Nigeria Pop singer goldie Harvey buried in Lagos.

   

Family,
 

friends


and colleagues 



of Nigeria’s Afro pop singer, Oluwabimpe Susan Harvey, popularly known as Goldie Harvey, paid their last respect to the singer as she was buried at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.



The late singer, whose remains was placed in a brown MIC Casket, was brought into the premises in a R350 Mercedes Benz hearse at around 10:00am



Entertainers present included: Kenny Ogungbe, Jaywon, Julius Agwu, Jimmy Jatt, Essence, Chidi Mokeme, Olisa Adibua, Capital Femi, Tiwa Savage, Tee Billz and Kenny Saint Best. The publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, was also present.



 







The activities, which marked the final home-going of the late singer, started from the Chapel of the Vaults Garden. The short service and admonition was presided over by Pastor Oluleke Akinola and three others. 



 The cleric took his biblical reference from Matthew 7:12-14. He said the occasion was a clarion call for others, still living, to be closer to their creator: “Although she died at a time when her glory was supposed to start to shine, God knows best,” he said.

Shortly after, colleagues of the late singer paid tribute to the deceased. The crowd was touched by emotional comments made by Kenny Ogungbe, Denrele, Dele Momodu, Tiwa Savage and the twin brothers of the late singer, Gideon and Joshua Filani.



Goldie’s widower, Andrew Harvey, looking very pale, had some heart touching words to say about his late wife: “Susan, you walked into my life. It was like God sent you as a fresh breath. I still remember your response to my first love message. You said, love killed Romeo, sent Diana to an early grave and killed Jack. Forget about love, just let us have friendship. There will be no other Goldie.”

For close to 10 minutes, the Kennis Music honcho, Ogungbe, could not utter a word; he was merely shivering and crying.



Denrele, Goldie’s acclaimed best friend, said: “You were a lifeline, a therapist. You inspired my success and worldwide recognition. I could remember that we used the same shoe size and had the same body proportion. Even when you were not around and a tailor wanted to make your dress, they took my measurement. What I still find it hard to come to terms with is how I will manage with our reality TV show; True Friendship. I’m dedicating it to your memory and I’m going to do all I can to get it off the ground.”

On her part, Kenny Saint Best was equally emotional, wailing at the top of her voice. When she found her voice, she could only advise her colleagues. She pleaded with them to be cautious of stardom and draw closer to God.
Dele Momodu described the late singer as an amiable personality. He noted that she was a person that anyone would love to be attached to. “She is indeed a big loss to the entertainment industry, hence a clarion call that we should take care of our health because we don’t know who is next,” he said.




 










R.I.P Goldie!