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Chike

Chike is a Nigerian singer-songwriter whose love songs bring together R&B, soul, Afropop and the highlife sounds of his Igbo heritage.

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Overview

Full name: Chike Ezekpeazu Osebuka
From: Nigeria; Igbo heritage
Work: Singer and songwriter
Early stages: Project Fame West Africa in 2015; runner-up on The Voice Nigeria in 2016
Debut album: Boo of the Booless, released February 14, 2020

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How it started.

Chike’s early public steps came through Project Fame West Africa in 2015 and a runner-up finish on The Voice Nigeria in 2016. Storytelling also reaches back to childhood: in an interview with The NATIVE, Chike remembered an aunt telling bedtime stories and credited Tracy Chapman with helping inspire a love of telling stories through music.

Finding an audience.

Boo of the Booless arrived on Valentine’s Day in 2020, with 14 tracks exploring love and relationships. “Running” later became “Running (To You)”, a duet with Simi whose official video arrived in February 2021. The Brother’s Keeper followed in 2022, widening the sound with highlife, R&B and amapiano influences.

Roots and recognition.

The Brother’s Keeper won Best R&B Album at the 2023 Headies. Chike followed it with Son of Chike in July 2024, a project shaped by Igbo heritage and questions of identity. Its collaborations include MohBad on “Egwu”, LADIPOE on “Unto You”, and Olamide and Amaeya on “One Day”. “Egwu” went on to win the Headies Viewers’ Choice award in 2025.

Inside the songs.

In a 2024 Viper interview, Chike described a creative process that often starts in motion: writing and singing during a drive, then taking the idea into the studio. The same interview named Simi, Flavour, Passenger and Tracy Chapman as inspirations.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026Wuru ManyaCollaborating vocalist with Teni
2026Pity My SoulCo-billed artist with Syemca
2026In LoveCo-billed artist with DeeYasso
2026Where You DeyFeatured artist on Simi’s single
2025Wetin DeySolo artist
2025Love EgbugomoCo-billed artist with Syemca
2025Son of Chike (Stripped)Album artist
2024Son of ChikeAlbum artist
2023EgwuCo-billed artist with MohBad
2022The Brother’s KeeperAlbum artist
2021Running (To You)Duet with Simi
2020Boo of the BoolessDebut album artist

Awards

Quotes

Doing what I love which is making music, being happy and having good health.Chike, Viper interview, November 4, 2024

Asked what success means. Source: https://www.vipermag.com/2024/11/04/feature-viper-presents-chike/

Trivia

Chike told Viper that “Apple” was the favourite song to perform from Son of Chike at the time of the interview.
Some songwriting begins on car journeys before the ideas reach the studio, according to the Viper interview.
An aunt’s bedtime stories were part of Chike’s childhood, as recalled in The NATIVE interview.