Prominent
gospel artistes in the country last Sunday endorsed and welcomed an upcoming
gospel sensation, Steve Crown, into the Nigerian gospel music industry.
The endorsements,
which came in torrents from many established gospel artistes in Nigeria, took
place at the first album launch of the fair-skinned gospel musician.
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| Steve Crown Singing at the event |
It was
indeed a well-attended event graced by prominent gospel musicians as well as
well-meaning figures in the Christendom.
Leading the
pack of the other gospel singers, who gave their endorsements to Steve Crown
that evening, was the Prince of the Niger Delta, the ever-accessible Asu Ekiye.
Others were Pastor Kingsley Ike, Chris Morgan and a host of others.
While
endorsing Steve, the Wakowiye crooner, Asu Ekiye, who is the current President
of the Fellowship of Gospel Musicians, told the audience how a single song had
taken him to five continents in the world. He informed that a particular President
of a country now addresses him by his name-“the first time a president will
call me Asu Ekiye”, he added.
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| Rev.Joshua Telena's representative unveiling the cds |
Asu said that a single song had made him to perform at great
altars in the world, advising that one song was all one needs. He advised that
one did not need many songs to be blessed but if God gives one many songs, that
is a huge grace.”One song can take you up to 50 years”, he submitted.
In his endorsement statement, Kingsley Ike described Steve as
a very humble young man. He equally advised him to remain ever humble and keep
moving as he would never fail.
In his endorsement, Chris Morgan went entirely spiritual, as
he had the young talent on his knees while he poured out blessings of grace on
him in prayers.
Morgan, singing his popular”Hallow Be Your Name”, practically
blessed Steve with prayers. He prayed for rising grace for the young and up-coming
gospeller. He also prayed that men shall see him as a role model of humility.
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| Asu Ekiye at the event |
Morgan also took a time out to thank the people who had come
all the way to support Steve, lamenting the fact that these days, people can go
to any length to support secular events but find it extremely hard to support
anything gospel.
The event which was anchored by the popular ITV comedian,
C-Ri Snow, who treated the audience to some rib-cracking jokes, had prominent
Nigerians and Chinese Investors, who were led by the Chief Executive Officer,
Happiness International industrial Group Limited, were all in attendance. These
Chinese investors were not left out in supporting the young talent at his album
launch, as they collective donated the sum of USD800.
First to launch the ever-awaited music album was The Shepherd
House Senior Pastor, Revd. Joshua Telena, who was ably represented by the
Church’s Resident Pastor, Pastor Tadje.
Tadje, while unveiling the music album, fervently prayed that
the creative work would take the singer to places in the world, as many would
equally be blessed by it. He later presented a cheque of an undisclosed amount,
which he said came from The Shepherd House’s helmsman.
Though, the amount was not disclosed, the pastor affirmed
that it was indeed a very heavy cheque
Speaking to The
Christendom Newspaper on the sidelines of the album launch, the
fair-skinned and handsome gospel musician, who said he was actually very happy
to have such a successful album launch, thanked everyone for their time, money,
presence and other supports. ‘’ I am very happy as I know that people will be
so blessed by what they will hear from the album’’.
On where he sees himself in the next two years, Steve said:
‘’Where God wants me to be’’.
The well-organized and well-attended album launch, which
started with a Red-Carpet at 4pm, ended with Steve rendering the lead song of
his newly-launched album entitled: You Are Great!
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