Veteran singer, Mike Ejeagha in tears as his song from 41 years ago goes viral

• Veteran Nigerian singer, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha gets emotional following the popularity around a song he released in 2010 courtesy of skit maker, Brain Jotter.
• The music alongside Brain Jotter’s dance has since gone viral.
• Since the song went viral, some content creators have paid homage to Mike Ejeagha as seen in a video where the aged man broke down in tears.

Veteran Nigerian singer Mike Ejeagha was filled with emotion as his 1983 highlife song, “Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche”, unexpectedly gained widespread attention.

The song, which had been largely forgotten over the past 41 years, was rediscovered when skit maker Brain Jotter featured it in one of his videos, creating a viral dance challenge.

The original video on Instagram garnered an impressive 659,000 likes, while the TikTok version amassed over 11 million views.

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The song’s resurgence in popularity has spread across Nigeria.

As a result, content creators have been paying tribute to Mike Ejeagha, with one emotional video showing the aged singer being presented with an envelope containing money and being informed of his song’s achievement.

Filled with gratitude, Mike Ejeagha offered prayers and appreciation for being recognized.

Earlier today, Brain Jotter began search for veteran Highlife singer, Mike Ejeagha, set to gift him N2M.

Tunde Ednut in a recent post shared a video of the track and Brain Jotter reached out to him, expressing his desire to give him N2M via chat.

Tunde Ednut while sharing his chat with Brain Jotter called on the public to reach out to him via DM regarding information about Mike Ejeagha.

He wrote:

“Brain Jotter has N2,000,000 to give to the man who sang this song. If you have any link to the man, please DM Brain Jotter now. Send Dm!

His name is Gentleman Mike Ejeagha. N2,000,000 dey hang Ooo! Abeg, send DM to @brainjotter or @thecapitalking if you find any detail about the musician.”