Elizabeth Tekeh
Elizabeth Tekeh is an anointed gospel artiste, praise and worship leader and songwriter who wins souls for God through her anointed songs.
She is one of those voices that made Gospel music in Cameroon enjoyable in the early twenties and presently one of the most creative female music ministers in Cameroon.
Born in the early seventies with little or no education, Elizabeth embarked on learning tailoring. Elizabeth Fishi who is today called Elizabeth Tekeh by virtue of marriage, was born in Ekona in the South west region of Cameroon, with both parents hailing from the Northwest precisely Adere village in Nwe, Donga Mantung.
She was born and raised in Ekona, where her mother lived. Later on in marriage, she lived in Munyenge. Living in Munyenge at the time meant missing many opportunities. Munyenge had no mobile telephone network and no electricity.ChurchGist. However, her passion for God announced her voice throughout the national territory. As a married woman with kids, She started her music career in the early twenties.
She always expresses the faith she had at the time; A faith and hope that her husband and herself would be somewhere, someday making impact for Jesus. Elizabeth Tekeh attributes her reason for singing to be; a passionate desire to make others experience the goodness of God she has experienced in her life.She is an example of unquenchable passion for Jesus.
Her first album titled ‘Jesus Is My Security’ hit the airwaves in 2014. With this album of eight powerful songs. ChurchGist.This album penetrated all over the nation and some African countries.
Listening to her music for the first time, some Cameroonians mistook her for a Nigerian. When it became clear that Elizabeth Tekeh was a Cameroonian, many started referring to her as ‘the Agatha Moses of Cameroon.’ She later released her second Album ‘Naked I Came To This World’ which also trended all over then her third and fourth album.
In 2013, Elizabeth was accused of being a ritualist due to her uprising and then she released her last album which she titled ‘My destiny’
Elizabeth Tekeh is one amongst very few Gospel artists in Cameroon having four albums and multiple(thirty-five) singles.ChurchGist.It is worthy of note that the singer did not attend any music school and her parents were not of the music world. With little education, finance, and singing more in pidgin she was able to come out with four outstanding albums that touched the heart of the entire population of Cameroon and Africa. She has also won multiple awards.
‘I sing by the inspiration of God,’ is her response when asked about the origin of her music. Countless Cameroonians have testified giving their lives to Jesus Christ, after listening to her music. Even the sick have found healing in Christ after coming in contact with her music.
The singer always pays tribute to her husband, Martin Tekeh for putting in millions of FCFA to release ‘Jesus is My Security.’ A song which hit the airwaves almost a decade ago but is still blessing lives till date.
The money put into her music came from cocoa farms as she and her husband were cocoa farmers. Mrs. Tekeh says her music is dedicated to “Our Lord Jesus who is the author of this vision.” She resides now in Buea with her husband and children, preaching the Gospel of Christ Jesus her number one priority.
Chris B for Church Gist
Sources
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CameroonGospelBlog
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