Omawumi

Nigerian musician and actress
Person human Q16209979

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[12]
Date of birth
April 13, 1982
Place of birth
Delta State
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[6]
Occupation
songwriter, actor, singer
Field of work
theater arts, music[7][8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba[22][23][24]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Laws[15]
Birth name
Omawumi Megbele[25]
Eye color
brown[17]
Instrument
voice[16]
Name in native language
Omawumi Megbele[26]
Personal pronoun
L484
Start of work period
2007[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Omawumi en Omawumi Megbele es Omawumi Megbele fr Omawumi Megbele ko 오마우미 ko 오마우미 메그벨레 nl Omawumi Megbele vi Omawumi Megbele
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Labo Daniel and Omawunmi.png ↗
Deezer artist ID
1669847
Discogs artist ID
2397254
Europeana entity
agent/base/143399
Freebase ID
/m/0_1m52n
Prabook ID
2114731

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3
Occupation 3
Genre 2
Hair color 2
Academic degree 1
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Field of work 1
Instance of 1
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Summary

Omawumi was born on April 13, 1982[1], in Delta State[2]. She has worked as a songwriter[3], actor[4], and singer[5].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[30]

  • Country: NG[31]

  • Began / founded: 1982-04-13[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3959e8d9-e731-42b6-8796-c6ceada419fe[33]

FAQs

Where was Omawumi born?

Omawumi was born in Delta State[2].

What did Omawumi do for work?

Omawumi worked as a songwriter[3], actor[4], and singer[5].

Where did Omawumi go to school?

Omawumi was educated at Ambrose Alli University[9].

What awards did Omawumi receive?

Honors received include The Headies 2009[10] and The Headies 2018[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . allnews.ng. allnews.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [28] ↑ . allnews.ng. allnews.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 1669847
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  2. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist ID → 2397254
    Genre → soul, African popular music
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'dag', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ha', 'ig', 'kai', 'knc', 'ml', 'so'
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