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Progress Chukwuyem Biography: Meet Nigerian Idol S7 Winner
Progress Chukwuyem Biography- Progress is a 21-year-old singer and businessman (as we will see later in this post). He hails from Delta.
Progress Chukwuyem Biography
As the popular Nigerian music competition (Nigerian Idol) officially ends, everyone wants to know more about the winner. Who is Progress Chukwuyem?
This article will highlight key facts about the Nigerian Idol Season 7 winner, Progress Chukwuyem- including interesting facts almost no one knows about.
Let’s meet our winner.
| NAME | PROGRESS CHUKWUYEM |
| STAGE NAME | PROGRESS |
| AGE | 21 |
| STATE OF ORIGIN | DELTA STATE |
| CAREER | SINGER, SONGWRITER, BUSINESSMAN |
| NET WORTH | N30 MILLION |
Progress Chukwuyem Biography
Progress is a 21-year-old singer, music minister, and businessman (as we will see later in this post) who hails from Delta State. He was born in Warri.
Progress auditioned for the competition in February 2022 and got a golden ticket after impressing the judges with a beautiful rendition of John Legend’s “All of Me”. Progress came with so much confidence, knowing he could win. His assertion on having all it takes to be a winner wasn’t mere talk after all.
He only emerged as the winner after defeating fellow top-2 contestant, Zadok, bagging the grand prize worth a total of N100 million (cash prize of N30 million, a new SUV, EP recording & music video, branded Bigi refrigerator, full year’s supply of Bigi drinks, a weekend getaway from TravelBeta, and a DStv Explora fully installed with a 12 months premium subscription).
Career and Business
It would be difficult to answer the question: “Who is Progress Chukwuyem?” without making reference to his career and business. According to his words and public profile, Progress Chukwuyem is a singer, songwriter, and music minister. However, the Nigerian Idol Season 7 winner is so much more.
Progress took up music as a career when he was sixteen years old. The only record of his public music profile before his win on Nigerian Idol were mostly music covers and participation in another music competition few years ago.
The star singer is equally a businessman and CEO as seen on Instagram. Apparently, he has a fashion brand attached to his name. The brand, Proyal Empire deals with both male and female clothing and has existed for two years now.
Net Worth
As of this moment, Progress’s net worth is N30 million.
What’s Next For Progress Chukwuyem?
Fans and the general public should expect an EP and a music video from Progress soon. Although we do not know if the EP will comprise strictly Gospel songs or a blend of secular, one thing is sure- we expect an EP soon. An EP recording deal with a top Nigerian producer is part of the grand prize Progress bagged at the end of the show so we look forward to the body of work.
Other Interesting Facts About Progress
- Progress volunteers with an organization where he teaches primary school students and inspires them toward a better music career. Before and during the competition, the songwriter shared clips of himself inspiring youngsters and teaching them music. Along the line, he revealed that they were his biggest inspiration all through the show, as emerging as the winner would give credibility to his motivational words to them- “you can achieve whatever you set your mind towards as long as you put in the work required”.
- He is a Gospel singer: Progress’s singing ministry started long before his entry into the Nigerian Idol Season 7 competition
- His biggest inspiration is Jonathan McReynolds, an American Gospel Singer with a similar voice texture to Progress’.
- His biggest supporter was his mom who has now passed away. According to him, his most recent big win was his mother’s heartfelt prayer for him.
Summary
Progress Chukwuyem is a young and promising Nigerian singer who has wowed the world with his great talents on the show. We hope you found the information in this article useful.