associated_acts birth_place article_title origin name
illbliss ogah , tesh carter , phyno , wizkid , flavour , n'abania , legendury beatz clarence peters , tha suspect , monica ketu , lagos state chidinma
 ikorodu , lagos state chidinma
chidinma

chidinma ekile -lrb- born 2 may 1991 -rrb- , popularly known by her stage name chidinma , is a nigerian singer-songwriter , recording artist and stage performer .
in 2010 , she rose to stardom after winning the third season of mtn `` project fame west africa '' .
following the release of the music video for her `` emi ni baller '' single , she became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the mtv base official naija top 10 chart .
in 2011 , she released her first solo single `` jankoliko '' featuring sound sultan .
`` chidinma '' , her self-titled debut studio album , was released through the music platform spinlet .
it was supported by the singles `` jankoliko '' , `` carry you go '' , `` kedike '' and `` run dia mouth '' .
the album features guest appearances from sound sultan , tha suspect , olamide and muna .
in 2012 , chidinma won the best female west african act category at the 2012 kora awards ; she performed `` kedike '' at the ceremony .
