Chimsomaga, who is also fluent in Mandarin, was born right here in Singapore and studied at Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School and Assumption English Secondary School.
He is now a final year Mass Communications student at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Thanks to his Nigerian heritage, Chimsomaga naturally stood out in school, often drawing curious stares, and had his fair share of Black Panther jokes.
“They started calling me Prince T’Challa (the real name of Black Panther) after I told them about my title,” he laughed.
However, Chimsomaga who is currently single, said royal responsibilities are not on his to-do list.
“I like my life here and I am Singaporean after all. Honestly, I am more ‘Prince of Bukit Panjang’ at the moment,” he laughed.
In fact, Chimsomaga said he is due to enlist for National Service sometime next year.
Can’t get any more Singaporean than that if you ask us.
At press time, we found out that Chimsomaga didn’t make it into the top four of 987 Star.
However, he was optimistic during our chat and said he was open to whatever comes his way. He told us he has already started applying for internships, a prerequisite before he can graduate from Ngee Ann Poly.
And yes, Chimsomaga is still applying to be part of 987.
“Even if I don’t win, I already went further than I expected. I believe I have that X-factor that sets me apart from the rest of the contestants, and I’ll be leveraging on it whether it’s on radio or an online personality,” he said.
