SHORT DESCRIPTION OF JOEBOY
Nickname: Joeboy
Name: Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa
Career: Singer and Songwriter
Date of Birth: 21 May 1997 – (23 years)
Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Gender: Male
Citizen of: Nigerian
Relationship status: Single
Educational Status: University of Lagos
Joeboy Biography
Joseph Akinwale “Joeboy” Akinfenwa is a Nigeria-based singer and songwriter who is well known for his breakthrough music,
“Baby”. In 2017, He was first discovered by Nigerian popstar, Mr. Eazi and was signed to the ‘Empawa Africa’ record label.
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Age
Currently, Joeboy is 25 years old. He was born on May 21, 1997.
Early Life And Career
Joeboy whose real name is Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa was born and raised in Lagos State, Nigeria in 1997.
In 2018, he officially kick-start his music career after the release of the hit song “Faaji” in which he featured Mr. Eazi under the license under emPawa100 in 2018.
He used the donation he got from Empawa Africa to make a video for the hit song.
On March 1, 2019, he dropped a song that would later become his breakthrough hit single “Baby”.
Within a short period, the song had become very popular in Nigeria and also across Africa receiving praise excellent remarks from music lovers.
The song got over 20 million streams on YouTube and Spotify in 2019 alone. The demo video for the song alone has gotten over 31 million-plus views on YouTube and still counting,
and its music video has reached 10 million views on the video-sharing platform.
On August 15, 2019, Joeboy dropped another song titled “Beginning” and was produced by KillerTunes.
The song too quickly caught many people’s attention and became yet another great hit. Its demo video has reached 27 million-plus views on YouTube.
By November 2019, Joeboy strengthen his position on the music scene with the release of his first EP (Extended Play) “Love & Light” which has gotten praise and recommendation from his fans and Afro Pop music lovers.
The EP was released under the license and authority of emPawa Africa and also had the two hit songs “Beginning” and “Baby”. It also contains the songs “All For You” and “Don’t Call Me Back” in which he features ex DMW act, Mayorkun.
On April 10, 2020, Joeboy dropped “Call”, the first song off his anticipated debut music album. The song was produced by Dera and its music video was shot by TG Omori.
At the 2019 edition of All Africa Music Awards, Joeboy bagged an award for Best Artiste In the African Pop category.
He was also awarded the Best Pop award at the annual SoundCity MVP Awards Festival 2020.
He had many nominations for multiple awards at prestigious music awards like The Headies and also City People Entertainment Awards.
In 2020, DJ Neptune featured Joeboy and The EmPawa Africa boss, Mr. Eazi on the hit song “Nobody”.
However, the song later became one of the biggest and most-streamed hits of 2020 and its official music video had over 29 million streams on YouTube alone.
In November of the same year, a remix of the hit song “Nobody (Icons Remix)” which had an appearance from Big Brother Nigeria 5th edition winner, Laycon was later released.
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Girlfriend
There have been some controversial reports on who Joeboy’s girlfriend is. He has never replied to the reports about him having a girlfriend.
In February 2020, he posted a picture of an unidentified girl online, this raised the speculation that she might be his girlfriend. After some findings, the unidentified girl is a dancer and only made an appearance in the Joeboy music video.
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Twin Brother
In 2020, a man with the stage name “Coldee” claimed to be Joeboy’s twin brother. He announced on the Instagram app claiming a
singer is an ungrateful fellow who left him after rising to fame. He added that he let go of many things all for Joeboy but was abandoned after he became famous.
Net Worth
Joeboy is reported to be worth thousands of dollars although no legit source has dropped any information about his exact net worth. However,
he is undoubtedly one of the most famous artists active and trending on the music scene now. However, he has shown exceptional performance at many popular shows in Nigeria and also across many Africa countries.
Education
The R&B and Afro-pop artist had his education in the city of Lagos and when in high school, he was given the name Joeboy by his peers.
So, is Joeboy a graduate or dropout? Joeboy is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Lagos. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Human Resource Management.
Record Label
Joeboy is officially signed to Mr. Eazi’s owned Banku Music records. Mr. Eazi sent a message to the singer on social media after coming across his version of the “Shape Of You” song and encouraged him to register for #emPawa100.
After, was one of the 100 artists to benefit from the $300,000 donation. Moreover, Joeboy became one of the 10 outstanding acts that were chosen for a mentorship Bootcamp in South Africa, also one of two musicians that receive an extra $50,000 support.
Awards And Nomination
When it comes to winning an award, Joeboy has not failed in receiving the accolade for the quality music he has been dishing out to the public.
In 2019, he won the honor for the Best Artiste in the African Pop category in the annual All Africa Music Awards. Also, he bagged another award at Soundcity MVP Awards for the Best Pop Music.
Conclusion
Joeboy is a very gifted Nigeria-based musician. His distinctive vocals have made him stand out and become one of the most famous R&B and Afro-pop artists on the Africa continent.
The musician is also a music producer and songwriter, and for the short period that he has been reigning in the Nigerian music industry, he has been able to win the hearts of many music lovers.
When talking about modern-day Afro Pop music, Joeboy has got his name written in the gold book.
And he is going places with his style of singing. His latest song “Alcohol” is trending in almost every Nigerian street.
