2face Idibia
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Innocent Ugah Idibia best known by his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter
, actor
and record producer
. He was a member of the defunct R&B
/hip hop
group Plantashun Boyz
. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.
, Nigeria
. He hails from Okpokwu local government area and from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. He attended Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He schooled briefly in the Institute of Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu, one of the country's foremost higher institute of learning where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in http://www.thenaijaish.com/2011/04/interview-2face-idibia-welcome-to.htmlBusiness Administration. Though, he did not finish but would hone his skills in music by performing in shows and parties organised by the IMT and some other schools like Enugu State University of Science & Technology
, Enugu (ESUT) and [(University of Nigeria)] Enugu Campus (UNEC).
. He started calling himself "2Face" in 1996. "The name to me just refers to the outside and inside: when you first see me you see the outside but when you get to know me, you see the inside," he said in an interview with the BBC
.
His award winning hit track "African Queen" was used as the sound track of the 2006 comedy film, Phat Girlz
. This made him even more recognised internationally.
The Plantashun Boyz
came together briefly in 2007 to record an album which they titled 'Plan B'.
He also released a promotion album in 2008 which has spawned a hit, "Enter the Place", which was written by Churks though one of his least successful hits ever, did well in some charts. The promo CD is said to have faced distribution and sales problems, going unnoticed in some areas of the country. It has led to the shift of the release date of the album from 2008 to 2009 instead of the proposed release date announced in 2007. Tuface recently released two lead off singles from the international version of his Unstoppable album and is the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album. He is also reported to have recorded a single with Mary J. Blige
In 2010 with his Unstoppable Album(The Intl. Edition) he won 2 awards at the 2010 SMVA, He also won the Channel O Most Gifted Western African and the MTV African Music Awards (Best Male and Artist of the year) making him the most successful pop singer in Africa. He is the lead vocalist of the Sony All African 08 Project alongside 7 other stars across Africa recording their first singles with R.Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World". He was also known for his narrow escapes from death, he had close shave with death three times, at different locations and times, including gun shots.
Aside from running his own record label known as Hypertek after leaving Kennis Music
, the artist has established the Tuface Idibia Foundation, which is into charity. In December 2010, the foundation collaborated with the Hands Project International for an Aids charity dinner.
His show held at the expo center was the best of its kind, as it featured all the notable Nigerian artists, particularly 9ice
, D'banj
and P-Square
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. He was a member of the defunct R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group Plantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz was a very successful Nigerian hip hop band whose members were Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo , Innocent Ujah Idibia and Chibuzor Oji...
. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.
Early life
2Face Idibia was born Innocent Ugah Idibia in JosJos
Jos is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria.The city has a population of about 1.5 million residents. Popularly called "J-town" or "Jesus Our Saviour" by the residents, it is the administrative capital of Plateau State....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. He hails from Okpokwu local government area and from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. He attended Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He schooled briefly in the Institute of Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu, one of the country's foremost higher institute of learning where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in http://www.thenaijaish.com/2011/04/interview-2face-idibia-welcome-to.htmlBusiness Administration. Though, he did not finish but would hone his skills in music by performing in shows and parties organised by the IMT and some other schools like Enugu State University of Science & Technology
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology was founded in 1979 by Chief Jim Nwobodo as the Anambra State University of Science and Technology Enugu. It was the first ever state owned university in Nigeria. It was conceived with three campuses at Awka, Abakaliki, and Enugu...
, Enugu (ESUT) and [(University of Nigeria)] Enugu Campus (UNEC).
Career
His major breakthrough in the IMT was composing and singing the jingles in the famous radio show GB Fan Club in Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996. He then relocated to Lagos and joined up with his ex-IMT and ex-Mount Saint Gabriel's mate BlackFace to form Plantashun BoyzPlantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz was a very successful Nigerian hip hop band whose members were Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo , Innocent Ujah Idibia and Chibuzor Oji...
. He started calling himself "2Face" in 1996. "The name to me just refers to the outside and inside: when you first see me you see the outside but when you get to know me, you see the inside," he said in an interview with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
His award winning hit track "African Queen" was used as the sound track of the 2006 comedy film, Phat Girlz
Phat Girlz
Phat Girlz is a 2006 comedy film released in North America on April 7, 2006. The DVD and its soundtrack was released on August 22, 2006.-Box office:...
. This made him even more recognised internationally.
The Plantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz
Plantashun Boyz was a very successful Nigerian hip hop band whose members were Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo , Innocent Ujah Idibia and Chibuzor Oji...
came together briefly in 2007 to record an album which they titled 'Plan B'.
He also released a promotion album in 2008 which has spawned a hit, "Enter the Place", which was written by Churks though one of his least successful hits ever, did well in some charts. The promo CD is said to have faced distribution and sales problems, going unnoticed in some areas of the country. It has led to the shift of the release date of the album from 2008 to 2009 instead of the proposed release date announced in 2007. Tuface recently released two lead off singles from the international version of his Unstoppable album and is the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album. He is also reported to have recorded a single with Mary J. Blige
In 2010 with his Unstoppable Album(The Intl. Edition) he won 2 awards at the 2010 SMVA, He also won the Channel O Most Gifted Western African and the MTV African Music Awards (Best Male and Artist of the year) making him the most successful pop singer in Africa. He is the lead vocalist of the Sony All African 08 Project alongside 7 other stars across Africa recording their first singles with R.Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World". He was also known for his narrow escapes from death, he had close shave with death three times, at different locations and times, including gun shots.
Aside from running his own record label known as Hypertek after leaving Kennis Music
Kennis Music
Kennis Music is a record label, specializing in R&B, pop and hip-hop music, founded by popular Nigerian radio DJ Kenny Ogungbe in the late 1990s. The company's slogan is "Africa's No 1 Record Label"...
, the artist has established the Tuface Idibia Foundation, which is into charity. In December 2010, the foundation collaborated with the Hands Project International for an Aids charity dinner.
His show held at the expo center was the best of its kind, as it featured all the notable Nigerian artists, particularly 9ice
9ice
9ice was born on Thursday, January 17, 1980. He is a very popular Nigerian Musician with a classic style of music. 9ice is a south-westerner from Ogbomoso in Oyo State but he grew up in the district of Bariga in Lagos....
, D'banj
D'banj
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo , is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa...
and P-Square
P-Square
P-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of non-identical twin brothers Peter and Paul Okoye.-History:The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria...
.
Scandals
Tuface is known for the many children which he fathered with multiple women ranging from Pero Adeniyi(a pair of twin boys and a girl) to Sumbo(two boys) to Annie Macaulay(a girl)Discography
- 2004: Face 2 Face
- 2006: Grass 2 GraceGrass 2 Grace-Track listing:# "Intro " – 1:15# "One Love" - 3:51# "No Shaking" – 4:31# "I Dey Feel Like" – 4:21# "See Me So" – 4:40...
- 2008: The Unstoppable
- 2010: The Unstoppable International EditionThe Unstoppable International EditionThe Unstoppable International Edition is the fourth studio album by Nigerian R&B artist 2face Idibia, released on June 27, 2010 through his label Hypertek Entertainment. The album as the name suggests is the international edition of the artist's third and previous album "The Unstoppable"...
- 2011: The Most Incredible
Songs
- African Queen
- Fly 2Face Idibia2face IdibiaInnocent Ugah Idibia , best known by his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.- Early life :2Face Idibia...
- Go down there
- Swallow your pride (feeling you)
- Flex (Tuface & R. KellyR. KellyRobert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
) - Enter the Place
- See me so
- True Love (Tuface Idibia)
- If love is a crime
- One love (2Face)
- Ebe like say
- U no holy pass
- Thank U Lord
- For Instance
- Keep on rocking
- Appreciate it (2Face)
- Can't do without you
- Jungle don mature
- Implication (2Face Idibia2face IdibiaInnocent Ugah Idibia , best known by his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.- Early life :2Face Idibia...
) - Right here
- Only me (Tuface Idibia)
- Rain drops (2Face Idibia)
- My love
- Stylee
- Nfana Ibaga (No Problem)
- Be there remix
- No shaking
- Ole (thief)
- Nfana Ibaga - no problem (remix)
- Me ne me joley
- Manenko
- Ahomka wo mu
Songs lyrics
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- Face 2 Face (2004)
- African Queen
- Nfana Ibaga
- Keep on rocking
- Right here
- Ole (thief)
- Thank U lord
- U no holy pass
- Nfana Ibaga (remix)
-
- Grass 2 GraceGrass 2 Grace-Track listing:# "Intro " – 1:15# "One Love" - 3:51# "No Shaking" – 4:31# "I Dey Feel Like" – 4:21# "See Me So" – 4:40...
(2006) - For instance
- My love (with VIP)
- Ebe like say
- No shaking
- One love
- If love is a crime
- True love
- See me so
- Grass 2 Grace
-
- The Unstoppable (2008)
- Enter the place
- Flex featuring R. Kelly
- Swallow your pride
- Go down there
- Fly
- Appreciate it
- Jungle don mature
-
- The Unstoppable International EditionThe Unstoppable International EditionThe Unstoppable International Edition is the fourth studio album by Nigerian R&B artist 2face Idibia, released on June 27, 2010 through his label Hypertek Entertainment. The album as the name suggests is the international edition of the artist's third and previous album "The Unstoppable"...
(2010) - Implication (Olele)
- Only me
- Rain drops
- Be there remix
- Excuse me sister
- The Unstoppable International Edition
Awards
WON- one Best African Act MOBOMoboMobo can refer to:*Shorthand for the motherboard in computers and other electronic equipment*Shorthand for a mobile [network] operator or MNO *Shorthand for a mobile bohemian, a person who embraces mobile technology...
- London (MUSIC OF BLACK ORIGIN) 2007 AWARDS - CHANNEL “O music video AWARDS a) Best Male Video, b) Best African Video of the year, c) Best African Act.
- Best African Act KORAall african AWARDS 2005
- NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
a) Africa Break Through Artist of the Year 2006 and b) Best Album of the Year 2007 - Best Musical Artiste AFRO NOLLYWOOD AWARDS 2005,
- Song of the Decade NIGERIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2007
- African Song of The Year (Non Ghanaian) GHANAGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
MUSIC AWARDS 2005, - Music of the Year EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION AWARDS 2004
- Special Recognition Award HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS 2005
- 1st NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2004 a) Song of the year African Queen b) Best Album of the year c) Best Hip Hop and R&B Artiste
- The Outstanding Musician of the Year 2005 BLACK HERITAGE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
- Musician of the Year 2004 CITY PEOPLE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
- Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry 2004 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
- 2Face Idibia Wins MOBOMoboMobo can refer to:*Shorthand for the motherboard in computers and other electronic equipment*Shorthand for a mobile [network] operator or MNO *Shorthand for a mobile bohemian, a person who embraces mobile technology...
Award for Best African Act - Best Song Of The Year 2005 G.C.E INTERNATIONAL AWARDS,
- Musician Of The Year 2006 THE FUTURE AWARDS,
- A.M.E.N AWARDS 2004 a) Best Male Vocalist, b) Song of the Year c) Best New Act Male d) Best Video.
- Best Male Vocalist 2002 AFFINITY AWARDS.
- Song Of the decade 2007 African Queen THE NIGERIAN MUSIC AWARD
- Best African Act 2007 MOBOMoboMobo can refer to:*Shorthand for the motherboard in computers and other electronic equipment*Shorthand for a mobile [network] operator or MNO *Shorthand for a mobile bohemian, a person who embraces mobile technology...
(MUSIC OF BLACK ORIGIN AWARDS) UK - HIP HOPHip hopHip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
AWARDS a) Best R&B album b) Best R&B male - Best African Act Australian African Awards 2008
- Best selling Nigerian Artist – World Music AwardsWorld Music AwardsThe World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
2008, Monaco, Spain - Youth Ambassador for peace- Universal Federation for World peace
- Nigerian International Youth Award- National Youth council of Nigeria.
- 2Face Idibia has been named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' world food programme, joining other Nigerian icons like Wole Soyinka, John Fashanu etc. who are also working with the UN to fight different causes across the African continent.
- First non-Liberian to become an honorary member of the Liberian music society in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the growth of music in Africa.
- Best R&B: 2face Idibia MTV Africa Music Awards 2009MTV Africa Music Awards 2009The 2nd MTV Africa Music Awards were held on October 10, 2009 at the gymnasium of the Moi International Sports Centre complex in Nairobi, Kenya and were hosted by Haitian-American artist Wyclef Jean.- Performers :There were several performers, such as:...
- Artist of the Year – 2Face (Nigeria) MTV Africa Music Awards 2010MTV Africa Music Awards 2010The 2010 Edition of MTV Africa Music Awards were held on Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Lagos, Nigeria.-Best Video:*Fally Ipupa - Sexy dance *P-Square f/t J...
- Best Male – 2Face NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
MTV Africa Music Awards 2010MTV Africa Music Awards 2010The 2010 Edition of MTV Africa Music Awards were held on Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Lagos, Nigeria.-Best Video:*Fally Ipupa - Sexy dance *P-Square f/t J... - New Champions For An Enduring Culture 2011 16th edition of the Annual THISDAYAwards presented by President Bill Clinton and Governor Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
- World Music AwardsWorld Music AwardsThe World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
2008 world's best selling Nigerian artist - Best International Act: Africa (BET Awards 2011))
- MTV Europe Award
NOMINATED
- BET AWARDSBET AwardsThe BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
2011 Best International Act (Africa) BET 2011 NOMINEES 2Face Idibia2face IdibiaInnocent Ugah Idibia , best known by his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz. 2Face is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene.- Early life :2Face Idibia...
(Nigeria)
External links
- http://twitter.com/#!/2faceidibia
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuface-Idibia/32289393200?sk=wall&filter=2
- http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5578163405
- official website
- Iwantairplay.com
- 2face Idibia on Global Hit Music
- http://www.gbedunation.com/profile/2Face
- 2face on Naijapals
- Xclusive Xposé
- Xclusive Interview
- 2Face Idibia lyrics, audio, video, information
- 2face arrived in Barbados, West Indies, September 13, 2007
- Upcoming Live Concert in Dublin