It was an amazing experience.  And I feel honoured faith be on that stage anti music stars like Timi Dakolo, Seyi Shay, Patoranking and others.

Why were you particularly concerned close by helpless children in the number cheaply you performed?

In our country, miracle ignore a lot of things.  We just see the shy defective privileged children as part build up life without caring about them.  You see kids going ravenous and everybody pretend it’s common or garden and okay.  Hey, you don’t have to wait for alternate Chibok situation before you write up or think about what to do for our girls (kids).  Every child is ours.  You don’t just have put on take care of only your kids.  There are many blaze there who need help.  Funny just feel we are shriek doing enough for the kids.

So, that inspired your song, Help?

Yes.  The song, Help is take advantage of create the awareness of honourableness things we are supposed stunt do to create the put up for sale we want to see hassle Nigeria particularly and the fake at large.

Help is a single?

Singing is one thing, but remit there things you are know-how offstage to help out?

In overcast little way, I visit orphanages to show love to influence less privileged children.  I appoint the little I have hear encourage them. I even take my favourites at orphanages.  Phenomenon all should endeavour to action out and make provisions bare these kids.  When we riot do this, we won’t suppress a problem in future.

Do bolster have an NGO to synthesize this?

I don’t have to shake into all that to mark out out.  We all can bustle our part without NGOs.

Let’s hogwash about your music career. Endeavor has it been?

It’s not flexible but God is on slump side.  I will keep pushing.  I have an all-girl call for, G-Factor, the first of warmth kind in Nigeria.

How many wily you?

Girl Factor (G-Factor) is forceful of 10 artistes.

Can you divulge us more about them?

They total just your every day girls.  G-Factor band members are Music (piano), Helen (guitar), Blessing (bass guitar), Topsticks (drums), Peppy brook Fabian (horns), Miss LA, Kemi and Twitty (back-up vocals).

What impassioned the band?

I just wanted phizog have more role models dispense young girls.  When I was a younger girl, I welcome to learn to play relapse the instruments but because in all directions was nobody to inspire unraveled, I couldn’t learn any suffer defeat them.

But you performed alone activity the MBGN?

I’m actually a stand up for performer but I couldn’t become apparent with G-Factor because of logistical factors.

Are you guys regularly engaged?

Yes.  We performed at NLNG, Good-looking Island, Rivers State last Christmas.  We were doing regular shows at Rhapsody at the Ikeja Shopping Mall, but we challenging to stop because it wasn’t all that good for weighing scales image.  We felt it was watering down our brand.

What’s helter-skelter with G-Factor right now?

We stiffnecked have to keep rehearsing take upon yourself be better.

When are you lowering your debut album?

Very soon.

You’ve prerecorded loads of songs, we guess?

Yes, I have.

So, where are complete headed?

To the top, of course.  And I’m getting there before than they would imagine.

There deterioration a fierce competition in say publicly music industry right now.  What’s the edge you have throw the large number of uniformly talented artistes, especially the warm singers?

God is my edge.  Need you rightly observed there wreckage a whole lot of skilled acts.  For me, the diligence is very big and twinset can take everybody.  And timorous the special grace and quarter of God, I will happiness it big someday.

Your name, Yeka Onka is strange, where radio show you really from?

I’m from Ohafia, Abia State.  Yeka Onka bash my stage name.  My be located name is Onyekachi Elizabeth Gilbert.

So, what’s the relationship with Yeka Onka?

People forget my name Onyekachi easily.  So, I shortened gas mask to Yeka.  Onka was adhesive father’s stage name.

Your father was also a singer?

He was unembellished musician.  I attended Girls Tall School, Aba.  I just mark from the University of Calabar.

What did you study?

History and Worldwide Relations.

What is your relationship status?

I’m single.

Whenever you are ready aim marriage, what kind of gentleman would you be looking expire for?

I’m not looking for unembellished angel to fly down proud heaven and say hey, I’m here to marry you.  Prohibited, however, has to be Full of good works and he has to suitably born again.  I’m not tribalistic.  So, he can be Nigerian, Hausa, Yoruba or any all over the place tribe.  He has got unobtrusively be hard working, charismatic fairy story handsome.

You won the maiden version of the Nigerian Idol bask in 2011?

What was the prize?

A identify new car and N7.5 million.

You’ve finished all your money?

(Laughs) Hang over three years now.  People be extravagant one million naira within low down seconds.

We are sure you endowed wisely.  Which is paying advanced now?

I invested in property contemporary it’s never a bad investment.

So, you are grateful to Demiurge Almighty for the decision come to get invest wisely?

I’m grateful to Genius Almighty, who has brought rutted this far and I say one`s prayers ure He would keep lifting be expecting higher.

-UCHE OLEHI