Goldie Harvey
| Goldie Harvey | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Susan Oluwabimpe Filani |
| Born |
23 October 1983 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died |
14 February 2013 (aged 29) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Genres | R&B, pop, rap, electropop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, songwriter, television personality |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–2013 |
| Labels | Kennis Music |
| Associated acts | Jaywon, Baba Keke, Jay Marins, Navio, A.Y. |
| Website |
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Susan Oluwabimpe "Goldie" Filani Harvey (23 October 1983 – 14 February 2013) was a Nigerian professional singer and a Big Brother Africa star.[1]
Personal life
Susan Oluwabimpe "Goldie" Filani was born in Lagos. She graduated from the University of Sunderland in 2007 with a BA in Business Management. She was married to Andrew Harvey, an engineer based in Malaysia, in 2005, though this fact was not widely known before she died.[2][3]
Harvey had won several African music awards[1] including a Top Naija Music Award.[4] She appeared on Big Brother Africa in 2012 which was her first TV appearance. She and Kenyan rapper Prezzo, another BBA housemate, appeared to have a close relationship on the show.[5]
Death and memorial
After returning home to Nigeria from the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, she complained of a headache and was rushed to hospital where she was later pronounced dead.[6][7][1][8][9][10] Although there were rumors that she may have used drugs that caused her death, her husband denied that possibility,[11] an autopsy, conducted by the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, that the Nigerian pop star died of ‘hypertensive heart disease,’ which triggered an “intracerebellar hemorrhage." [12] Goldie, 29 years old at the time of her death,[1] was laid to rest at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos.[13]
She was buried on the 25 February 2013 at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.[1] [13]
On 13 April 2013, press releases said that properties of Goldie Harvey has been willed to charity organisations.[14]
Discography
- 2010 - Gold
- 2011 - Gold Reloaded
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Headies | Best Collabo | "You Know It" (featuring eLDee) |
Nominated | [15] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nigerian singer Susan 'Goldie' Harvey dies in Lagos". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ "Our Gold Star….". wearunited.org. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Goldie: Why We Kept Our Marriage Secret – Andrew Harvey" The Nation.
- ↑ Kevin Rutherford, "Nigerian Singer Goldie Harvey Dead Following Trip to Grammy Awards" Billboard (15 February 2013).
- ↑ Monday Ateboh, "Goldie Harvey’s husband warns Prezzo to keep off as he mourns wife’s death" Premium Times (16 February 2013).
- ↑ "Nigerian Singer Goldie Harvey Dead Following Trip to Grammy Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nigerian singer, reality star Goldie Harvey dies". NDTV. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nigerian artist Goldie Harvey is dead". Daily Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Nigerian pop singer, Goldie Harvey is dead". Business Day.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑
- ↑ Abdulrahman Abdulmalik, "Goldie didn’t die of drug complications, says husband" Premium Times (16 February 2013).
- ↑ "Goldie Harvey's Rutopsy Result Released…Died of Hypertension". Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Goldie Harvey buried in private ceremony". The Vanguard. February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Late Goldie Harvey Wills Her Property To Charity". Information Nigeria. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Arogundade, Funsho (26 October 2011). "2011 The Headies: 2Face, Darey, MI, Others Win Multiple Awards". P.M. News. Retrieved 28 February 2014.