Nissi Ogulu
Background information
Birth nameJehovah-Nissi Ogulu
BornPort Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, Recording artiste, Entrepreneur, Engineer

Jehovah-Nissi Ogulu, known professionally as Nissi,[1][2][3] is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, fine artist and founder of Creele Animation Studios.[4][5][6]

Early life

Ogulu was born to Bose and Samuel Ogulu and is the younger sister to Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Burna Boy.[7][8] She started with music at six years old and went on to study Mechanical Engineering at the University of Warwick.[9][10] Her mother, Bose Ogulu, is a two time Grammy-nominated talent manager, Grammy-award winning Co-executive producer for best global album 2020 Twice as Tall.[11] Nissi’s grandfather is Benson Idonije, a radio broadcaster and first band manager of the late Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti[12]

Career

Nissi’s debut single “Pay Attention” was released in September 2016. She later released the official visuals directed by 2012 Stanley Kubrick Award winner; Labi Odebunmi. Her third single titled ‘’Familiar’’ was produced by Nigerian music producer Chopstix and was also released in 2016. In 2020, she released her EP titled, IGNITE, and followed up with singles, Hold in 2021,[13] Gravity (2022)[14] and Overthinking (2022).[15][16][17][18][19]

In 2021, she was one of the Jaguar Land Rover engineering team that designed and put together the 2023 Range Rover Model[20][21] and launched a charity NFT collection on the Binance NFT marketplace.[22][23] She also released a 3D Animation short film titled "The Satchel" [24][25] where she worked in the roles of a director, producer and composer created by her company. She also the 2022 Havana Club X Burna design awarded most innovative product at Paris Packaging week 2023.[26]

Filmography

  • "The Satchel" (2021)[27]

Discography

EPs

Singles[29]

  • "Criminal" (2016)
  • "Pay Attention" (2016)
  • "Familiar" (2016)
  • "Over Here" (2019)
  • "Move X2" (2021)
  • "Hold" (2021)
  • "Gravity" (2022)
  • "Overthinking" (2022)

References

  1. "Nigeria's Nissi: Charting a path towards creating 'The Disney of Africa'". The Africa Report.com. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. "Meet Nissi, the Stylish Nigerian Singer Pushing the Boundaries of Afrobeats". Vogue. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. BellaNaija.com (2020-01-04). "Nissi Ogulu Delivers First Live Showcase with Family & Friends". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. "Nissi Ogulu: I Want to Break Limitations of African Women – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  5. BellaNaija.com (2021-10-28). "Big Ups to Nissi Ogulu Who Worked on the New Range Rover ????". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  6. "With 'Puzzled,' Nissi Ogulu Delivers Her Triad of Talents – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  7. "Meet Nissi, the Stylish Nigerian Singer Pushing the Boundaries of Afrobeats". Vogue. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  8. "Who Is Burna Boy's Sister Nissi Ogulu and Does He Really Have A Twin Brother?". buzznigeria.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  9. Iwalaiye, Temi (2022-01-12). "Life Conversations: Nissi Ogulu, Burna Boy's younger sister, talks about her new art collection". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  10. Admin (19 April 2020). "Burna Boy's sister, Nissi speaks on career as a singer". The Nation.
  11. Agbana, Rotimi (13 October 2022). "Burna Boy's Manager, Bose Ogulu To Be honoured At Artiste & Managers' Awards 2022". Independent Nigeria.
  12. "Burna Boy will win Grammy Awards - Benson Idonije - P.M. News". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  13. "Phenomenal Nissi Releases New Single "Hold"". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  14. Agbana, Rotimi (27 May 2022). "Nissi Teams Up With Major League Djz On New Single, 'Gravity'". Independent Nigeria.
  15. Rasak-Oyadiran, Opeyemi (2023-02-06). "Nissi Unleashes New Visuals For Addictive Single "Overthinking"". The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  16. "Celebrating Leading Ladies Of Naija Music". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  17. Tomi (2020-01-08). "See Pictures From Nissi Ogulu's Debut Showcase in Lagos". The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.). Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  18. "Nissi returns with new single, Undercover". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  19. "Nissi Unveils Debut Single 'Pay Attention' - GUAP". guap.co. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  20. Online, Tribune (2021-10-31). "Nissi Ogulu celebrates effort on latest Ranger Rover". Tribune Online. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  21. "Burna boy hails sister, Nissi, for creating new Range Rover design". Punch Newspapers. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  22. "Nissi Ogulu launches NFT for good collection 'Jigsaw Tribe'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-06-03. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  23. "Nissi Ogulu launches NFT For Good Collection 'Jigsaw Tribe' on Binance NFT Marketplace". Vanguard News. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  24. "Nissi Ogulu's 3D Animated short film the satchel re-ignites African art". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  25. "Nissi Ogulu's Creele Studios unveils The Satchel soundtrack". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  26. "Paris Packaging Week | PLD Innovation Awards Spotlight | Havana Club 7 años x Burna Boy limited VIP edition". Paris Packaging Week. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  27. "Nissi launches stunning new 3D Afro-Anime project 'The Satchel' - P.M. News". Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  28. BellaNaija.com (2020-07-31). "New EP: Nissi – Ignite". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  29. Wonah, Israel. "Download Latest Nissi Songs, Music, Albums, Biography, Profile, All Music, Videos - TrendyBeatz". trendybeatz.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
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