Jeremiah Pam Gyang (born 13 October 1981) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer. Many regarded him as a

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playing both the piano and guitar before the age of ten. He is often credited as being responsible for bringing contemporary

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to the mainstream of the Nigerian industry in 2004 with the popular hit ‘Na Ba Ka’ (I give you).

Music career

Jeremiah worked in the Sheraton Hotels and Towers in Abuja for three years as a keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist. He left thereafter to join Quest Media Studios in 2002, where he worked for two years as a songwriter and producer.

Discography

Early life

Jeremiah was born in

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, Plateau State. His father late Rev. Luke Dung Gyang was a reverend and well known musician in Jos in the 1970s and 1980. Jeremiah attended Boys secondary school, Gindiri from 1992 and was in yellow house. He was always seen with his guitar and performed special numbers on Sundays during service. He left B.S.S after his JSS 1.

Personal life

On 28 August 2010, Jeremiah married his longtime love Ladi Otache in Jos. Jeremiah and Ladi live together and have two daughters.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gyang, Jeremiah Nigerian male pop singers Living people 1981 births 21st-century Nigerian male singers Musicians from Jos Nigerian songwriters Nigerian pianists Nigerian guitarists Nigerian keyboardists Nigerian percussionists English-language singers from Nigeria