Over
the years it has been more like the people of Edda is dished,saying
cursed would be well a wrong word but just like the day is getting
brighter, the direction of the run ray is more fierce towards Edda. As
if the forests in Edda are beginning to produce more fruits than
earlier.What a joy for a parent to feel the presence of his child
among his peers and a glory when that child comes home with a medal to
show for activities he took part in.Edda is blessed with talents academically and socially but yet to celebrate one to stardom.
As a community, Edda has the most active community football matches as every autonomy out of the 11 autonomous communities compete within themselves during Chritmas/New year periods. The level of talents showcased during these matches, and responds drawn from the spectators who come from far and near can be likened to European champions league,but these avenues are yet to seal the joy of the people with a prominent name in the social world until recently. We began to hear names like Pathoranking,Tekno,Splash and more coming from Ebonyi state, are they from Edda? we are yet to be certain as none among them has been able to take pride in that clan called Edda.
The neighbourhood of Edda has so much in that regard with names likes Jmartins,Ruggedman and a couple of other names in the movie world confirmed to be from Ohafia. Niggar Raw and Hype MC all from Item. Abiriba prides in the likes of Uche Jombo, Paul Nwokocha, Felix Ndukwe and more. These are names that can open doors in entertainment industry, especially in the music world.
I painfully heard one man ones lamented,that, does it mean no Eddan can sing,even if it is the one danced and enjoyed by the spirit?That hunger is about to be fed to the fullest as the stage is set for the fruits of Edda to germinate. Francis Ugwuocha Obasi a.k.a FRANCISSONGZ from Nguzu Edda is about to raise the baton on nativity as he is set to take the Nigeria music scene by storm with three hits like MARYKATE, LOLLIPOP AND DO SOMETHING already enjoying airplay in some major radio stations within the country.
Francis Ugwuocha Obasi hails from from Ebonyi state, Afikpo South local government, Nguzu Edda. He was born on the 17th of January…to the family of Prince and Princess Obasi Uka-Ezeogo (yes, he’s royalty), a business man and teacher respectively. He attained his nursery and primary school education at God’s vision Montessori, Muritala Muhammed airport school, and God’s vision Model College, situated at Agbado Ijaye, Ajah, Ikeja, Lagos State, which is also his home of residence. Growing up was fun for him as he was his parent’s soft spot, and also the girl of the house, (figuratively). He is the second of four children but always seen as the last born. He is currently a student in the Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi state.
MUSIC LIFE
The singer and song writer who started singing at age four, and at age seven discovered his talent after he wowed everyone in church when he sang in the Children’s day Celebration. He however entered the music world officially in 2016, when he formed a crew with Ix, a.k.a ‘Rebel’ after which they did a song together. He later got signed to LMM record label. His stage name was initially ex-kid, but when his heart got broken down by a fufu-seller he loved, he took up the name ice-kid and decided to make it popular. Growing up taught him so much about life, which made him decide to take a name related to his birth name through the inspiration of his soft bed and a new friend (the girl crushing on him), and that was how the name FRANCISONGZ came about. His latest Singles ‘MARYKATE‘ was inspired by a 300L accountancy student called ‘Marykate, and his friend IX. His other songs include : Lollipop (the song which brought him to limelight), Do something, and others.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS
He was in a relationship with a Yoruba girl in the same school where
he is studying but however due to some personal issues decided to take a
break and less i forget, he is currently crushing on a girl named Uche
‘the unknown’.CHALLENGES
He stated in an interview on Dream FM that; Music is his life, and trying to strike a balance between his music life and academics is quite challenging, and also, he is facing similar challenges as every other up-coming artiste.
INSPIRATION
Locally, he looks up to Psquare, Teckno, Skales, Burnaboy, Ric Hissani and Runtown. Internationally, he looks up to ; Usher, Chris Brown and The Weekend. His inspiration to sing however comes from the love he has for the beauty of creation, crazy beats and his present condition.
HOBBIES AND INTEREST
His hobbies and interest include: Barcelona, Gadgets, Singing, Watching cartoon,Bollywood, Horror movies, and Reading Newspaper
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