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Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe (March 1936 – May 11, 2007) was an Igbo Nigerian highlife musician with over 40 years in the music industry. He is one of best known Igbo highlife musicians of all time. One of his best-known hit was the 1984 single "Osondi Owendi", which established him as a leader in the highlife genre, and one of Nigeria's most popular records ever.