Where Life TOOK Emmy Kosgei after LEAVING Kenya in her PRIME

Where Life Took Emmy Kosgei After Leaving Kenya in Her PRIME

Back then, she was the biggest gospel singer in Kenya, and she didn’t sing in English or Swahili. She sang in Kalenjin. Most Kenyans couldn’t understand a single line, and still every one of us knew her songs.

Her name is Emmy Kosgei. When “Taunet Nelel” dropped, Kenya stopped. The song was everywhere, carried her to the biggest stage in the country during the celebration of Kenya’s new Constitution, with dignitaries from around the world watching — and people who didn’t understand a word sang along anyway.

So when the whole country was waiting for her next song, she packed her bags. Next stop: Nigeria.

Why would someone walk away right at her peak? The answer is not what most people think.

In this video, we go back to how she got this high — a girl from Kelelwa village in Baringo County, raised in a strict church-centred home by Bishop Jackson Kosgei and Pastor Rose Kosgei, who dreamed of being an air hostess and studied hospitality at Utalii College. Singing was just a hobby — backup vocals for Maximum Melodies, a chance crossing with Esther Wahome, and one piece of advice that changed everything: skip English and Swahili, sing in your mother tongue.

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