Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma (born 1 July 2006), professionally known as Qing Madi (), is a

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singer-songwriter and dancer. She gained widespread recognition after her 2022 single "See Finish" and its 2023 follow-up, "Ole" featuring

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. Both went viral on

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, which later peaked at number one on the Uganda Top 100

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chart and number three on the Nigeria Top 100 Apple Music chart. Both songs were released as singles from Madi's debut extended play, ''

Qing Madi Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma (born 1 July 2006), professionally known as Qing Madi (), is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and dancer. She gained widespread recognition after her 2022 single "See Finish" and its 2023 follow-up, "Ole" featuring Bnxn. ...

'' (2023).

Early life and education

Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma was born and raised in

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by her mother, along with her siblings. She is originally from

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. Pearl attended Negbenegbor International School in Benin City for her secondary education. She began performing at a young age, participating in school talent shows and singing in her church's adult choir.

Career

On October 14, 2022, Madi released her breakout single "See Finish", which made its breakthrough primarily on

. Sooner, she released three additional singles; gaining her more recognition, and performed at the Homecoming event in Lagos, Nigeria. Qing Madi's music genres have been noted as

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, and R&B. In 2023, Qing Madi was chosen as the Spotify Africa Equal Ambassador for the month of June. On July 21, 2023, Qing Madi released the single "Ole" featuring

. The song made entry to multiple

charts and peaked at number 12 on the ''TurnTable'' Top 100. "Ole" made its entry into the Official Afrobeats Chart, peaking at number 16 in August. In November 2023 she released a seven-track self-titled EP that collected most of her recordings thus far. In January 2024, alongside

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, and

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, Qing Madi was inducted into Apple Music's Rising Class of 2024. In an interview with African Folder, Madi revealed she wrote two songs on her debut eponymous project when she was fourteen.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

* "See Finish" (2022) * "Why" (2023) * "Ole (featuring

)" (2023) * “American Love” (2023)Amererican Love Acoustic
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Madi, Qing 2006 births Living people Nigerian Afrobeats musicians 21st-century Nigerian singer-songwriters Nigerian women singer-songwriters Nigerian dancers Nigerian female dancers Singers from Lagos Musicians from Benin City Igbo people People from Delta State