Chylde

Eniola Isioma Hashim aka Chylde (pronounced Child) is a Nigerian musician, writer, producer and professional Art Creator who has a repertoire of distinct genres and an amazing vocal range.

Eniola plays the guitar, but sees her voice as her greatest instrument. Chylde is one of a kind versatile artiste, and has something phenomenal for everyone. She started singing and writing songs at the age of 5, but only released her first single; Victorious, a pop song at the age of 15.

From performing at middle school events, she released a music project called ‘Crystal’. After the release of Crystal, Chylde started experimenting with different sounds and accents for her music and thus the afroasian fusion genre was born.

In 2017, she released ‘Unradaroactive’, a moombahton song that was recorded over Alan Walker’s royalty free beat. Notable songs written and performed by Chylde include ‘Unradaroactive, Zone and Clocks, a song she was featured on by Johnny Drille, and Song of our time ft TC Peruzzi.

In 2020, she pioneered a movement called AfroAsian trap with the song Koshi Kuro’, and in March 2021, she released a mini EP called ‘The Lost Files’ a compilation of some of her already released songs. Chylde’s musical influences come from all over the world hence her diverse taste in music and the ability to perform any genre.

A University graduate and a former human resource manager.

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
Born on the 18th of March, 1997 in Satellite town, Lagos state; Nigeria to prolific journalist/ human rights activist Grace Awodu and former PDP secretary general and 2019 Nigerian presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, Eniola Isioma Hashim is a vocalist, bookwright and painter. She is the second of three children from her mother and the second of seven from her father. Chylde's parents moved to Abuja with her older brother and herself when she was two years old. At this time, the political state of Nigeria was brutal towards human rights activists that spoke up against the government, hence her father had his documents seized by making it hard for them to cope as the family of four relied on her mother for upkeep. After the death of the then head of state; Sani Abacha who had her father's papers seized, he was able to make a name for himself in politics and hence they were able to move to the more urban part of Abuja city. Chylde started singing at the age of five and wrote her first song at six. At this age, her parents got divorced and her mother held custody of the children. She began to draw, sing, write poems braid hair, compose music and repair spoilt electronic devices around the house at the age of eleven. However, a sickly child, Chylde more often than naught spent her time in hospitals and hence found it difficult to catch up with the more social life her mates had. At 9 she joined her elementary school's literary and debate team....