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Joeboy
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Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus (born 21 May 1997), known professionally as Joeboy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, he is signed to Warner Music Africa in partnership with his record label Young Legend. He was formerly signed by Mr Eazi under emPawa Africa, where he was discovered in 2017, through the emPawa Africa talent incubation program. His musical genres are Afro-pop and R&B.
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- Total plays
- 1,201,832
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Joeboy (born Joseph Akinfenwa Donus on 21 May 1997) is a Nigerian Afro-pop singer-songwriter. In 2019 his song “Baby” reached the top 10 on Apple Music’s charts in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joeboy">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Quotes
- “It was definitely very very fun, looking back I use to think it was a lot, cause I have so many memories and experiences that I witnessed”
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Joeboy
- Musical artist.image
- frameless|Joeboy
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Lagos State, Nigeria
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2017–present
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Wikidata facts
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- Joeboy (new).jpg
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- start of work period
- 2017-00-00
- date of birth
- 1997-05-21
- net worth
- 1200000
- birth name
- Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus
- pseudonym
- Joeboy
- social media followers
- 1450000
- Commons category
- Joeboy
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Early life and career
- Controversy
- Discography
- Album
- EPs
- Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus (born 21 May 1997), known professionally as Joeboy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, he is signed to Warner Music Africa in partnership with his record label Young Legend. He was formerly signed by Mr Eazi under emPawa Africa, where he was discovered in 2017, through the emPawa Africa talent incubation program. His musical genres are Afro-pop and R&B.
== Early life and career == Joeboy began his music career in 2017 with a viral cover of Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You". The cover marked his transition from rapping to singing, a decision encouraged by a friend. It caught the attention of Nigerian artist and entrepreneur Mr Eazi, who discovered Joeboy on Instagram and invited him to join the emPawa Africa initiative, a program designed to support emerging African artists by providing them with resources to grow their careers.