Qing Madi

Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma was born and raised in Benin City by her mother, along with her siblings. She is originally from Enugu State.^[11] Pearl attended Negbenegbor International School in Benin City for her secondary education. She began performing at a young age, participating in school talent shows and singing in her church's adult choir.^[12][13][14]

On October 14, 2022, Madi released her breakout single "See Finish", which made its breakthrough primarily on TikTok.^{[citation needed]} Sooner, she released three additional singles;^[13] gaining her more recognition, and performed at the Homecoming event in Lagos, Nigeria.^[15][16] Qing Madi's music genres have been noted as Afrobeat, Pop, Soul, and R&B.^[17][18]

In 2023, Qing Madi was chosen as the Spotify Africa Equal Ambassador for the month of June.^{[19][20][21][22][23][24][25]} .On July 21, 2023, Qing Madi released the single “Ole” featuring BNXN.^[26]

The song made entry to multiple Apple Music charts^{[6][better source needed]} and peaked at number 12 on the TurnTable Top 100.^[27] "Ole" made its entry into the Official Afrobeats Chart, peaking at number 16 in August.^[28][29] In November 2023 she released a seven-track self-titled EP that collected most of her recordings thus far.^[1]

In January 2024, alongside OdumoduBlvck, Bloody Civilian, and Tyla, Qing Madi was inducted into Apple Music's Rising Class of 2024.^[30][31][32] In an interview with African Folder, Madi revealed she wrote two songs on her debut eponymous project when she was fourteen.^[33]