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Donna Oghenenyerovwo Adja (Donna Adja)

  • Skill Category: Record Producers
  • Present Address: Los Angeles
  • Country: Nigeria
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Biography

Donna Oghenenyerovwo Adja (also known as Donna Diva), is a Nigerian performer and actress. Adja is from Eku in Ethiope East, Delta State. She had her primary education in Adams Iweh Primary School and her secondary education in Baptist High School; both in her hometown in Delta state. She went on to attain a degree in Business Management from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. She started singing at the age of fifteen; in her local church choir. She went on to become the lead singer of the in-house band of the Sheraton Lagos Hotel. She quit the role in 2011 to begin a solo career as a recording artiste.She started singing at the age of fifteen; in her local church choir. She went on to become the lead singer of the in-house band of the Sheraton Lagos Hotel. She quit the role in 2011 to begin a solo career as a recording artiste. In 2012, she released her debut single titled Shut Up. The video was shot by Clarence Peters.[4] She released the audio and video to her song Gaga in 2013. The video was shot by Mattmax. The video was themed after the 2009 Hollywood movie Avatar.[5] In an interview with P.M. News, she revealed that she spent over five million naira shooting the video to Gaga, as she had to shoot the video and redesign costumes twice.[6] She followed up with the release of the song Super Love. The video to the song was self-directed.[7] In 2013 she was one of the performing artistes at her friend – Cool FM OAP Do2tun’s – Bachelor’s night, alongside Ice Prince, M.I Abaga, Sean Tizzle, Chidinma, KCee, Iyanya, Vector, DJ Xclusive, Olamide, DJ Spinall, AY Makun and Dammy Krane.[8] She took a hiatus from the Nigerian movie industry, moving to Los Angeles.[9] She had a couple of cameo appearances in a few Hollywood movies.[10] She returned to the Nigerian music scene and released the track Breathe in memory of George Floyd, an African American man who was gruesomely killed by a police officer, choking him to death by pressing his knee on the victim’s neck.[11] In 2022 with the song Ganja. She was featured by The Sun as one of the 100 Most Influential African Women in the Music Industry. She had a brief stint in Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, but left due to politicking and sexual harassment.

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She is Nigeria’s first female record producer and a philanthropist.

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