Hembadoon Ande Peter-Thomas started building her music career in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria as early as 2002 where she wrote for and sang as part of the Cyrus gospel musical group including crowd favourite “Boi” a hip-hop track. As lead in an all girl “Sunrise Band” for the Benson & Hedges Road show tour regional and final competitions, the band placed 3rd and won cash and gift prizes. In 2005, she recorded her first ever single “Odo Aye” in the Blackcollar Project compilation, the single rose to No. 1 on the Radio charts in 6 Northern Nigerian states including the Federal Capital of Abuja. It was also adopted as a soundtrack feature on the BBC TV/ Radio series ”Wetin Dey”.
Reviving her musical career in April 2021 after working for over a decade behind the scenes in the music industry for & in teams as Publicist and Copywriter for some of Nigeria’s global acts including Burna Boy, Simi, Ice Prince, Olamide and Asa, her music growth over the years have included singing backup for South African singer Sonti Mndebele - former backing vocalist for award-winning singer Paul Simon, writing classical opera styled ballad theme song ”O Heart of Mine” for a feature play titled “Off Key” which showed at the Lagos Theatre Festival in Feb 2019, performing lead and supporting roles for Theatre productions such as “OMG The Musical” in June 2021 as Nigerian women activist and politician Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, reprising same for European Union March 8, 2022 IWD Celebration and channeling the legendary Mariam Makeba in “The Lost Chord” as part of celebrations for the Musical Society of Nigeria's (MUSON) 25th anniversary celebration.
Hembadoon has launched her ”LADY” brand following her single of same title with a series of Live Showcases tagged “LADY LIVE” and her Band “The Lady Force” as well as brand items including The Lady T-Shirt, releasing more music and performing on different stages. She has been on stages in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Accra Ghana, Yaoundé Cameroon, and Montreal Canada and is currently building herself to be a global performing singer-songwriter brand out of Nigeria, with representation in Europe and Africa and a goal at global credibility and longevity.
Hembadoon currently lives in Europe, is a Volunteer and freelance Radio Host at ARA City Radio Luxembourg. She hosts a show called AFRIKULTURE MIX, a show that celebrates African cultures in Luxembourg and it’s environs; and NUBIAN LOUNGE, the midmorning show on Radio ARA featuring niche music targeted at a niche audience while working on her album project
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