Cill

Bio

Chioma Ogbonna is a Singer/Songwriter, guitarist based in Lagos State, Nigeria. Born and raised in Edo State, Nigeria to a family of seven. She was drawn to music at an early age, her interest in music was fueled by her eldest brother who constantly introduced her to new music in various genres and her father who would wake up each morning to tunes from Jimmy Reeves, Christy Lane, Don Williams, Majek Fashek, Evi Edna, Sunny Okosun, etc..

She loves telling stories using music, stories about love and various life experiences. Always, connected to everything around her, most of her music comes from the different places she has been to and you will see how she will take you on these journeys through storytelling and with a passionate voice, pushing good music, one song at a time. Hers is a unique blend, featuring various sounds from alternative rock, Afro fusion, folk, soul, country music with splashes of her ‘African-ness’.

Through her journey in pushing good music, Cill has release seven tracks, 5 of her personal works and two collaborative works and a recently released musical video for one of her tracks, Tatarata. She keeps pushing through the complex music terrain and overcoming the hurdles of being an unsigned artist.

As a songwriter, she is the founder of the Songwriting Community; a community of songwriters who challenge each other to write more. She is credited for writing songs for the Biola Alabi movie, 'Lara and the Beat', and the official soundtrack of the movie “Miracle” by Belinda Efa.

Cill also uses her music for promoting social causes and is a member of the Music for Democracy Network collaborating with other artists from different parts of the world to push issues of democracy using music.

She is the winner of the 2019 Accountability Music Award by Accountability Lab and One Campaign, nominated alongside great artists such as Falz, Fatoumata Diawara, Sauti Sol and Platinum Prince, she is a fellow of the Music for Democracy Network by the World Movement for Democracy.

She is also an ambassador of the Fair Play an initiative of Transparency International and JM International, after emerging one of the winners of the Fair Play Music Competition, 2020. Fair Play is a global platform for young artists to express themselves through music and the arts, to connect with global change makers fighting corruption and amplify these messages.

She has shared the stage with various Artists like Joe Boy, Fireboy, Olamide, Johnny Drille, MI, Poe, Di’Ja etc. Her mash up cover of Joeboy and Fireboy’s songs ‘baby’ and ‘jealous’ receives rave review from all her listeners, reaching over 600,000 streams on YouTube. She’s gradually working her way up to becoming a known name.

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Igbo language is sweet �
Went to take pictures at the Eiffel Tower ended up busking for the first time
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Break Free Concert in Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lagbaja moments
Abba I belong to you ❤️
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Me I no be Lagbaja

Music

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Tatarata- Cill (Produced by Johnny Drille)
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TENI BILLIONAIRE MASHUP -CILL
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Toast By Kofffe Hallelluyah By Funbi Blessings By Angel Mashup Cover By Cill
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Joeboy X FireBoyDML Cover by Cill (Baby And Jealous)
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Shallow Cover (Remii X Cill)
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Mujo
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Deezer
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Lover - Cill (Produced by Sleek Amo x Johnny Drille)
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Adekunle Gold Fame (Cover by Cill)
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Ileri Femi Naija X Cill
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Baby Girl (prod. Johnny Drille)
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Christmas Again
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Videos

Went to take pictures at the Eiffel Tower ended up busking for the first time
Igbo language is sweet �
Break Free Concert in Vilnius, Lithuania
Lagbaja moments
Abba I belong to you ❤️
Me I no be Lagbaja
Lagbaja performance visuals
Pretty girls never lie #ramadanonshorts2024 #pullupyoshorts
Linked up with @directorpo for this one �
I’ve got a new song out
My new song Lagbaja is out on all platforms #ramadanonshorts2024 https://tr.ee/3S15Nz4l0S
Lagbaja is out now on all platforms #ramadanonshorts2024
Can’t get enough of this? #ramadanonshorts2024
“Me I no be Lagbaja”
Lagbaja is out now �
I’m in a good mood, ignore the face.
American love
AMERICAN LOVE X RUIN QING MADI X (USHER MASH UP)
Happy International Women’s Day to all women fighting to make a difference in the world � #iwd2024
The Rwanda Intore Dance �
Throw back to my performance in Rwanda ��� #youtubeshorts #youtubemadeforyou
2023 in one minute #youtubemadeforyou #2023shorts
Welcome to 2024
What are you looking forward to in 2024 #youtubemadeforyou #funnyshorts
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Share how you spent Christmas in the comments #youtubemadeforyou
Merry Christmas to you and yours �
Merry Christmas ❤️
Was trying to rehearse and my niece walked in… #youtubemadeforyou #music #cover #funny
I feel so heard and seen � #music YouTubeMadeForYou
Toxic relationships be like #youtubemadeforyou
Content creator be like #music #youtubemadeforyou
Send your location to me nah
I was shook
Terminator x Shu-Peru (King Promise x Kizz Daniel Cover)
I’m ready �
Goal Cill Performance Visuals
Goal (Undisputed Sessions)
Victony made me do it
Can’t even remember what I did wrong anymore �
Hair goals or!
Obodo on the streets of Rome
My Performance at the UN SDG Awards 2023
12 June 2023
Goal Official Music Video
Was in Qatar for a week in March
Ghana jollof wars
Visited Ghana for the first time �
How I looked for Davido’s #timelessconcert
I am in Doha,Qatar performing at the UN Conference on the LDC
5 things to note during the nigerian elections
Baby You’re number one now o
Obodo (rehearsal session)
Last night for Chike Live #shorts #youtubeshorts #shortsafrican #shortsvideo #ChikeLive
How to make Cassava flakes �
The Showcase Last Night was amazing
Permit Me Visuals
When African parents reply you
Visuals for Permit Me is almost here you
Youtube Breast Cancer Awareness Event
CillyVerse was a blast ��
I go dey wit you
CillyVerse was amazing last night God did it!!!
Soweto Victony vibe
#SomethingCilly is happening in the #Cillyverse
CILL- YOU FIRST
Last night was absolutely amazing, Meanwhile the audience at #Order by #Brymos���
Kulosa by Oxlade guitar version
When the relationship is toxic…
Next time when someone ghosts you just type “RIP dear”
Just being Cilly with ‘You First’
Visited afrobeatsglobal today and recruited these two are ehn �� Sorry Oxlade
Finally learnt to braid my hair myself
The selection for #SomethingCilly
Something Cilly (the EP) Trailer
How we pulled off two events, two Cities, in one day
Vibing to Kolomental by Vict0ny with Rickylace
Moments from Loud rehearsal
E don cast
I found these guitars of Ckay Nwantiti playes by Ricky Lace and decided to jump on it because ��
Kachifo - Cill (Official Audio)
#Kachifo is here
About last weekend
Kizz Daniel Lie Cover (Beekay x Cill)
Cill at Love Lounge 2022 (Live Performance)
Happy valentines
Emiliana x TATARATA (mashup) by CKAY x Cill
Permit me moments
Permit me to wish you a happy new month ��‍♀️
Hit it
When you can’t reach him days before valentines
Cill at Johnny’s room live (shorts)
That one spontaneous moment during my performance of my song Lover. It was so awesome
Permit Me - Cill (Official Audio)
Light Beekay (Rehearsal session)
Were x Korede (Teni x Ric Hassani mash up)
Sunshine Cover by Cill
Adekunle Gold Sinner x Jon Bellion All Time Low (Mash Up)
I visited one of the best natural hair salon in Lagos
My feelings cover
Tatarata (shorts)
Cill- Feeling x Extraordinary x Oleku (Mash up) cover
Forever (Gyakie) x Essence (Wizkid x Tems)
Highs and Lows Hillsong (Cover) Cill x Solomon Buchi
Woman (Cill)
Cill- Tatarata (Official Music Video)
Tatarata the movie is almost here �
I went hiking and it was awesome
Live at The IACC Sound the Alarm
Oh Holy night (Christmas Special) - Cillsoul
Live at the Alt Home Count on you Johnny Drille Cover
My performance at the IACC - All you’ve got
Cill Live at the Alt Home - Tatarata
Cill live at the Alt Home- Lover
Wash day routine for my hair
Moments from my birthday 26/10/2020
Tiwa Savage Dangerous Love x Omah Lay Love you mash up
Christina Perri A thousand years (Cover) by Cill
Rema Ginger me x Korede Bello Sun Momi mash up (cover)
MATS One hour jam session on Facebook Live (Part 1)
Nobody by Deejay Neptune, Mr Eazi and Joeboy (beginner guitar tutorials)
Nobody (DJ Neptune, Joeboy & Mr Eazi) x lover and Tatarata (cill) -The mashup
Wande Coal (Again) x Oxlade (Away) Mashup
Lewis Capaldi -Someone you loved (cover)
Duduke by Simi (Cover)- Cill
Cill- Tatarata (stripped down piano version) with MacRoc
Cill - Tatarata (Official Lyrics Video)
Cill - Tatarata (Official Audio)
Breaking News
Stay Alive Styl-Plus Cover - Cill
Rema Bad Commando x Asa Satan Be Gone (Mashup cover) - Cill
Davido ft Popcaan Risky x Fireboy King Cover - Cill
Joeboy Beginning (cover) - Cill
Ileri (Official Music video)- Femi Naija ft Cill
Natural hair products that work on my coarse hair
Love At Christmas Joy Panam x Cill
Billionaire by teni the entertainer cover - Cill
Home Rehearsals with the Acoustic Guitar and Cajon
Baby by Joeboy guitar chords in the keys of C, D and G (beginner)
Toast by Kofffe x Hallelluyah by Funbi x Blessings by Angel Mashup/cover by Cill
Jorja Smith x Adele (Let me down and Someone like you) cover by Cill and Cilla
Guitar and Ukulele Freestyle with Ugo
Camila Cabello + Shawn Mendes Senorita and Love Song by The cure (Cover by Cill)
Joeboy Baby x FireboyDML Jealous (Cover by Cill)
Wuta by Di’Ja (cover by Cill)
Johnny Drille Shine (Cover by Cill)
Lover by Cill - O’Live at the Backyard
Lover
Lover - Cill
Ileri - Femi x Cill (Produced by Johnny Drille)
The Greatest Showman by Loren Allred - Never Enough (Cover by CillSoul)
Feeling good by Michael Buble (cover by CillSoul)
Baby Girl by Cill (lyrics video)
Baby Girl - Cill(Prod. Johnny Drille)

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NGLagos, Nigeria
In operation since: 
2017

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Chioma Ogbonna

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