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In Showmax Movie, WURA
It is no more news that the popular singer, Ego Iheanacho, is one of the best sonorous singers this country has ever produced. Offcourse, If you were ever a fan or lover of Bisade Ologunde, popularly known as Lagbaja, there is no way you will not remember Ego Ihenacho Ogbaro (Ego). Ego was the sonorous and soothing voice that always blended Lagbaja’s husky, Yoruba-blaring voice in almost all songs the masked performer released. Songs as Konko Below and Nothing For You were enhanced in quality by Ego’s impeccable feminie musical delivery on them.
But what is new and trending now is that she’s one of the actresses playing sub-lead role in the new Showmax telenovela movie, WURA.
Before talking about how she made a big comeback to the showbiz with her outstanding performance in this great TV series, WURA, let’s quickly refresh your memory about the woman called Ego Iheanacho.
Ego Iheanacho was born in Imo state but attended Central Primary School and the Prestigious Ikeja High School, GRA in Lagos. She graduated as top student in 1991.
She joined the Lagbaja Band about 1994 and stayed with the band for over a decade, making great music and winning awards as the most Promising Female act at the FAME Music Awards in 1998 and Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the Hip-Hop World Awards in 2006 before launching a solo career in 2007.
In 2008, Ego became a Glo Ambassador, headlining events and promos such as the Glo ‘Borrow me data’
Describing her time with Lagbaja, she said it was a “sister-brother; mentor-mentee; employer-employee” relationship. This made her decision to leave the band the toughest of her musical career. According to her, she left because she thought it was time for her to start a new phase as a solo artiste.
Upon leaving Lagbaja, Ego formed a band, Indigo Band, but the band never quite made an impact. The singer has admitted that she had to spend a lot of time removing herself from Lagbaja’s shadow and changing people’s perception of her as just Lagbaja’s singer. However, her collaboration with artistes like Tosin Martins, Sunny Nneji, Djinee, Asa, Cobhams and Yinka Davies are more notable.
In 2011, she released a single entitled: “I believe” with its video shot by Kemi Adetiba.
She also appeared on Ndani Tv session in 2013.
Ego is married to Niyi Ogbaro, who she sometimes call her manager.
Ego speaking on why she plays the role of Iyabo Kuti in Wura, she said.
“First of all, it was a challenge, and I was up for the challenge; the opportunity came, and I saw something in that character, and I felt I could pull it off, and I connected with that character.
I did my research, sat down and believed in myself that I could do it,” she said
“It was tough at first, I had my doubts, but I had great people around me, who helped me to stand the challenges of those first few weeks,” she added.
The movie, Wura, is the first-of-its-kind for Showmax. Wura is a telenovela series that tells the story of an ambitious and ruthless CEO of a gold-mining industry, who would stop at nothing to protect her company and those she loves.
Wura is the story of Wura-Amoo Adeleke, a perfect wife, a loving mother of two and the ruthless Chief Executive Officer of a fictional Gold Mine. In the eyes of her family, Wura is a sweet soul and a dauntless saint, but when it comes to running her business empire, she is a lioness, who doesn’t care whose ox is gored in her quest to achieving goals and getting things done.
Safe to say it’s an adaptation of a South African telenovela series, The River. Wura, however, offers a different content value. If there is one thing Nollywood producers continue to teach us; it’s their fearlessness in exploring different film genres.
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