Nigerian singer Crayon, born Charles Chibueze Chukwu, is grieving the loss of his mother, Evelyn Chukwu, who passed away on July 4, 2025.
Sharing a heart-wrenching tribute on social media, Crayon described the day as “the darkest day of my life,” revealing the depth of his pain.
In a photo showing him holding a microphone in front of his mother’s casket, he wrote:
“July 4th was the darkest day of my life. I lost my soldier, my backbone, my angel and my pillar. My best friend, the best woman I have ever loved, my favorite person in the world — I lost my mum. I spoke to you the days before and like you always do every new month, you prayed for me. I didn’t know that would be your last prayer. You sounded so healthy and like nothing was wrong. Only for my whole world to suddenly crumble right in front of me.”
Crayon recalled speaking with his mother just days before her passing. She had been her usual loving self, praying for him as she always did, making the shock of her sudden death even more painful.
He added:
“Ah mummy, seeing you lie lifeless on that hospital bed broke me to pieces — it was my greatest fear. I can’t believe that’s the last image of you I’m ever going to have. You always said we should never question God, but that’s all I’ve done since that day. Mummy I don ask God why tire! Why now? Why you? Why me? Why us? How?”
Crayon expressed disbelief and anguish at losing his mother, questioning why such a tragedy had to occur.
He continued, reflecting on the family struggles they endured:
“Wetin come be the reason why I dey ginger? After all the suffer wey we don suffer for decades, na now wey God don bless us, you come die leave me? Wetin come be the need? Wetin the struggle come mean? Now wey you suppose dey eat the fruits of your labor ehn! Four days to my birthday you die leave me ehn mummy. Naso we go celebrate? Ehnn my sweetheart? Naso? I literally watched you carry the family’s burden for so many years and you still pulled through, ahh my warrior! What is the essence of life? What is good or bad? So many questions I will never get answers to. I will never be the same, I’m scarred for life.”
He lamented the timing of her death just days before his birthday, mourning the loss of the woman who had carried the family through hardships for decades.
Finally, he vowed to honor her memory:
“Nothing will ever be the same. Every milestone I hit will never be the same, every achievement will never be the same. This is an everlasting scar I’m never going to heal from. My angel as we lay you to rest today, I know you’d want me to be strong, and to keep pushing. I promise to take care of Naza, and the rest of the family. I love you so much and I miss you every day! I will never say goodbye because I know you are living through me and you are always with me. Thank you for everything my beautiful mummy. Till we meet again my angel. RIP, EVELYN CHUKWU.”
Crayon’s tribute highlights the profound bond between mother and child, the shock of losing a loved one unexpectedly, and his commitment to carry her love and legacy forward.
