Meet Marizu the son of the legendary reggae-gospel singer, Buchi as he takes over is father's calling

• One of Nigeria's fastest-rising gospel singers, Marizu Ikechi, precocious shared the communicative of his travel from being a traditionalist to modern gospel music
• The young curate during an interrogation with Legit.ng noted that his begetter was his top power arsenic a instrumentalist
• Marizu made his debut arsenic a gospel creator astatine the property of 21 and shared however his philharmonic talents took him arsenic acold arsenic Peru successful South America

Young, fast-rising gospel Nigerian vocalist Marizu Ikechi is 1 of the caller kids connected the artifact making a connection for himself arsenic a minister.

Marizu precocious spoke with Legit.ng's Nosa Oke-Hortons astir his maturation arsenic a musician and curate from a household heavy steeped successful music.

Fast-rising gospel vocalist Marizu precocious shared spoke to Legit.ng astir trying to infuse Afrobeats into gospel songs. Photo credit: @marizu/@buchibwai
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During the conversation, the young bequest spoke astir his father's power connected his euphony vocation and what it means to travel from specified a background.

My biggest influence

In our chat, Marizu revealed however having Buchi Atuonwu Ikechi, the legendary gospel-reggae artist, arsenic his begetter importantly affected his vocation choice.

He besides shared that his begetter is his biggest power arsenic an artist. Marizu said:

"I started doing euphony officially astatine the property of 16. And my begetter was precise supportive of my tendency to beryllium a musician. He practically helped maine nurture my talents. He is biggest relation exemplary and influencer. He practically showed maine to beryllium a bully idiosyncratic and spot successful my skills portion not forgetting the spot of God successful everything I do."

Working with Sinach

The young vocalist besides spoke astir moving with different Nigerian gospel music ministers similar Sinach, Nathaniel Bassey and Dunsin Oyekan. He shared his archetypal acquisition working with Sinach at the five-days performance astatine the Monarch, Lekki.

He noted, saying:

"It was rather an experience, similar nary I person ever felt before. Working with Sinach was special."

Marizu besides spoke astir sharing the signifier with Ada Ehi astatine Rock Fest and however it helped exposure him to a caller audience.

Hitting implicit 20m streams connected Spotify

During the chat, the young gospel creator shared however arrogant helium was erstwhile helium recovered retired that his songs had deed implicit 10m views connected YouTube and 20m streams connected Spotify. He besides noted however his distinctive dependable has helped him to execute this.

"The archetypal clip I truly took cognisance of however overmuch my euphony has grown was immoderate Peruvian gospel artists with the sanction Twice reached retired to maine for a collaboration. I worked with them to assistance nutrient their EP, Gracias A La Cruz."

He besides said:

"Hitting 20m streams connected Spotify without doing immoderate large promotion works hits differently. Same arsenic doing implicit 10m views connected YouTube each of this conscionable strengths my resoluteness to bash much and that I americium connected the close path."

Buchi narrates his Encounter with firing squad

In different amusement news, Legit.ng recalls reporting erstwhile Marizu's father, Buchi, shared how a deadly incidental transformed his beingness forever.

Buchi narrated this brushwood during an interrogation with Channels Television. He shared however helium astir died successful the hands of a firing squad but was saved astatine the past infinitesimal by God successful a miraculous way.

Source: Legit.ng