Steven Achikor is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, an accomplished RnB and pop artist with a flair for delivering soul-stirring performances. He was a finalist in the Bulgarian X Factor in 2015. Nowadays working as an independent artist, Steven Achikor collaborates with various Bulgarian artists and musicians worldwide. His debut album "Smile" was released on 22 December 2023. The newest release “Make Love to You” is rocking the dance floor since 01 February 2024. [1]
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| Birth name | Steven Efe Achikor |
| Born | Delta State, Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2015 – present |
| Labels | Independent artist |
Career
editEarly life
editAchikor was born in Delta State, Nigeria in a big religious family, having 8 brothers and 2 sisters. When he was a kid, his dream was to become a footballer. He wanted to move to the United States, but in the early 2015 he started studying Informatics in the Varna Free University in Bulgaria. He decided to sign for the 4th season of X Factor Bulgaria and made it through the finals.[2][3]
2015:X Factor Bulgaria
editAfter coming to Bulgaria Steven heard for X Factor casting and signed for it. He made it through the finals as one of the three foreign people in the season 4 of the show. In the 4th live show he sang the Bulgarian song Облаче ле бяло and the judges stated that his performance was the best of the night as of the great feeling text and brilliant performance.[4] On the 8th live show Stevie was for the first time on eliminations, but with the great performance of the song Ordinary People he was saved, making one of his teammates to leave the show.[5]
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
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| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
| First audition | Free choice | "If There's Any Justice" | Through to Six Chair Challenge |
| Bootcamp | Free performance | "Killing Me Softly" | Through to Judge's houses |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "You Are Not Alone" | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Number one's | "Let It Be" | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Halloween | "Superstition" | Safe |
| Live show 3 | First love | "Endless Love" | Safe |
| Live show 4 | Bulgarian hits | "Облаче ле бяло" | Safe |
| Live show 5 | Movie Soundtracks | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" | Safe |
| Live show 6 | Divas and Heroes | "Heal the World" | Safe |
| Live show 7 | Disco hits | "Just Another Day" | Safe |
| Live show 8 | International hits | "7 Seconds" | Bottom two |
| Final showdown | "Ordinary People" | ||
| Christmas show | Christmas edition | "Amazing Grace" | No eliminations |
| Live show 9 | Love is everything | "I Believe I Can Fly" | Safe |
| "I'll Be There" (with Christiana Louizu) | |||
| Live show 10 | Tears and laught | "Hurt" | Left the show (5th) |
| "Forget You" | |||
| Final showdown | "All of Me" | ||
2016-present: Solo career
editAchikor released his first single featuring Nevena Peykova on 3 June 2016. In 2018 he released his first song in Bulgarian language - "Da Obicham". Currently he is working with various artists and musicians in Bulgaria and all over the world. The single "Love you" was released on the 31 July 2023. His debut album came out on 22 December 2023. "Smile" invites listeners of all backgrounds to celebrate the unifying force of positivity and happiness. It serves as a powerful reminder that each individual has a unique role to play in making the world a better place. [6]
Discography
edit| Title | Year | Album | ||||||||||
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| Da Izbyagame (Nevena Peykova feat Steven Achikor) |
2016 | — | ||||||||||
| Shaking It Up (Steven Achikor feat. Fabrizio Parisi) |
2017 | — | ||||||||||
| Shaking It Up - Ahmet Kilic Remix (Steven Achikor feat. Fabrizio Parisi) |
2017 | — | ||||||||||
| Da Obicham (Steven Achikor) |
2018 | — | ||||||||||
| You're the One (Amstaboi feat. Steven Achikor) |
2020 | — | ||||||||||
| Tame the Fire (Steven Achikor) |
2020 | — | ||||||||||
| Ochite (Vessy Boneva feat. Steven Achikor) |
2022 | — | ||||||||||
| Love you (Steven Achikor) |
2023 | — | ||||||||||
| Give me (Steven Achikor) |
2023 | Smile | ||||||||||
| Fine (Steven Achikor feat. Kola Slim) |
2023 | Smile | ||||||||||
| High way (Steven Achikor) |
2023 | Smile | ||||||||||
| Smile (Steven Achikor) |
2023 | Smile | ||||||||||
| Need you (Steven Achikor) |
2023 | Smile | ||||||||||
| Make Love to You (Steven Achikor) |
2024 | — | ||||||||||
| Follow (Steven Achikor) |
2024 | — | ||||||||||
| Again (Steven Achikor) |
2024 | — | ||||||||||
| Yes I Do (Steven Achikor) |
2024 | — | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Стивън Ачикор от Нигерия покори сцената на X Factor". tv-novini. 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Нигериецът Стивън Ачикор разплака България ! | Сензация - здраве и красота". senzacia.net. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Joint Arena: Nigerian student, Steven Achikor is making waves in X-Factor Bulgaria [Watch Videos]". jointsarena.net. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Стивън Ачикор със спиращо дъха изпълнение на "Облаче ле бяло" (ВИДЕО)". dariknews.bg. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Драматична музикална битка в "Х фактор"! - Marica.bg". marica.bg. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ Ще избягат ли Невена Пейкова и Стивън Ачикор?