Veteran singer, actress, broadcaster and politician Onyeka Owenu turned 60 years on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.
Onyeka often referred to as the ‘Elegant
Stallion’, stands as one of the few female Nigerian musicians who have
over the years remained relevant and in the eyes of the public not just
with her music but with activities in Nollywood and Politics.
Her career as a musician kicked off back in the late 70s with the help of the late celebrated musician Sonny Okosun and in 1981 she debuted with her first ever material, the self-titled ‘Onyeka’.
Before then, Onyeka had tried out at journalism when she worked as a
presenter-reporter at Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) during her
National Youth Service. She had earlier worked with the United Nations
Office of Public Information in New York.
She starred in her first movie ‘Not your
wealth’ in 1999 but it was her lead role in ‘Chain Reaction’ (which
dropped in the same year and featured Pete Edochie and Liz Benson) that
threw the spotlight on her. She has starred in a total of 10 other
movies, the last being ‘The Trinity’ shot in 2007.
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