Charly Boy expresses appreciation for his huge family as he turns 70
Charly Boy gives fans a peep into his huge family as he clocks 70.
Nigerian singer, Charles Oputa is popularly known as Charly Boy is celebrating his 70th birthday and is doting about his huge family.
The veteran singer turned activist took to his Instagram page on Thursday, June 11, 2020, where he talked about his family.
According to him, he has nine children, (six from his previous marriages) and three from his present marriage to Diane Oputa also known as Lady D.
he music star went on to reveal that he has been married to her for over 40 years and they have sixteen grandchildren.
“I have sixteen, not ten, not five, not fifteen but sixteen grandchildren and I believe say God don bless me and my prayer to ordinary Nigerians is that may God bless you,” he said.
He went on to caption the video with a very cute and personal message to mark the special day.
“My Family. My Children. My health. My Spiritual Alertness. My Pedigree&Heritage. My Late Parents. My Spiritual Guardian. The Beauty of my Soul. CharlyBoy. The Spirit Of Contentment. A Simple Life. A Good name,” he wrote.
“My People, Everyone who is alive can find something to be grateful for if they look for it. May God bless you too more than he blessed me.🙏 #charlyboyat70.”
Charly Boy is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer, and activist.
The second son of former Supreme Court justice Chukwudifu Oputa, Oguta-native Charly Boy was born into a Catholic household and is the cousin of Swedish musician Dr Alban.
As he often refused to reveal his date of birth in interviews, his age remained unknown until 2011 when he celebrated his sixtieth birthday, however, in his usual enigmatic character, he announced his 63rd birthday on 19 June 2013, making his age a contentious one.
Although he has described his parents as liberals who always encouraged their children to speak and say what they had in mind, Charly Boy has also spoken about their conservative nature. He had set out to become a priest but left seminary school after a year. In his late teens, he moved to America where he attended college, graduating with a degree in Communications.
