Emma Chukwugoziam Obi professionally known by her stage name Emma Nyra, is an American-born Nigerian singer-songerwriter, actress and model

NAME: Emma Chukwugoziam Obi

DATE OF BIRTH: July 18, 1988

PLACE OF BIRTH: Tyler, Texas

EDUCATION: Emma Nyra was born and raised in Tyler, Texas where she had her early education. She has family roots in Delta State. In 2012, she left for Nigeria to pursue a career in music and modelling. She is an alumna of Texas Southern University where she graduated with a degree in Health Care Administration.

OCCUPATION: model actress, singer-songwriter AND vocalist

CARRIER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:Emma Nyra released her debut singles titled “Do It” and “Everything I Do” in 2011 while in the U.S. Upon her return to Nigeria in 2012, she started working with D’Tunes and Iyanya who she had met in 2010 while in the U.S. In March 2012, she signed a recording contract with Made Men Music Group before she went on to make her first major debut in the Nigerian music industry after she made a vocal appearance in Iyanya’s “Ur Waist”

PUBLICATIONS: The Re-Union
American Driver

HONOUR AND AWARDS: 2013 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Most Promising Act to Watch