Medlye – Biography | Age | Early Life | Music Career | Songs | Albums
Name: Felagha Tokoni Medlye
Genres: Gospel Spiritual
Occupation: Music, Fashion designing, Song Writing, Voice Coaching and Puplic Speaking.
Years active: 15years.
Labels: Music House Family.
Associate Acts: Pakis 10, Elder Dempster, Emma N, Ebiere Inedidie, Timi Wood and many more.
Spouse: None
Biography: Felagha Tokoni Medlye, popularly called Medlye is a female gospel music minister, a fashion designer, a motivional speaker and also an award winner. She is a native of Amassoma town in southern ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State of Nigeria. President Medlye Ministry, CEO MEDLYESTOUCH, CEO Bayelsa Gospel Artiste Merit Awards(BGAM).
Early Life: First child and only daughter of three (3). Raised by grandma. After being enrolled into Primary 1, she strived day and night (hunted for snails, hawked several food items such as plantain, ice fish, plantain flakes, etc) before and after school hours all through her primary School in order to be of financial support to grandma.
Got into JSS1 and started helping mum with her Bolle business coupled with the hawking till SS1 when music started paying off a little. JSS1 to SS1 was really tough such that whenever her school uniform and sandal which was given to her by a lady from her community who passed out from her school had cut/torn, she would sew it with a thread and a needle. That uniform and sandal had all colours of thread you could ever think of. She has been responsible for her family’s welfare since she graduated from secondary School because mum fell sick and was unable to cater for the family so Medlye barely had time for herself. Having a sick mum, 2 younger brothers and herself to cater for, coupled with music she sold bread at her junction every evening to raise money till mum finally passed on in 2012. However, Medlye went ahead to learn different trades which include: Fashion designing. Different diploma programmes such as Project Management Professional, Computer Studies, and Public Speaking.
Personal life and Marriage: Single
Solo Career: Started off as a backup art for the likes of Bennard Wariebi, Pst. Jossi I, Elder Dempster and Abraham. Afterwards founded her own team (THE DULCETS). She’s been featured in several hit songs but most remarkably as the female vocals on Pask10’s Rap Albums, and still does professional backup singing for both recorded songs and live performances. Singles released are: Forever yours, Saved, and Victory.
Albums: One abulm titled SO WONDERFUL released December 15th 2015.
Awards: (BAGMA) Best Gospel Female Artiste of the year 2014. (BMAA) Best Female Act of the year 2019.
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