[4] Chidinma became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart after releasing the music video for her single "Emi Ni Baller".

[6] Her eponymous debut album Chidinma, which was released via the music platform Spinlet, yielded the singles "Jankoliko", "Carry You Go", "Kedike" and "Run Dia Mouth".

[7] Chidinma won Best Female West African Act at the 2012 Kora Awards and performed "Kedike" at the ceremony.

Chidinma's second studio album Psalm 16, which was released on 14 October 2022, features collaborations with KS Bloom, Indira, and Buchi.

[12] Chidinma initially declined her admission to the University of Lagos due to her advancement in Project Fame West Africa.

[14] Prior to auditioning for the third edition of Project Fame West Africa, Chidinma dreamt of being part of the reality television show.

[6] She worked with a number of producers, including Cobhams Asuquo, Tee-Y Mix, WazBeat and Oscar Heman Ackah.

[17] In an interview with the Weekly Trust, Chidinma said she was pleased with the positive response she received after releasing the songs, and is working hard to improve her craft.

[24] On 14 September 2012, she released the Legendury Beatz-produced single "Emi Ni Baller", which includes rap verses by Illbliss and Tha Suspect.

[28] On 10 June 2013, Chidinma released the singles "Bless My Hustle", "Kite" and "Jolly"; all three songs were produced by Tha Suspect, Del B and Wizzboy, respectively.

[29] On 12 June 2013, Capital Dreams Pictures released the music video for "Emi Ni Baller", which was directed by Clarence Peters.

Its official remix, titled "Oh Baby (You & I)", features vocals by Flavour N'abania and was released on 29 January 2014; both songs were produced by Young D.[33] On 3 November 2013, Chidinma performed at the Guinness World of More Concert with P-Square, D'banj, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Burna Boy, Olamide, Phyno, Waje, Davido and Tiwa Savage.

[34] On 9 November 2013, she shared the stage with Blackstreet at the Butterscotch Evening Experience, a concert that was held at the Eko Hotels and Suites.

[36] On 2 May 2014, Chidinma released the music video for "Oh Baby (You & I)", which was directed by Clarence Peters and stars Ngozi Nwosu and OC Ukeje.

She played the role of Stella, an Igbo lady whose personal relationship is threatened by tribal prejudice and parental plans.

[45][44] A day before New Season's release, she and the gospel band The Gratitude shared the official video for the song "Jesus the Son of God".

[48] Chidinma has cited Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Fela Kuti, Omawumi, Onyeka Onwenu, Lagbaja, and Darey Art Alade as her biggest musical influences.