[12][13] Eva has cited Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Sade Adu, The Carpenters, John Lennon and Don Williams as her key musical influences.

Eva sold second-hand clothing in school as a means to an end, [13] and began her career as a photography model.

[17] In March 2011, Eva appeared on the female version of Tha Suspect's song "I No Send You", which was released along with its music video.

[20][21] In a 2012 interview with Halley Bondy of MTV Iggy, Eva said she had fun recording the EP and was honored to have worked with the aforementioned producers.

[23][24] When the video premiered on MTV Base in May 2012, many people misconstrued the song's meaning and thought it alluded to drug use.

According to the press release signed by the management of the recording outfit, Eva's ideas and foresight didn't align with the label's plans.

[26] In an interview with BellaNaija, Eva denied reports about being signed to Trybe Records despite the press release statements from the label.

[34] In an interview with the media outlet Leadership, Eva said she recorded "Lights Out" to showcase her versatility as an artist.

[2] That same month, Nokia Nigeria enlisted her as one of the judges for its annual Don't Break Da Beat competition.

[35] In 2012, Eva started working on her debut studio album 1960, which was produced by Tintin and Gray Jon'z.

[2] Eva was featured in the Lagos edition of BBC Radio 1xtra's Live Lounge, alongside M.I, 2face Idibia, Wizkid and Iyanya.

Instead of using the Chopstix-produced song, MTV Base chose the Del B-produced track "Sweet Like Shuga", which features vocals by Flavour N'abania, Sound Sultan, Chidinma, Kcee and Professor.

[42] On 31 August 2014, newspaper Thisday reported that Eva joined Olamide and Phyno as ambassadors for Guinness Nigeria's Made of Black campaign.