Gospel singer Rinic Jemimah wins Viga award
(This article was first published in Toto Magazine on November 16, 2022)
By Paul Waiswa
The 2021/ 2022 Victoria Gospel Music Awards (VIGA) recognised a number of outstanding works released between January to December 2021.
Gospel artists in over 40 categories were chosen. Ten-year-old Rinic Jemimah won the junior music category.
Jemimah, a Primary Four pupil at Gombe Junior School in Wakiso district, was so excited about her achievement. She paraded the music accolades that God has enabled her to receive this year.
“God has done it for me again. I have won four different music awards,” she said.
She says she received the Katika Music Awards (for the upcoming artist of the year), Famous Teens Award (Next big thing category), Hi Skool Award (Country’s new generation category) and the VIGA Award (Junior music category).
Jemimah has recorded songs in Luganda and English. She has also done collaborated with artists such as Levixone and DJ Shiru.
The Viga Awards are gospel music awards that seek to recognise and reward gospel and media personalities for their contribution to the gospel industry in Uganda. They bring together various high-profile figures including clerics, artists, music and media executives, diplomats, corporate and business leaders, among others.
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