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Also known as Nneka Lucia Egbuna, Nneka Egbuna

Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer and songwriter

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Nneka, born Lucia Egbuna in 1980 in Warri, is a German-Nigerian singer and songwriter. She performs in the genres of soul, rhythm and blues, ragga, pop music, hip-hop, and neo soul. Her musical repertoire includes the use of the guitar, piano, and drum. She has been active in her career since 2003.

Nneka is signed to Sony Music and Epic Records. She speaks German, Nigerian Pidgin, English, and Igbo. Her birth name is Nneka Egbuna, which is also the name used in her native language.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1980-12-24
hip-hopneo soulreggaesoul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
480,829
Total plays
8,009,515

Tags

soulreggaeNeo-Soulfemale vocalistrnb

Nneka Lucia Egbuna (born 24 December 1980 in Warri, Nigeria) is a German-Nigerian hip hop/soul singer and songwriter. She sings in both Igbo and English. After relocating to Hamburg in 2003, Nneka has been working closely with the hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot. As a young singer she first gained public attention in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dancehall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg Stadtpark. After much acclaim, Nneka released her <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nneka">Read m

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lucia
Gender
female
Citizenship
Nigeria
Place of birth
Warri
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
Igbo
Record label
Sony Music
Official website
www.nnekaworld.com
Image
Nneka Summerjam 20150704 IMG 0042 by Emha.jpg
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Commons category
Nneka
date of birth
1980-12-24
start of work period
2003-00-00
social media followers
120000
name in native language
Nneka Egbuna
birth name
Nneka Egbuna
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