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The gospel music group D’ Angelic 3 comprises three sisters. Olomachi is nine, Kelechi is six and Amarachukwu is 11.

Raised in a family
where they were taught the goodness of God, the trio could not think of
anything else than to use their talent for God. The lead singer,
Olomachi, recalls beginning to sing at three.

“When I started singing, my mummy would listen and take notes, until now when I put down the songs myself.”

When she realised
she wouldn’t be able to sing all the songs herself, Olomachi involved
her sisters. Olomachi attributes her inspiration to God. “I love Him so
much that I want other children to love Him also and I want them to
hear of His goodness,” she states.

However, music goes
beyond relaxation for the little girl. “I remember listening to myself
sing for the very first time when we recorded our song. I felt like I
was on top of the world, it felt good – especially during the Under-17
World Cup when I met the President, who was then the Vice-President”.

Explaining how the
group got their name, she said, “Our dad suggested the name to us and
we liked it.” That day, we were preparing to go for a program and we
needed a name to use. During rehearsal, my dad just said ‘now, let’s
welcome the Angelic 3′ – and that was it.”

The supportive
parents, naturally, have influenced the trio. “It’s really funny
because I remember that they would always tell us not to [drink] cold
water so we don’t lose our voice. And that as you lay your bed, so you
would lie on it.”

Aside from music,
the trio of school pupils (Olomachi is in Basic 5, Kelechi in Basic 2
and Amarachukwu is in JSS 1) also model. While Amarachukwu and Kelechi
see music as a hobby and would like to be a lawyer and banker
respectively, Olomachi wants to continue singing.

“I love music, gospel music that whenever I hear people sing. I feel happy because I know soon the battle line would be drawn.”

Kelechi also loves
to sing. “I want to know God’s word more and I know many people do not
know the word; and I want [them] to know.”

Though raised by a
father who beats the drum and a mother who sings, the girls have other
role models. The sisters confided that Gospel singer Buchi and Chinyere
Odoma have inspired them over time.

Though they might
not have fully registered their names on public consciousness with
their music, they have captured people’s hearts in other endeavours.
Kelechi featured in an MTN Nigeria’ advert and also won the Mini
Charming Princess competition. After being crowned Little Charming
Princess, Amarachukwu was nominated to represent Nigeria at the last
Little Miss World London but couldn’t go because she was denied a visa.
She has been nominated again for the same event, now holding in Turkey.
Olomaachi sang the national anthem during the under-17 World Cup last
year in Abuja.

Meanwhile, they are pressing on with their musical ambitions. Their
debut album, ‘Confessing Jesus’, was launched on August 7 in Lagos. “In
our album, we are trying to thank God for our lives and also that we
should always put our trust in God because there’s nothing impossible
with Him,” Olomachi says.