10 Facts About Kechi Okwuchi

Kechi Okwuchi was born on October 29,1989 and is a Nigerian-American singer and motivational speaker.

Kechi Okwuchi was one of the two survivors in the Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crash on December 10,2005, and a finalist at the twelfth season of America's Got Talent in 2017.

Kechi Okwuchi was air-lifted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa for immediate medical attention and treatment, and later to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States where she has undergone over a hundred reconstructive surgeries.

In 2015, Kechi Okwuchi graduated from the University of Saint Thomas, in Houston, Texas, United States, with a First Class Degree.

Kechi Okwuchi was the student speaker at the Commencement Ceremony.

Kechi Okwuchi was a speaker at TedxEuston where she gave a talk titled Girls- know thyself.

Kechi Okwuchi later went on to take part in the twelfth season of America's Got Talent in 2017 as a singer, and finished the competition as a finalist.

Kechi Okwuchi later participated in America's Got Talent: The Champions in 2019, where Simon Cowell gave her the golden buzzer, sending her straight to the final, but in the final she didn't come in the top 5.

Kechi Okwuchi has performed at sporting events and other events throughout the United States, South Korea and Nigeria.

Kechi Okwuchi was chosen to headline Utah's 8th Annual Women of Worth Utah in 2019.