Upendo Nkone Biography
Upendo Nkone is a Tanzanian gospel musician whose songs concentrate on singing about the underprivileged, orphans and widows. Her songs are about giving hope for a better day and a better life. She is popularly known for her hit song ‘Upendo Wa Yesu’.
Upendo Nkone Age
Nkone has not disclosed the information concerning her age, date of birth or even to celebrate her birthday party.
Upendo Nkone Family
Upendo Nkone was born in Bitale, Kigoma. She is the only daughter and the firstborn child out of seven children. Upendo is a Christian and she grew up in Christian life. Her father is a Pastor of the Pentecost Church.
While in school Upendo was a thief. She used to stole her parent’s money and buy some snacks in school to satisfy herself. She has said that her older brother is the one who used to tell her to steal the money from the parents.
Upendo has said that there is a day she will never forget in her life. She stole her grandmother’s money of Tithes and Offerings that she kept taking it to the church. Her grandmother kept the money on her bed under the mattress that was more than ten thousand shillings by that time.
Her grandmother loved her so much in that instead of asking her who took her money, she just called Upendo and tell her that someone has stolen her money. It was very difficult for Upendo to say that she is the one who took the money after hearing her grandmother saying that she kept that money to take them to church. Upendo realized that it will be a big shame to be known.
Her Grandmother announced the curse to the person who took the money. When Upendo being cursed, she told her grandmother to go back to the house so that she may help her to look for money. After searching everywhere, Upendo told her grandmother to look the other side of the bed, as her grandmother was looking at the other she quickly dropped the money down and she pretends to search.
After some minutes she took the money and told her grandmother that she has got the money. Her grandmother gave a lot of thanks and blesses her and that is why Upendo Nkone is a great singer.
Upendo Nkone Husband/ Children
On 17th October 2010, Upendo got married to Pastor John Mbeyela. She has six children of which two of them are the one she gave birth while the remaining four belongs to his husband. Upendo said that she was married to her husband of four children because her husband died and also the wife to her second husband died. She has not also disclosed the name of the children.
Upendo Nkone Education
Upendo Nkone finished her primary and secondary education but she didn’t do well. She Later joined a tailoring college FDC.
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Upendo Nkone Music Career
Nkone music career began when she joined KGWC choir in Kigoma, Tanzania. She then moved to Dar es Salaam where she joined Divya Gospel Singers. In 2009 she released her first album ‘Jina la Mungu Baba’. Through the album, she was able to garner attention in the gospel music industry fraternity. After the success of her debut album, she released a second album ‘Hapa Nilipo’.
Upendo Nkone Albums
- Jina la Mungu
- Hapa Nilipo
- Mungu Baba
- Acha Uovu
- Omba
- Upendo Nkone
- Tunae Mungu Anaeishi
Upendo Nkone Songs
- Mwambie Yesu
- Neno Lako
- Unastahili Kuabudiwa
- Mana Turagusasiye
- Tumetumwa Na Yesu
- Resho I Radhi
- Amen Haleluya
- Usifurahi Juu Yangu
- Upendo Wa Yesu
- Hapa Nilipo
- Uumbaji
- Oh Yesu Nakupenda
- Sitaogopa
- Upendo
- Tujitahidi
- Sikiliza Nikuambie
- Kanisa
- Habari
- Aliniita
- Mungu Baba
- Yesu Nakuja Kwako
- Yesu Atakutunza
- Uniongeze Yesu
- Nimebaki Na Yesu
- Nimeamua
- Niacheni Niimbe
- Nakuhitaji
- Nakaza Mwendo
- Muombe Mungu
- Moyo Wangu
- Acha Uovu
- Yesu Ni Rafiki
- Yesu Nasogea
- Unijaze Roho Mtakatifu
- Tuwaombee Wagonjwa
- Omba Yesu Anasikia
- Neno Lako Ni Kweli
- Nalifurahi Sana
- Naenda Na Yesu
- Zipo Faida
- Yesu Wangu Ni Tumaini
- Usinitupe Bwana
- Upendo Wa Yesu
- Unitetee
- St Theresa
- Iyo Maana
- Inakuwaje Huokoki
- Haleluya Usifiwe
- Sitarudi Nyuma
- Nakushukuru
- Mwana Wi Mana
- Mateso Ya Yesu
- Yesu Atafanya Njia
- Watie Moyo Wengine
- Ushauri Wa Mzee
- Unabaki Kuitwa Mungu
- Uinuliwe Bwana
- Tunae Mungu Anaeishi
- Nifadhili Za Bwana
- Nataka Nimuinue
- Mungu Atanipa
- Miujiza
- Kama Si Wewe
- Ee Mana Warakoze
Upendo Nkone Skin Bleaching
Upendo admitted to bleaching her skin.She said she used to apply skin lightening cream but has sice stopped following complaints by her fans.She says she was introduced to skin lightening by a friend when she sought an advice from her about how she would get rid of
dark spots on her face and stretch marks on other parts of her body.
Her friend advised her to apply a certain ‘medicine’ that would help her get rid of the stretch marks and dark spots on her face disappeared but her skin became lighter.
She has since stopped bleaching herself since ‘skin lightening is faulting God for creating me the way I was; hence I showed disrespect against His perfect work and nature’. The second reason was ‘I realized skin lightening was affecting my skin, and I just had to stop lest I destroy it more’.