BANKY-W

At a national gospel concert in 1991, a sold out crowd awaits their favorite performance. The children’s gospel choir has rehearsed their hearts out and is waiting for their cue. Everyone seems ready. The music starts. Suddenly the young soloist looses her nerve and bows out. In a state of panic, his peers urge an untried youngster to sub in and take the microphone. Banky Wellington rises to the occasion, and at the tender age of 10, a star is born. Encore after encore, the entire crowd rises to a standing ovation. To this day, Banky Wellington has never looked back.
Blessed with an incomparably smooth voice, excellent writing and production skills, as well as uncanny showmanship and crowd pleasing dance ability, Banky is poised to take on the music industry.

MO’CHEDDAH: Nigeria’s Hip-hop Princess

Already being called the new hottest female artiste in a long time, her versatility in both rapping and singing have earned her the titles ‘The Hip-Pop Princess’, “The Swagger Diamond’ and the ‘Franchise Celebrity’. Her debut album, expected to be released in the 3rd quarter, is one of the most anticipated for 2009 and will feature great talent and brilliant collaborations with several African acts such as Pype, Illbliss, M.I, Terry Da Rapman, just to mention a few. The album is being produced by Knighthouse with beats from prolific producers like Dr. Frabs, X-O, Tee-Y Mix, Jesse Jagz, Xela, Beatworx and many more. She is currently putting finishing touches to the first single off her forthcoming album, ‘Franchise Celebrity’. Mo describes herself as a new age African female and is very passionate about Nigeria and being Nigerian.

Mo who lives alone with her mother speaks both Yoruba and English fluently. She’s the 4th child in a family of 5 children. She is passionate about fashion (often referred to as a ‘fashionista’) and is involved in causes for youth empowerment and abolishment of child labor. Mo is never far away from an orphanage. Being one of the few female pop/hip-hop acts in this part of the world; Mo’Cheddah, ‘Naija’s Hip-pop Princess is ready to take on the world and show off what she’s got….and that is incredible talent and mad swagger.

Real Name: Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola

Birthday: October 23rd 1990

Place of Birth: Lagos

State of Origin: Osun State

Record Label: Knighthouse Entertainment

Management: Knighthouse Entertainment

Contact Person: ‘Rogba Arimoro (07034778208, 08023016608)

Winners of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2010

BEST DOCUMENTARY
Bariga Boys(Nigeria)

BEST SHORT FILM
The Abbys Boys –(South Africa)

BEST ANIMATION
Hanayns Shoe (Egypt)

BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN FILMMAKER IN DIASPORA
Soul Diaspora

BEST FILM IN AFRICAN LANGUAGE
Imani – (Uganda)

HEART OF AFRICA AWARD FOR BEST FILM FROM NIGERIA
Figurine by Kunle Afolayan

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND
I sing of a well

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
The Child

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Fulani

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP
The Child

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME
I sing of a well

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT
Figurine

Best ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
A sting in a tale

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD ACTOR
Teddy Onyago and Bill Oloo- Togetherness Supreme

MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Rahema Nanfuka – Imani

MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Wilson Maina – Togetherness Supreme (Kenya)

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Adjetey Anang – The Perfect Picture

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Tapiwa Gwaza – Seasons of a life

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Jackie Appiah, Lydia Forson and Naa Ashokor, Mensa-Doku – The Perfect Picture

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Ramsey Noah – The Figurine

BEST SCREENPLAY
I sing of a well

AMAA ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
Figurine

BEST PICTURE
The Figurine (Nigeria)

BEST DIRECTOR
Shirley Frimpong-Manso- The Perfect Picture