Nathaniel Bassey Biography, Achievement, Awards, Albums & Net Worth
Nathaniel Bassey Biography, Achievement, Awards, Albums, Top Songs & Net Worth
Nathaniel Bassey is a renowned Nigerian gospel singer, pastor, trumpeter and songwriter popularly known for his songs “Imela”, “Onise Iyanu” and “Olowogbogboro.” The gospel Minister studied International relations and politics at the University of Lagos before he moved down to London to study politics.
Nathaniel Bassey is the convener of the popular online challenge “Hallelujah Challenge” in 2017 and the most recently “JESUS” challenge in 2022 which he started on Twitter and it went viral, getting many Christian believers join globally.
Nathaniel Bassey was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1981. He studied international relations and politics at the University of Lagos before moving to London to study politics thereafter and also studied music at Middlesex University Summer School.
Mr. Nathaniel started his musical career in the Church where he joined the Rhodes Orchestra and played the trumpet for two years. He was just an ordinary trumpeter until he composed a song at the visit to Stella Obasanjo, the late wife of former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
In 2018, Bassey was one of the leading artistes in the Nigerian Christian gathering – The Experience and shared stage with many international gospel artiste. His debut album Elohim was recorded and mixed in Cape Town, South Africa back in 2008. It has been described as a spiritual and artistic masterpiece with the hit track, “Someone’s Knocking At The Door” a soft-rock tune currently generating so much interest locally and internationally (as the song has refused to drop from gospel music charts).
Awards & Achievements
- Nathaniel Bassey is an Awards winning of City People Music Award for Gospel Artist of the Year.
Nathaniel Bassey Albums
- The Son of God – 2014
- This God Is Too Good – 2016
- Someone’s At The Door – 2010
- Revival Flames – 2017
- Jesus: The Resurrection & The Life – 2018
- The King Is Coming – 2019
- Hallelujah Again (Revelation 19:3) – 2021
- Names of God – 2022
Nathaniel Bassey Top Songs
- Casting Crowns
- Olowogbogboro
- Someone’s At The Door
- Onise Iyanu
- Imela
