Meba Ofilia is an Indian rapper, singer and songwriter. She is known for her 2018 single “Done Talking”. The song is sung by Shillong rapper Big Ri, a member of Indian hip-hop duo Khasi Bloodz. The song’s music video has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube.
Wiki/Biography
Meba Ofilia was born on Monday, May 2, 1994, in Shillong, Meghalaya (28 years old; as of 2022). Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She studied English Literature at St. Anthony’s College, Shillong. As a child, she often listened to Destiny’s Child songs on TV; Destiny’s Child is an American girl group. Later, she was introduced to other music artists on YouTube. Her family was very conservative and wanted her to become a lawyer, but she dropped out of school in her final year without telling her parents. She originally wanted to make music her hobby, but later, she decided to make it a full-time career.
Childhood photos of Meba and her mother
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body measurements (approximately): 32-28-34
family
Meba Ofilia belongs to a family from Shillong, Meghalaya.
Parents and siblings
Her father’s name is Paul Khongjee and her mother’s name is Mita Khongjee. She has two brothers, Shemkupar Daryll Rynjah and Gerald Khongjee.
Meba with her parents and brother
Profession
rapper
After debuting with the song “Done Talking” in 2018, she released her second song “The Journey” with Big Ri on May 28, 2020.
In January 2021, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, her song “Lady Bizz” was featured on “Shesaid.so”, a global independent community of women, gender minorities and music industry allies. In February 2021, she was featured on Shah Rule’s song “Hooked”. She wrote her own lyrics for the song and participated in its creation. In April 2021, Meba released the song “With Pleasure” in collaboration with Big Ri on her YouTube channel. On June 21, 2021, Raja Kumari released the song “Rani Cypher” on her YouTube channel; the song was performed by three other female rappers, including SIRI, Meba Ofilia, and Dee MC; the number of views of the music video More than 2 million times.
Poster for the song “Rani Cypher”
On February 22, 2022, chocolate-making company Hershey collaborated with Meba Ofilia and Raja Kumari to release an anthem titled “Celebrating Sheroes” with the hashtag #HerShe to celebrate International Women’s Day; it comes four months after It received over three million views. In April 2022, Meba rapped the song “All Stars” with other Northeastern rappers. Shillong-based independent hip-hop label MOX released this song to bring all Northeast Hip-Hop artists together and celebrate their contribution in promoting Northeast Hip-Hop.
The poster of the song “All Stars” will be released soon
singer
In October 2019, she released the song “Real” on her YouTube channel; she composed, sang, and wrote the song herself. In 2020, she appeared on Andrea Tariang’s song “My Time”. In 2021, Meba featured on the song “4 Aces” with D’Bok of Leo Boys. She became part of the Meghalaya Tourism Board’s Music Project in 2021 and sang the song “Golden;” She also composed the lyrics of the song and filmed the official event titled “Voice of Meghalaya” Music video to promote Meghalaya tourism.
Meba sings in the song “Golden” poster
Facts/Trivia
- In 2018, she won the European Music Award for Best Indian Performance for the song “Done Talking”.
- On November 19, 2021, she performed at the Me-Gong Music Festival with the band Da Suraka.
- In 2019, she performed at Levi’s 501 Day at Famous Studios in Mumbai.
- Meba loves to cover songs and has lent her voice to many covers, including Tori Kelly’s “In My Head,” John Lennon’s “Imagine” and more.
- In an interview, she talked about her childhood and the experience of growing up a boy, and said she never faced any discrimination in the music industry. She said,
When I’m with them, they just treat me like another person. I didn’t face any discrimination because I wasn’t the type to go out a lot. My circle is small and all male: my bandmates, Khasi Bloodz, are all male. I also spent my childhood surrounded by boys. I have two brothers and my dad has his nephew on his side. There were women on my mom’s side, but they were older than me, much bigger. My childhood was spent climbing trees, playing sports, playing outdoors, running, and jumping. ”
- In an interview, when talking about her songwriting process, she shared that she likes to write songs about the love she has experienced in her personal life and try to connect with people. She said,
The music I write is very personal, so I feel like I’m doing a service to people. I also try to appeal to people’s feelings or give them companionship. So if someone feels the same as me, that’s enough for me. I write a lot about love. I’m at an age where I’m going through relationships. The idea of love that I express in my songwriting is very universal. It can mean brotherly love, it can mean parental love, boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, husband, wife. There are also songs that are specific to my past experiences that I hope some people can relate to. ”
- In an interview, she revealed that her favorite singers are J Cole, HER, Oh Wonder, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys and Celine Dion.
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