Ibiyemi is a singer, songwriter with a particular love for soul music and all it’s fussion possibilities. She was born on the 22nd of May 1981 in SanFrancisco,California to the Ajakaiye family of Kogi state in Northern Nigeria.

Like many soul artistes before her, Ibiyemi’s love affair with music took off with singing in a church choir.A short spell with the Original love choir of Yabatech paved the way. In 2000 she joined the prestigious Chosen treasure choir of the House on the Rock Church,Lagos. From then on to Tehilah Company, another choir of the House on the rock church, this time located in Abuja.

By 2003 Ibiyemi had begun doing back-up vocals for other artistes on stage and in the studio while writing some of the songs that would come to be her first recordings as a solo artiste.

On the 4th of July 2004 she made her first major solo performance singing the national anthem at the 228th independence ceremony of the United States, organised by the US mission in Nigeria. That became the first of many such performances.

MORE INFORMATION