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obehi

Edinburgh

Biography

Truly original and inspirational singer/songwriters don’t come around too often in today’s current musical climate, which is why Obehi, the UK’s brightest R’n’B star-in-the-making is a unique talent. After moving to Scotland from Nigeria at the age of 8 Obehi forged her cultural identity through exploring her love of soul and pop music. As the singer/songwriter herself says “Music is part of me and who I am”. Early influences on Obehi’s moving and melancholic style range from the inimitable ...

Truly original and inspirational singer/songwriters don’t come around too often in today’s current musical climate, which is why Obehi, the UK’s brightest R’n’B star-in-the-making is a unique talent. After moving to Scotland from Nigeria at the age of 8 Obehi forged her cultural identity through exploring her love of soul and pop music. As the singer/songwriter herself says “Music is part of me and who I am”. Early influences on Obehi’s moving and melancholic style range from the inimitable Luther Vandross to the magnificent Marvin Gaye and Sam Cooke. Having grown up with such rich musical influences Obehi is now looking to build on her own blossoming career in music with her own R’n’B/pop crossover of soaring, soulful love songs, something that she has already garnered critical acclaim for with her first release the Everything EP. Her childhood idols, along with more contemporary influences like Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and India Arie, have fused together to produce Obehi’s distinctively original sound, a contemporary combination of pop, R’n’B and soul. The result is a confident yet delicate approach which draws on the passion and power of soul and the catchy, confidence of pop. Obehi isn’t just a gifted vocalist either, her songs are written entirely by her own hand and come fully equipped with a unique kind of charm, sensitivity and honesty that makes each and every track feel personal and from the heart. It is Obehi’s exceptional singer/songwriter talent that has caught the ear of both the Glasgow and Edinburgh music scenes. Living her lyrics on-stage in captivatingly emotional performances has lead critics and fans alike to hail her as the next big name in UK R’n’B. Obehi symbolises the dream of becoming a musical icon and since those rose-tinted days of her childhood listening to Vandross and Marvin Gaye she has worked tirelessly to achieve it. In 2011 her dream is set to transform into a glittering reality as her brand new Bittersweet EP is a shining example of her talent, both written and vocally. The four tracks of effortlessly endearing and undeniably heartfelt material will be released on 21st February 2011 and is an EP with the potential to propel her career into the mainstream spotlight for the first time. As Obehi herself claims “When I started out I knew nothing about releasing records I was just a girl with a mic’ who loved to sing.” Such a frailty, innocence and deep-seeded love is at the heart and soul of Bittersweet, an EP which marks the culmination of years of dreaming and hard-work to gain recognition as a major UK R’n’B artist. Obehi shows herself to be a delicate yet powerful soul singer with a deft touch for pop and R’n’B production longing for her big break.

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