1st runner up at the first Nigerian Idol competition and Regime Music Societe recording artist,
Naomi Mac returns with what I believe is her first single titled
Kene Ebe Otu.
There is a reason she went that far in the 1st season of the Nigerian
Idol competition; the young lady has an amazing voice and does a solid
job putting this song together composition and delivery wise.
Listen to Naomi on
Kene Ebe Otu below and share your thoughts.
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B Uncertain as it may seem for winners of most musical
reality shows organized in Nigeria, there is a great twist to the coin
in the case of this vocal and lyrical dynamite; Naomi Mac. Her emergence
as the first runner up of the Nigerian Idol Season 1 organised by
Etisalat Nigeria a year ago, earned her a unique fanship and acceptance
to the general public during and after the competition especially with
reference to her extraordinary performances of Shania Twain’s ‘From this
Moment on’, the late Christie Essien’s ‘Omo Mi Seun Rere’, and of
course one of the greatest songs of all time, the late Michael Jackson’s
song; ‘Heal The World’, which she delivered with such extreme musical
ability and originality during the competition.
The Bayelsa-born third child of a singing family of eight, started
singing at the tender age of six (6), and started performing on stages
at seven (7) alongside her sisters – Grace Mac (of MTN project fame
2012) and Layefa Mac – in local churches in and around Lagos and the
western region for over 10 years.
Right after her success at the Idols in 2011, she has continued to
make appearances in major shows organized by Etisalat Nigeria (the lead
sponsor of the Idol Reality Show) including the popular Easycliq
Festival “Cliq-Fest” organized in universities across Nigeria, product
launches, press conferences, Sony’s Internet TV Launch Event, amongst
others, and alongside doing studio recordings with the likes of Cohbams
Asuquo, Michael Tone, Parker Ighile and others.
As an ice breaker and an added feather to her cap, the vibrant
singer has upped her game one more time with the debut video shoot of
her single “KENE EBE OTU”, a song which is written in both Ijaw and
English language addressing the core and critical issues of strife,
distrust, and wars across the Nation and beyond urging Nigerians and
everyone to Love.
In a close interview when Naomi MAC was asked why her choice of a
peace, love and change song for her debut single, she says, ‘‘I am
inspired to sing songs like this because I know my roots, I know where I
am coming from and I CANNOT PRETEND not to see the ills in the society
and our country. Undeniably, we need a CHANGE and who knows maybe this
could just be that message to heal the World as Michael Jackson has
earlier told us and restore LOVE so we can live together as ONE”.
While thanking her fans for holding on, she urges them to be on the
lookout for the video release which would be enjoying media flights
immediately after the premier.
As she shares her experiences with us, she also remarks, ‘…A lot of
work is in progress and we would prefer to keep them as a process and
only announce them when they become products. But one thing is sure;
there is so much to give to my fans and this World; that we MUST
achieve…’
