Biography
Becky Umeh, artistically known as Alejo was breed and
born in Eastern part of Nigeria, grew up in a very
conservative family and environment. Later moved to
burstling and hurtling city of Lagos in her early age.
she realised her potentials and skills in art while still in
school. Early in the 70's Female musicians and actors
did a lot but credits were not awarded, a lot of them
were just history because of discrimination which by
the way did not deter Alejo from pursuing her dream as
an artiste.
- Today, she is an accomplished artiste. a singer, a
dancer, a choreographer, an actress and a producer.
She appeared in her first stage play entitled "Three
Invisible," which landed her a leading role in "Tales by
Moonlight, a popular program that aired on the Nigerian
Television Authority. She studied Contemporary and
Traditional African dance at Ivory Dance Ambassadors,
graduated with degree in Business Administration and
diploma in Massage Therapy in USA.
She served as the Dance Director of Ivory dance troupe
for five years, directing and producing shows for
corporate entities; Guinness, Mobile, Chevron, Seven-
Up Bottling Company, French Cultural Center and
Goethe Institute.
After a brief tour to Ghana, and Paris - World Cup '98
with the soccer team of Nigeria, AlejoBecky launched
her singing career and founded her band, and together
they played and toured.
She migrated to USA in 2002 and have since released a
new CD to her credit.
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