NATHANIEL BASSEY

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Country NIGERIA
Genre CHRISTIAN WORSHIP & PRAISE

Nathaniel Bassey(Listen) is a Nigerian singer, pastor, trumpeter and gospel songwriter popularly known for his songs "Imela", "Onise Iyanu", and "Olowogbogboro." He attends The Redeemed Christian Church Of God and pastors The Oasis Lagos, The Youth Church of the RCCG Kings Court in VI, Lagos.

Early life and education

Bassey was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1981. He is from Ikot Ofon Ikono, Uyo local government area in Akwa-Ibom state, south-south Nigeria. Mr. E. Joshua Bassey, his father, was a minister in the Apostolic Church Bashua Assembly. He studied international relations and politics at the University of Lagos before moving to London to study politics thereafter. Conversely, he studied music at the Middlesex University Summer School.

Music career

Nathaniel started his musical career in the church, where he then joined the Rhodes Orchestra and played the trumpet for two years. He was just an ordinary trumpeter until he composed a song at the visit to Stella Obasanjo, the late wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In 2018, Bassey was one of the leading artistes in the Nigerian Christian gathering - T, Experience. His debut album, Elohim, was recorded and mixed in Cape Town, South Africa, in the year 2008. It has been described as a spiritual and artistic masterpiece with the hit track, "Someone's knocking at the door," a soft-rock tune currently generating so much interest locally and internationally.

Nathaniel started the #HallelujahChallenge in June 2017, where he and other believers worship God for an hour, from 12:00 am to 1:00 am. He streams this event on his Instagram page and invites others to join him. In less than a month, the event had over 600,000 views. The #HallelujahChallenge for 2020 was held from February 4 to 24 F2020 In 2021, the challenge held from 1 to 21 February.

Studio albums

  • Someone's at the Door (2010)
  • The Son of God (& Imela) (2014)
  • This God is too Good (2016)
  • Revival Flames (2017)
  • Jesus: The Resurrection & the Life (2018)
  • The King is Coming (2019)
  • Hallelujah Again (Revelation 19:3) (2021)
  • Names of God (2022)
  • Hallelujah Live (2023)

Performances

References

Source : Wikipedia

Nathaniel Bassey(Listen) is a Nigerian singer, pastor, trumpeter and gospel songwriter popularly known for his songs "Imela", "Onise Iyanu", and "Olowogbogboro." He attends The Redeemed Christian Church Of God and pastors The Oasis Lagos, The Youth Church of the RCCG Kings Court in VI, Lagos.

Early life and education

Bassey was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1981. He is from Ikot Ofon Ikono, Uyo local government area in Akwa-Ibom state, south-south Nigeria. Mr. E. Joshua Bassey, his father, was a minister in the Apostolic Church Bashua Assembly. He studied international relations and politics at the University of Lagos before moving to London to study politics thereafter. Conversely, he studied music at the Middlesex University Summer School.

Music career

Nathaniel started his musical career in the church, where he then joined the Rhodes Orchestra and played the trumpet for two years. He was just an ordinary trumpeter until he composed a song at the visit to Stella Obasanjo, the late wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In 2018, Bassey was one of the leading artistes in the Nigerian Christian gathering - T, Experience. His debut album, Elohim, was recorded and mixed in Cape Town, South Africa, in the year 2008. It has been described as a spiritual and artistic masterpiece with the hit track, "Someone's knocking at the door," a soft-rock tune currently generating so much interest locally and internationally.

Nathaniel started the #HallelujahChallenge in June 2017, where he and other believers worship God for an hour, from 12:00 am to 1:00 am. He streams this event on his Instagram page and invites others to join him. In less than a month, the event had over 600,000 views. The #HallelujahChallenge for 2020 was held from February 4 to 24 F2020 In 2021, the challenge held from 1 to 21 February.

Studio albums

  • Someone's at the Door (2010)
  • The Son of God (& Imela) (2014)
  • This God is too Good (2016)
  • Revival Flames (2017)
  • Jesus: The Resurrection & the Life (2018)
  • The King is Coming (2019)
  • Hallelujah Again (Revelation 19:3) (2021)
  • Names of God (2022)
  • Hallelujah Live (2023)

Performances

References

Source : Wikipedia

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