Muma Gee

Muma Gee
Born (1978-11-18) 18 November 1978 (age 45)
Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Port Harcourt
Occupations
  • Actress
  • businesswoman
  • fashion designer
  • politician
  • singer-songwriter
  • television personality
Years active2004—present
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (PDP)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels
  • Black Attraction Productions
  • Mgee Records
  • Geeklips Entertainment
Websitemumagee.com

Gift Iyumame Eke (née Uwame; born 18 November 1978), professionally known as Muma Gee (/muːmə dʒiː/), meaning "do good Gift", is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, fashion designer, television personality and politician. She was born, raised, and resides in Port Harcourt. Uwame's first taste of stardom came through her song "Kade", which became the title track of her first official album, released in 2006. The single's accompanying music video directed by Wudi Awa, received five nominations, including two from the AMEN Awards (Best Picture and Best Costume) and one each from the Nigerian Music Video Awards, the Headies Awards, and the Sound City Music Video Awards.[1][2][3]

Uwame rose to prominence in 2010 as a contestant on the celebrity edition of Nigerian reality TV series Gulder Ultimate Search.[4][citation needed] Prior to entering the show, she had worked on her second studio album The Woman in Question, that would be released a day after her eviction.[5] "Amebo" and "African Juice" were the two singles released from the album. Uwame had also collaborated with artists and producers such as Samini, VIP, OJB, Cobhams Asuquo and Terry G, among others. In 2009, she was nominated for four awards at the 3rd Nigerian Music Video Awards. In early 2012, Uwame started work on a new album called Motherland and has since released singles "Port Harcourt Is Back", "African Woman Skilashy" and "Jikele". As an actress, she starred in the Nollywood films Last Dance (2006),[6] Solid Affection (2008),[7] Secret Code (2011),[8] and The Code (2011).[9] Among her accomplishments are numerous titles and honours such as, Oonyon 1 of Upata Kingdom,[10] Queen of African music, Pop Queen, and Mrs. Ngor-Okpala.[11]

Uwame's social life and alleged relationships have gained widespread coverage in the media, with the most prominent being her emotional affair with former GUS campmate Emeka Ike.[12] In 2011, Uwame married actor Prince Eke, and gave birth to a twin boy and girl, on 18 April 2014.[13]

  1. ^ "Muma Gee: Truth about her friends, controversies, marriage – Daily Newswatch Newspaper". Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Muma Gee". Culture Intelligence from RED. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Why I killed old Muma Gee —Singer, Muma Gee". Tribune Online. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ Okachie, Leonard. "Nigeria: Gus Celebrity Showdown - Emeka Mourns Muma Gee's Eviction". www.allafrica.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chioma and Muma Gee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Last Dance (2006) at IMDb
  7. ^ Solid Affection (2008) at IMDb
  8. ^ Secret Code (2011) at IMDb
  9. ^ The Code (2011) at IMDb
  10. ^ "What about the size of his 'thing?: Muma Gee Laughs out loud– ha!". Audio Nigeria Multimedia. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  11. ^ Agadibe, Christian (18 August 2013). "Muma Gee: Why Ngor- Okpala crowned me as queen". Sunnewsonline.com. Daily Sun. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Mixed Feelings Over Emeka Ike's Reaction After Muma Gee's Eviction". Modernghana.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Singer Muma Gee and husband Prince Eke welcome twins". African Spotlight. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.