| Nathaniel Bassey | |
| Birth Date: | 1981 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Occupation: | Gospel musician |
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Nathaniel Bassey (born August 27, 1981) is a Nigerian singer, pastor, trumpeter and gospel songwriter popularly known for his songs "Imela", "Onise Iyanu", and "Olowogbogboro."[1] Over the years, Bassey has established himself as one of the prominent and most listened-to gospel ministers in Nigeria. His music spans across different genres such as jazz, worship, hymns and medley.[2] He attends The Redeemed Christian Church Of God[3] and pastors The Oasis Lagos, the youth church of the RCCG Kings Court in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Bassey was born in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 27, 1981. He is originally from Ikot Ofon Ikono, Uyo local government area in Akwa-Ibom state, south-south Nigeria. Mr. E. Joshua Bassey, his father, was a minister in the Apostolic Church Bashua Assembly. He studied international relations and politics at the University of Lagos before moving to London to study politics thereafter. Conversely, he studied music at the Middlesex University Summer School.
Nathaniel started his musical career in the church, where he then joined the Rhodes Orchestra and played the trumpet for two years. He was a trumpeter who composed a song at the visit to Stella Obasanjo, the late wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. in 2004, he featured in the album "New Jazz Stew Project: Revelation" along side top jazz performers like Wole Oni and Yinka Davies. In 2018, Bassey was one of the leading artistes in the Nigerian Christian gathering - The Experience.[4] His debut album, Elohim, was recorded and mixed in Cape Town, South Africa, in the year 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.[5]
[6] Nathaniel started the #HallelujahChallenge in June 2017,[7] where he and other believers worship God for an hour, from 12:00 am to 1:00 am. He streams this event on his Instagram page and invites others to join him. In less than a month, the event had over 600,000 views. The #HallelujahChallenge for 2020 was held from February 4 to 24 2020[8] [9] In 2021, the challenge held from 1 to 21 February.[10]