The Biography Of The Female Sensational Video Director Pink, And Everything You Want To Know.
Director Pink is an award-winning video director and cinematographer in Nigeria. She is known for her top-notch video editing skills and how she has been able to break into an industry dominated by male folks.
She had one of the toughest experiences growing up, but she has managed to overcome those challenges to become one of the highest-paid video directors in Nigeria.
Before becoming a music video director, Director Pink started editing videos with her phone to fend for herself in school. After graduation, she also got accepted into Edem Victor’s production team to gain experience in skit-making direction. However, she didn’t find fulfillment in that niche of video directing.
Director Pink shot her first music video in 2020. The music video was for a song by Marxii titled “Philomena”. In that same year, she shot four other music videos which went on to amass views on different video streaming platforms. Then, she got her breakthrough and became a top choice for different artistes in Nigeria.
In this well-written biography article, you will be reading about the amazing life and career of Director Pink. Her amazing rise to the spotlight and the challenges she faced before her breakthrough. Let’s begin by checking out her profile rundown.
Profile Rundown
| Full Name | Praise Onyeagwalam |
| Date Of Birth | November 28th, 1999 |
| Age | 25 Years |
| State | N/A |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Video Director, Cinematographer |
Director Pink Early Life
Praise Onyeagwalam popularly referred to as Director Pink was born on the 28th of November, 1999. This means that by calculation, she is 25 years of age as of 2024. She is from the Igbo ethnic group in Nigeria.
She grew up with her mom being the only breadwinner of the family. While she was at the university, her mom died and left her all alone to fend for herself, a very tough journey for her.
Director Pink Career
Pink fell in love with directing at a young age. According to her, she started from the church. However, unlike her peers, she didn’t enjoy joining the choir or ushering department. Instead, she had a burning urge to join the directing department of the church.
At the age of 15, she started to edit videos by herself and learned to harness her skills in video directing. In 2018, she began to take her skill as a video director seriously. That year, when her mum died she was left to take care of herself alone in the university.
So, she started to edit videos using her phone and print them with printing agencies around. After making money from small gigs that she got, she was able to get a laptop.
After some time editing videos, she joined Eden Victor — a prominent Instagram skit video director. She joined his team to gain experience in how it is to make and direct videos for top celebrities. However, she wasn’t quite fulfilled doing that, as she often asked herself if being a video director was what she wanted.
Immediately she got the experience she wanted from the production team of Edem Victor, she proceeded to start directing music videos for artistes. Before she went full stream on directing music videos, she studied and did research via YouTube and other online tutorial platforms.
After getting the knowledge of what music video direction involves, she then proceeded to contact The Alein — a known music director in Nigeria, to gain some experience. In January 2020, she shot her very first music video which was a song titled “Philomena” by Marxii.
The year 2020 was a breakthrough year for Director Pink. She went on to be responsible for the music videos for songs such as Chike’s “Roju“, “If You No Love“, and “Running To You“. Since then, she has gone to work with top Nigerian artistes such as Ayra Starr, Chidinma, Oxlade, Flavour, Skiibi, Naira Marley, Wizkid, and Mercy Chinwo to mention just a few.
In 2024, she was praised for the nice way she paid tribute to Mohbad in the music video of “Egwu“. Several netizens showered praise on Director Pink’s production team.
Director Pink is the CEO of Pinkline Films and has been responsible for the production of several films in Nigeria.
Director Pink Awards and Recognitions
Direction Pink has been a beneficiary of several awards and recognitions in the Nigerian music industry. Here are some of her notable achievements made by Director Pink:
- In 2022, Director Pink was nominated for the Galaxy Music Awards for the “Director Of The Year” category.
- In 2022, Director Pink was nominated for AFRIMMA for the “Best Music Video” category.
- In 2022, Director Pink was nominated for the Headies Award for the Best Music Video category.
- In 2023, Director Pink won the “Best Music Video” award at AFRIMMA.
- In 2023, Director Pink was nominated for the Headies Award for the “Best Music Video” category.
Director Pink’s Net Worth
Director Pink’s net worth is estimated to be around $50,000 to $100,000, This is based on our opinion regarding her charges for video directions and social media income. Nevertheless, she has not made it public about her net worth.
Conclusion
Director Pink’s profile should be a template for every aspiring female entertainer in Nigeria. The truth is that you’ll face challenges. However, the question is; When these challenges come, would you give up?
