Eben Biography: Full Name, Age, Parents, Hometown, Wife, Net-Worth, Career, Awards, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Latest Songs
Emmanuel Izuchukwu Benjamin, popularly called by his stage name Eben, is a popular gospel vocalist, songwriter, and minister. He hails from Lagos State, Nigeria in a family where Christian principles were nurtured and encouraged. He began his musical career in 1994 by singing in the youth choir, and later the mass choir at Winners’ Chapel….
Emmanuel Izuchukwu Benjamin, popularly called by his stage name Eben, is a popular gospel vocalist, songwriter, and minister.
He hails from Lagos State, Nigeria in a family where Christian principles were nurtured and encouraged.
He began his musical career in 1994 by singing in the youth choir, and later the mass choir at Winners’ Chapel.
Below is a detailed biography of Eben.
Eben Full Name, Age, Early Life, and Hometown
He was born Emmanuel Izuchukwu Benjamin.
He hails from Lagos State, Nigeria from a family where Christian principles were nurtured and encouraged.
Eben schooled at Orile Primary School and later went to Community Grammar School, Orile, Lagos. He began his musical career in 1994 by singing in the youth choir, and later the mass choir at Winners’ Chapel.
EbenEben Family and Personal Life
He is the 5th child of 6 children. He was raised in a family where Christian principles were nurtured and encouraged.
In 1997, he started singing at the youth choir of Winner’ Chapel in Nigeria. In 2006 he became a member of Christ Embassy founded by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
Eben and Wife (Jahdiel)On Saturday, 30th of November, 2013 in a widely publicized wedding, Eben got married to a fellow gospel singer known as Jahdiel (Grace Okoduwa).
They were joined in holy matrimony by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy. The couple is blessed with two sons.
Eben and FamilyEben Career, Awards, and Nominations
He started off as a rapper and was mentored by his older brother but later on went on to sing gospel.
Eben started working as a studio background vocal artiste for so many years.
Fortune smile at him when his career was ignited in 2006 when he released his first debut solo album titled “ON THE ROCK” which was spiced by tracks such as ‘Imaranma’, ‘God dey’, ‘Iwo Nikan’, I don hammer’ and many others.
EbenWith his Afrocentric rock music genre, Eben was able to steal the moment and shine brighter than the diamond, he has graced platforms both locally and internationally.
Eben is a multi-award winning artist who has won multiple awards for his great work.
In 2012, he won the PBO Musical Video Awards. 2013, he won the Best West Africa award at the Africa Gospel Music Awards and in the year 2014, he won the Album of the Year at the Crystal Awards, Songwriters of the year, worship song of the year and BLW award 2015.
Eben Songs and Social Media Handles
The singer has quite a number of songs to his credit. Among them are the worldwide hits Jesus At the Centre, Number One, God All By Yourself, Faithful God among others. You can listen to and download Eben’s music here.
EbenHis official Instagram username is @eben_rocks. He is known on Twitter as @eben_rocks. His Facebook account is EBEN.