QUEEN OF AFROBEATS, MAY7VEN PLAYLISTED ON UK MAINSTREAM RADIO FOR THE SECOND TIME

Award-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter, dancer and entrepreneur May7ven is riding sky high yet again as her latest buzz single "Hey Mr" has just been playlisted by popular UK mainstream radio station Choice FM – making her the only female and one of the very few Afrobeats and African Music artists to be playlisted on national radio in the United Kingdom back-to-back for two consecutive single releases.

May7ven, the Afrobeats Queen continues to break boundaries in getting Afrobeats and African Music noticed by a wider mainstream audience and she also recently made history as her single "Hey Mr" was also one of the singles featured on the Afrobeats The Ultimate Collection compilation album which entered the Top 20 on the UK iTunes chart.

… And her efforts, music and performance prowess are certainly not going unnoticed with May7ven drawing accolades and plaudits from all corners of the African Music landscape, the latest of which comes from the Kokomaster himself, D'Banj, who in his first exclusive interview of 2013 with Beat FM's Toolz on Ndani TV heaped praises upon praises on the female Afrobeats star, professing "She's a Queen"!

Watch D'Banj Talk About May7ven on Ndani TV's The Juice (from the 4:09 minute mark): http://youtu.be/FkW0VtGb-TM

Funmi Odegbami Receives Double Women4africa Awards Nomination

Funmi Odegbami - the lesser known sister of Afrobeats singing sensation May7ven; the daughter of Segun Odegbami; CEO of MiNK London; founder of Makeup Show Live; a member of the Black Women in Europe Power List, and an internationally renowned makeup artist - has received nominations in the categories of Best Makeup Artist of the year and Best Educator of the year at the prestigious Women4africa Awards 2013.  

Women4africa is a UK registered organisation focused on

May7ven

May7ven real names Oluwayemisi May Odegbami was born on 7 May 1984 in Ibadan, Nigeria to one of Nigerians greatest footballing & sports legends, Chief Segun Odegbami (MON) and a Nigerian Mother mother Jumoke Tejumola a chartered Accountant and ex athlete. She attended Bodija International School before relocating to the UK by the age of 6 with her mother, her brother Junior Odegbami and sister Funmi odegbami and settled in London. May7ven's has other siblings Tolu Odegbami, Steven Odegbami and Mo Odegbami who lived in Nigeria with their mothers. During her adolescence, May studied, Music, Sound Engineering and Architecture. She joined her church choir when she was 10 and started teaching street dance at her local community center in Kensal Green when she was just 14 to children and young adults. In 1999 during RnB Singer Adina Howard's UK performance, May7ven battled the singer and her dancers and won in front of a large audience at the Hammersmith Appollo. She became a songwriter and backing vocalist while in high school after being spotted performing an accapella on MTV after they visited her local community centre/recording studio to film. May7ven was invited to perform for music executives including Ronald Amanze who had already signed UK's biggest rap artist Phoebe 1 who immediately signed her up to his label subsequently May7ven was invited to Virgin records by A&R Executive Nigel Howard after listening to her singing down the phone but as complex discussions began, Nigel left virgin and discussions ceased.

Awards and nominations
Year Institution Award
2009 NMVA Awards 2009 Won Best Video in Europe
2009 African Film Awards Won Best Artist
2009 NYAA (Nigerian Young Achievers Awards) Won Best New Artist
2009 NMA (Nigerian Music Award UK) Won Best New Female Artist
2009 M&M Awards 2009 Won Excellence Awards
2009 AMA (African Music Awards) Nominated - Best Artist

Culled from Wikipedia

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