BLOODY CIVILIAN
Emoseh Khamofu known professionally as Bloody Civilian is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and a record producer signed to 0207 Def Jam, a UK arm of Def Jam Recordings. She is originally from Taraba state and she grew up in Nigeria; in between Kaduna, Jos and Abuja which she said inspired her art.
Four: How To Kill A Man
How To Kill A Man was her debut single which was released on the 28th of October, 2022 and it has garnered over 61k views on its official music video on YouTube. The song was written, produced and directed by Bloody which became her first lead single on her debut EP called Anger Management.
FYI
- On 9 October 2023, she ranked number 1 on Turn Table’s NXT Emerging Top Artistes
- Bloody is profiled by The Guardian Nigeria as among the most radical of emerging mavericks in Nigerian music scene and by NME as an essential emerging artist for 2023
- Her name “Bloody Civilian” was inspired by her growing up in the Northern part of Nigeria according to her.
- She started out as a record producer before embarking as an artist
- She started writing songs at the age of 8 and most times she would make beats and give rappers at school
Three: Blood on the Dance Floor by ODUMODUBLVCK
She is also known for her feature on “Blood on the Dance Floor” with Odumodublvck which garnered over 3.2M views on its official music video on YouTube and over 7M streams on Spotify. Blood on the Dance Floor was released on the 5th of October, 2023 with the song written by Odumodublvck, Bloody Civilian, Wale, Jimohsoundz & Deepaholiq.
Two: Mad Apology ft ODUMODUBLVCK
Released on the 9th of November, 2023 as a single of her EP “Anger Management: At LEAST WE TRIED”, Mad Apology ft Odumodublvck has garnered over 2.7k views on its lyric video and over 505k views on its official music video on YouTube and over 1.3M streams on Spotify. Mad Apology peaked at the number 5 spot on Bubbling Under Top 100 charts.
Bonus: I don’t like You
Garnered over 256k views on its official music video on YouTube, I don’t like You was released on the 31st of March, 2023 as the 5th track off her Anger Management EP. It was produced by Bloody Civilian herself
Discography
- Anger Management (2023)
- Anger Management: At LEAST WE TRIED(2023)
Nominations
- At the Headies Awards in 2023, she was nominated for the award in the category of Rookie of the Year
- One: Wake Up
“Wake Up” featuring Rema, which as soundtracked in the American 2022 superhero film Black Panther which garnered over 533k views on its official music visualizer on YouTube and over 4.1M streams on Spotify. Wake Up which was released on the 4th of November, 2022 was produced by Bloody Civilian and Ludwig Goransson with the track serving as the 14th track on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever album. The song was written by Rema and Bloody Civilian.
