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Judikay

Nigerian gospel singer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ112321588
Source-derived summary

Judith Kanayo-Opara (born 26 October 1994), known professionally as Judikay, is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and worship leader. She gained popularity for her 2019 single "More than Gold". She released her first single, "Nobody Else", in 2013 and released her debut album, Man of Galilee, in November 2019.

Early life and education

Judikay was born in Sango Otta, Ogun State on 26 October 1994 and she is her parents' first child. She hails from Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State. She obtained her secondary education from Dalos College, Ota, Ogun State, and has a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts from the Redeemer’s University, Osun State.

Music career

Judikay began her music journey as a chorister in her church, Christian Pentecostal Mission. Later on, she became a backup vocalist for Florocka. In 2013, she released her first single titled "Nobody Else", marking her official appearance in the music scene. She gained popularity in 2019 when she released her second single “More than Gold”.

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“Judikay” enters the record as nigerian gospel singer. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Judikay, Nigerian and gospel can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1994, 2019, 2013—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1987-10-26. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Judikay, Nigerian and gospel.
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“Judikay” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Judikay, Nigerian and gospel provides the most credible route into that argument.

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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q112321588. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1994, 2019 and 2013.

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This entry incorporates text from Judikay” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.