Nathaniel Bassey (born in 1978) is a Nigerian gospel recording artiste, singer and songwriter, trumpet player and music producer, famous for starting 'Halleluyah Challenge', a live Instagram praise session that attracts over 60,000 people, as reported on CNN.
Biography
Bassey was born...
Nathaniel Bassey (born in 1978) is a Nigerian gospel recording artiste, singer and songwriter, trumpet player and music producer, famous for starting 'Halleluyah Challenge', a live Instagram praise session that attracts over 60,000 people, as reported on CNN.
Biography
Bassey was born and raised in Lagos. He is a native of Akwa-Ibom. He studied International Relations and Politics at the University of Lagos for two years, then he moved to London to continue studying Politics. After studying Politics, he went on to study Music at Middlesex Summer School, where he graduated as the best student.
While growing up, Bassey was fond of jazz music. He formed a Jazz quartet called 'Spectrum 4' with his childhood friends, after which he was invited to join the Steve Rhodes orchestra, where he played the trumpet for 2 years. While the singer began to rethink the kind of music he made, he decided to create gospel music as a tool for communicating with God.
Bassey heads the Trumpet and Ministerial Academy, an educational institution based in Lagos.
Halleluyah Challenge
Halleluyah Challenge is an hour long midnight gathering that began with a post on Bassey's Instagram page on 31 May 2017, where Bassey showed his intention to begin a 30-day midnight praise challenge throughout the month of June. According to an observation made by CNN, the praise session has attracted about 68,000 people on Instagram livestream and over 50,000 people on Facebook livestream.
Evolve Press issued statistics that showed 10,000 posts with the hashtag "#HallelujahChallenge" and more than 18,000 with the hashtag "#olowogbogboro", named after his hit single with the same title, making it the number one trend in the country.
After a successful Hallelujah Challenge in June 2017, Bassey started another one for the month of November.
Awards and nominations
Personal Life
Bassey is married to Serah Bassey and they have two children.
Discography
Singles
Imela
No Other God
Onise Iyanu
This God Is Too Good
Someone’s At The Door
Wonderful Wonder
Casting Crowns
The Son of God
Book Of Life
Glorious God
God of Love
I Know You Are Here
We Bless Your Name
Emi Mimo
You Are Holy
You Deserve the Glory / No One
Come, Lord Come
Hallelujah Eh
Abba Father
Who Compares
Like a Symphony
Alagbada Ina
Never the Same
I’ve Come to Worship
Take the Stage
Incredible Love
Great and Marvelous
I Believe In You
Holy Spirit Come
The Living God
Jesus Jesus
Studio albums
See also
List of Nigerian gospel musicians
List of gospel musicians
List of Christian worship music artists
References
External links
Official website
Nathaniel Bassey on Instagram
