Answer the following question: Facts: - instrument: vocals - years active: 2005 -- present - caption: nikki laoye - birth name: oyenike laoye - label: wahala media entertainment - genre: urban , pop , hip hop , soul , gospel contemporary , alternative rock , r & b - birth date: 19 december 1980 - name: nikki laoye - background: solo_singer - image: nikki_laoye_1 . jpg - birth place: lagos , nigeria - occupation: singer and humanitarian , songwriter , radio/tv personality , actress , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nikki laoye .
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oyenike laoye-oturu , professionally known as nikki laoye , is a nigerian recording artist , singer , songwriter and dancer , renowned for her eclectic musical expressions and captivating stage performances .her passion for humanitarian activities attracted the attention of the nigerian national commission for refugees , migrants and internally displaced persons -lrb- ncfrmi -rrb- , who unveiled her as the celebrity ' voice of refugees ' in southwest nigeria in 2013 .her musical style is an urban contemporary sound with the fusion of alternative rock , r&b , hip hop , pop , soul , funk , jazz and gospel .born in lagos , nigeria and hailing from the musical lineage of the talking drum legend - late oba adetoyese laoye -lrb- from ede , osun state-nigeria -rrb- , the singer , fondly called , the small one with the big voice , rose to fame in 2006 with the hit single , '' never felt this way before '' from her debut studio album , '' angel 4 life '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , which also featured other notable singles , including the hip-hop collaboration with rooftop mcs and her brother , rap2sai - '' taka sufe '' ; the love ballad '' someone to love '' with r&b crooner jeremiah gyang amongst others .the release of the single '' never felt this way before '' brought a fresh urban christian contemporary sound to the nigerian music industry .this seven-time award nominated song , -lrb- 2009 hip hop world awards - best vocal performance -lrb- female -rrb- and hiphop world revelation -lrb- best new artist -rrb- ; kora awards-best spiritual artist and best arrangement ; 2009 city people entertainment awards-musician of the year -lrb- female -rrb- ; the 2009 nigerian entertainment awards in the us - gospel artist of the year & 2009 soundcity music video awards-best female video -rrb- , received major accolades and gave laoye the rating as the 3rd best performance at the 2009 hiphop world awards in nigeria -lrb- darey art alade and tuface coming 1st and 2nd respectively , out of the 10 performances at the awards -rrb-...