Minister Ellard Cherayi, the founder of new gospel music ensemble New Dawn. says he married his wife Sharon Manyonganise after seeing her perform on television.

Minister Cherayi said he sincerely asked God to bless him with Sharon as his wife.

He said its amazing to get married to a fellow musician because he has learnt a lot from his wife.

Ellard and Sharon are former Zimpraise members they tied the knot in 2017.

He acknowledged that Sharon is more gifted than him thus he has allowed her to be his mentor as she has been in the industry for a while.

Minister Cherayi revealed that he is inspired by Michael Mahendere, Takesure Ncube and the Charambas in his musical journey.

Ellard said besides music, he is a student pastor and has a degree in accountancy from Chinhoyi University.