Who is Joeboy
Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa , known professionally as Joeboy , is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Mr. Eazi of record label “Empawa Africa” discovered him in 2017. His genre of music is that of Afro pop and R&B. He was born on 21 May 1997 in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Joeboy Music Career
Joeboy grew up in a music family; his older brother was in the choir and his dad played the keyboard in church. He was inspired by the likes of 9ice and ID Cabasa whom he used to hang out with in studio. Started singing at the age of 16 and recorded his first song “Gbeseyein”, an Afro-beat tune, at the age of 17.
He later released Ed Sheeran ‘Shape of You’ cover which was well received both in Nigeria and across the globe.
The song also brought him to limelight which made Mr Eazi discovered him and offered provisional mentorship.
Some of his hit singles include
Baby
Faaji
Reelest
Move
Some People
Represent
Impatient
Out Boss Me
Middle Man
Spot on the Sun
Passenger
Have Another
Peanuts
Ain’t Missing A Thing
Same Question
Pack it Up
Haircut
Shako
Falling
And many more. Joeboy has two debut studio albums to his credit. They include
How To Make Friends In A Brand New Town and
The Herrera Chronicles.
Joeboy Awards
Although Joeboy is one fire, he is yet to bag an award as a professional musician. In 2020, Joeboy was nominated for Next Rated category at the Headies Awards but lost the crown Rema.
Joeboy Networth
Joeboy is currently one of the fast rising artist and most influential artiste in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $750,000.
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