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Lagos, Aug. 1, 2013 A 13-year-old gospel artiste, Valerie Ineh, popularly known as IJ Valerie, on Thursday urged young girls to live exemplary lives through hard work.
Ineh said in Lagos that most of her songs were aimed at encouraging young people to live morally and embrace God.
The musician, whose seven-track album, ``Please the World”, will be launched soon, said many young girls believed that money could be made easily without working hard for it.
``I am trying to evangelise, to tell people, especially young girls, to live their lives for Christ.
``The aim is to use gospel songs to address and curb social vices, promote virtues of honesty, fear of God and peaceful co-existence, among others,'' Ineh said.
She said that she used her music to raise money to assist indigent children.
``There are a lot of homeless children and other people who need help; so, I decided to help where I can.
``We are supposed to be our brother’s keeper and love our neighbours as ourselves. That is what I want to do because most of them do not have anyone to help them,” she said.
Ineh, who is a dancer, writer and singer, also plays the piano and bass guitar.
She started singing at the age of seven when she was a member of a school choir in Christobel Junior Academy, Ojo, Lagos.
Ineh is a Senior Secondary School (SS1) student of Hennateck International College, Iba, Lagos.
Born in Lagos, the teenager has featured in many shows and received many awards.
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