Kefee Obareki Don Momoh (5 February 1980 - 12 June 2014),[1] commonly referred to as Kefee was a female gospel musician in Nigeria.
Early life
She was born in Sapele, Delta on 5 February 1980[2][3] to the family of Andrew Obareki who were at a time Deacons at a church founded by the parents of her ex-husband Alec Godwin.
Kefee graduated from University of Benin with a degree in Business Administration. Growing up as teen, she actively engaged herself with church activities especially singing in the choir.[4]
Career
As her passion for music kept growing bigger, she started writing and composing songs. In 2000 she released an album titled "Trip" and that made way for her into the Nigerian music scene as a Gospel artist.
In 2003, she got signed to Alec's Entertainment, a record label founded by her former choir director and she released her debut studio album "Branama" shortly after that.
The Branama album brought her into the spot light as a fulfilled Gospel artist with sales both national and international. Branama sold nine thousand cassettes in three weeks and over two million CD/VCDs in a month.[5] It served as a starting part to her successful career as Nigerian Gospel artist. The late singer's best known hits are "Branama" and "Kokoroko".[4]
Awards
She was awarded the International Young Ambassador for Peace Award in 2009.[6] Kefee won the 2010 Headies Awards for Best Collaboration with Timaya for "Kokoroko".
Private life
Kefee was married twice. She was married to Alec Godwin for three years until 2008.[7]
She married radio host Teddy Esosa Don-Momoh on 3 March 2012 in Sapele, Delta State.[8][9]
Death and burial
Though the cause of death was rumoured to be pre-eclampsia, Kefee Obareki Don Momoh died of lung failure at a hospital in Los Angeles, California on June 12, 2014.[10][11][12] She had been in a coma for fifteen days.[12]
She was buried on Friday July 11, 2014 in her hometown Okpara Inland, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.[13]
Also on July 11, 2014, a Nigerian religious figure Isaiah Ogedegbe wrote one poem about Kefee to praise her life.[14][15]
On September 29, 2022, Isaiah Ogedegbe wrote another poem about Kefee.[16]
↑Alonge, Osagie (30 January 2012). "Kefee's Ex-Husband Alec Godwin Remarries". Thenet.ng. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑ 12.012.1Alonge, Osagie (13 June 2014). "Kefee dies after 15 days in coma". Thenet.ng. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
↑"Kefee for burial today". Sky Gate News. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
