Ozzy Bpscom, five-year old prodigy

   The child-prodigy

…five year-old musician proclaims self youngest African super star

SEGUN AJIBOYE

Though he is only five years old, Osiomachukwu Favour Mojekwu already has his eyes fixed at the top. Popularly known as Ozzy Bosco, little Osimanchukwu would rattle you with his audacious ambition of wanting to rule the world of music. But as you try to make meaning of what he was saying, Ozzy Bosco formed his right hand into a punch, and shouts ‘I’m the youngest African super star.’

Truly, you cannot fault his submission. Osimanchukwu would only be six next January, but he is already a master with the guitar and piano. His electrifying dance steps would make late pop icon, Michael Jackson green with envy.

But while the world may marvel at the talent of Ozzy, his mother, Chief Nonye Mojekwu-Chukwujama says she is not surprised in any way. According to her, Ozzy Bosco started manifesting his even before he could walk. She told The Nation the kid wonder first displayed his dancing skill as a three month-old baby.

 “He first demonstrated his talent when he was three months old. This was when he could not even sit down. He was in my arm while we were playing a particular music. You needed to see how he was jumping, raising his hands and shaking to the rhythm of the music. That was when we all realized that this boy is indeed a wonder kid.”

Also, the Nnewi, Anambra State-born chief is now worried that her little boy is hyper active. “I am not worried at all. As a matter of fact, I had to ask my kid who is a professor of medicine in the US about the same thing. But he said I should not worry, and that people with huge talents are usually hyper active.”

While Ozzy Bosco first displayed his uncommon talent to his immediate family at three months old, he would, however, have to wait till he was four years old to announce to the world that a new star had truly been born.

The venue was the popular MUSOM Centre in Lagos, and the stage was a talent hunt programme for kids, tagged Kids got talents. Though the competition was organized for kids between the ages of four and 14 years, four year-old Ozzy Bosco went home with the top prize as the overall winner of the competition.

According to his mother, “his performance at the competition really surprised everybody. He went for the competition without any prior training or practice. As a matter of fact, I became aware of the competition when I saw the announcement on television. He went and stole the show from much more older children.”

His performance at the competition was enough to encourage his parents to do more for the new-found talent. “You see, prior to that competition, all we did was dance and sing at home. But after he emerged as the winner, I now said, ‘wow, so we got a good talent all this while’, the mother disclosed, and added that, “From that point we decided to encourage him to do more. But the good thing about him is that you don’t need to teach him something twice before he grabs it.”

Ozzy has, however, moved on from dancing and singing in the sitting room to showcase his talent to the world. The latest of his public performance was at the wedding ceremony of a relation of the boss of Capital Oil. The young talent wowed the guests, and won the heart of the oil merchant who could not resist the tantalizing music.

Prior to that, Ozzy Bosco was also the lone performer at the wedding ceremony of popular dancer, Kaffy. He was also at the 2012 edition of Sisi Oge fashion show, where the compeer showered him with encomiums.

All these, according to the mother, are merely a tip of what to expect from the child prodigy. “I can tell you that Nigerians have not seen anything yet. Ozzy loves doing his own thing in his own way. And I can assure you that by the time he blossoms, a new super star would have been born.”

Between then and now, the little musician has moved on to record a single entitled Super Star, and is making final preparations to shoot the video. The single, which has received high reviews from music aficionados across the country, is currently enjoying air play on radio stations.

 But while his musical career is receiving major boost from the parents, the mother also promised that her son’s education will not suffer any setback. Presently in Nursery two, Chief Mojekwu-Chukwujama vowed that nothing would hinder her boy’s education. “We cannot compromise his education in any way. He is presently in one of the best schools around, and I promise that it will continue like that.”

Funny enough, Ozzy Bosco was said to have christened himself Bosco while holidaying in London. According to the mother, “he was in London, and when he came back, he would tell anyone that asked him for his name that he is Bosco. I called my sister who is in London to enquire about the new name, and she said the boy just walked up to her one day after returning from church to say his name is Bosco. So, when we were searching for names for him, I just said we should stick with Ozzy Bosco because he gave himself that name, and I believe it is spiritual.”