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Background information | |
Birth name | Mfreke Obong Ibanga |
Born | Nigeria | 14 May 1984
Origin | Nigeria; Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Genres | Afrobeat, Christian hip hop, R&B, ragga, urban contemporary gospel |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, drums and keyboard |
Years active | Since 2004 |
Labels | 316 Muzik Factory |
Website | elmafrex |
El Mafrex (born Mfreke Obong Ibanga; 14 May 1984) is a Nigerian-born, urban gospel singer-songwriter, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He was nominated for Best Gospel Act consecutively at the 2012 and 2013 editions of the (MOBO) Music of Black Origin Awards.[1][2] He won Artiste of the year and Urban Recording of the year[3] at the 2012 Scottish New Music Awards, making him the first black man to win the SNMA.[4]
His song, "Jehovah", which features Christian rock band Royal Foundlings had more than 500,000 hits in the first five months of its release on YouTube.[3] He released "That Man from Galilee" in the first quarter of 2013, which debuted at no 49 on the iTunes UK Chart for Gospel and had over a million hits on YouTube in its first 6 months.[5][6]
On 30 September 2012, he was featured in the Sunday Mail.[7][8]
He was nominated for the Season 8 of The Future Awards Africa on 10 July 2013.[9]
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