Nigerian music icon and actress, Onyeka Onwenu affectionately known as the Elegant Stallion, has reportedly died at the age of 72.
According to reports, she was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli.
An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news.
“Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped.
“She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it,” the eyewitness said.
Onwenu, an icon in the Nigerian music industry will be remembered for her music albums such as You & I Will Live As One, In The Morning Light, Dancing In The Sun and Wait for Me (a collaboration song with music legend, King Sunny Ade.
As an actress, she featured in many movies which include Chain Reaction, Odenigbo’s mother, Lions Heart,
Half of a Yellow Sun among others.
