Mercy Chinwo

Mercy Chinwo is a Nigerian gospel musician, singer and songwriter.

Mercy Chinwo
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Background information
Birth nameMercy Chinwo
BornPort Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Genresgospel, contemporary gospel, worship
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2012–present
LabelsEeZee Conceptz

Winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 2 in 2012,[1] She has been signed to Eezee Conceptz record label since 2017.

Life and career

Mercy Nnenda Chinwo was born on 5 September 1992 in Port Harcourt, Rivers state. She is the fourth child in a family of five (first daughter). Chinwo got involved in music at a very early age, being a member of the children's choir in her church and transitioning to the adult choir prior to launching her musical career.[2]

She started her musical career by lending her vocals to several renowned music artists.[3]

Mercy Chinwo released her first single, "Testimony", in 2015, and "Igwe" a year later.

In 2017, Mercy Chinwo signed to Gospel Music Label EeZee Conceptz.[4]

Acting

A year after winning Nigerian Idol, she landed her first film role in Yvonne Nelson's film, House of Gold starring alongside Yvonne Nelson, Majid Michel and Omawumi among others.[5]

Achievements

In 2018, Mercy Chinwo was awarded the Best Gospel Artiste at the CLIMAX Awards 2018.[6] In 2019, at the maiden edition of the Africa Gospel Awards Festival (AGAFEST 2019) Mercy Chinwo was named winner in three categories namely Africa Gospel New Artiste of the Year, Africa Gospel Female Artiste of the Year and Africa Gospel Song of the Year (Excess Love). Notably, the categories she won contained the likes of Sinach, Prospa Ochimana and Tim Godfrey.[7][8]

Discography

Albums
  • The Cross My Gaze (2018)

Singles
  • Testimony (2015)
  • Igwe (2016)
  • Excess Love (2018)
  • Omekanaya (2018)
  • No More Pain (2018)
  • Chinedum (2018)
  • Power Belongs to Jesus (2019)
  • Äkamdinelu (2019)
  • Oh Jesus! (2019)
  • Obinasom (2020)

Filmography
List of television and film credits
Year Title Role
2013 House of Gold Lucia

See also

References
  1. "How Mercy Chinwo won Nigerian Idols". Vanguard News. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. Kadri, Usman (19 May 2016). "I'm A Shy Person – Mercy Chinwo". The Moment Nigeria. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. Media, D. O. D. (12 November 2019). "Gospel Artiste of the Week: MERCY CHINWO". Daughters Of Destiny TV. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Mercy Chinwo gets signed to EeZee Conceptz Record Label | Gospotainment.com". gospotainment.com. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "House of Gold Full Cast & Crew - nlist nlist | Nollywood, Nigerian Movies & Casting". nlist.ng. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. "Mercy Chinwo receives First Award". Lighteousness Entertainment News. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "Africa Gospel Awards 2019: Full list of nominees". Music In Africa. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. "AGAFEST 2019 Awards – Photos, event review and full list of winners". WorshippersGh. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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