Joseph Akinfenwa Donus, popularly known for his stage name Joeboy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, artist, performer, and recording artist. He is currently one of the fastest-growing musicians in Nigeria and an essential genre of Afro-pop and R&B music.
Joeboy Biography
Born May 21, 1997, in Lagos State, Nigeria, he spent most of his life in Lagos, where he found a love of music at the age of 16, having grown up in a music house, brother Elder was a choir girl and his father a pianist at the church. In which they worshiped. His greatest musical inspirations are 9ice and ID Cabasa, two Nigerian artists with whom he spent much of his time in the studio while learning his trade.
Joeboy Education
He completed his elementary and secondary studies in Lagos and went to the University of Lagos, Acak, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in human resources. Joeboy Baby’s song 2019 is in the top 10 of Apple Music rankings in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya and is expected to continue growing.
Joeboy Career
At 17, Joeboy recorded his first single called Gbeseyin, an Afrobeat song. In 2017, he released Ed Sheeran’s version of “Shape of You,” which has received rave reviews in Nigeria and beyond the coast of our country. It was this cover that made people notice him as new to the Nigerian music industry and caught Mr. Eazi’s attention a long time ago.
Mr. Eazi has created a talent incubator for future African music artists known as emPawa Africa. This full-service company provides marketing, distribution, publishing, labeling, and management services, which provide African artists with the tools, knowledge, networks, and investment to grow and export. He also started his music from Africa to the world, #emPawa100, a fundraising and mentoring program, and encouraged Joeboy to apply.
Joeboy signed up to become one of 10,000 applicants from 14 countries, and it was only by signing up for the program that the first of 100 recipients to win a share of $ 3,000 to help a new generation of African artists find major success. , Used his $ 3,000 to produce a Faaji video clip, and in one month, he became one of the ten ranks selected for a mentor training camp in South Africa, one of two artists receiving additional funding from $ 50,000.
Before joining emPawa100, Joeboy sang only on clips from social networks, despite his childhood in a music family, and musically become a completely different person after playing. This helped improve his musical career.
In March 2019, Joeboy released the hit song Baby, a love song that reached the top 10 of the Apple Music charts in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya. Another hit single, Beginning, was released as a sequel to “Baby” and featured Beats 1 Ebro in its revealed segment. The song reached number one on Apple Music in Nigeria and Uganda.
On November 8, 2019, Joeboy released the album Love & Light, composed of five songs. The album was produced under the label Bank Music, under the exclusive license of emPawa Africa Limited.
JOEBOY NET WORTH
Currently, Joeboy is estimated at $ 85,000, which, when converted to Nigerian naira, exceeds N30 million, the primary source of his wealth is music.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
At the Headies 2019, Joeboy was nominated for the Teni Best Headies Pop Single. He was also nominated for the song of the year, Spectator Choice, and Next Category for the category of classified artists.
Other awards and nominations:
- 2020: Soundcity MVP Awards – Best Pop (Winner)
- 2020: Soundcity MVP Awards – Listener’s Choice (“Baby” Nominated)
- 2020: Soundcity MVP Awards – Best New MVP (Nominated).