Joeboy
441.9m
Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus (Born May 21, 1997) is an Afropop singer who hails from Ogun state, Nigeria. As the last born in a family of 4, Joeboy grew up a shy kid who was raised in a religiously inclined household. Through the influences of his musically inclined parents and older brother as well as the unique sounds of the Nigerian church, Joeboy absorbed the cocktail of sonics and unwittingly tapped into the musicality surrounding him.
At the age of 18, Joeboy started actively working on his music, albeit privately, till he gathered the courage to actively put himself out there which was when his cover of Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You caught the attention
f Superstar Mr. Eazi and the rest is as they say is, history.
Since gaining recognition following the release of his hit single ’ Baby’ which was followed up with consecutive hit singles ‘Beginning’ and ‘Don’t call me Back ft. Mayorkun’, Joeboy has risen in status and level to become one of Africa’s leading talents and global exports.
Often referred to as “Young `Legend”; Joeboy has amassed over 2 billion streams across all credits on major DSPs (i.e Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Boomplay, Deezer and Audiomack) with songs that have topped charts in over 20 countries globally.
Joeboy has over 60 songs (features included) with 2 albums (Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic and Body & Soul) and 2 EPs (Love & Light and Body, Soul & Spirit) to his name. Some of Joeboy’s hit songs include Alcohol, Nobody, Love nwantiti remix, Baby, Beginning, Celebration.
Recently, his monster hit song, Alcohol, surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify making him the 17th Afrobeats artist to achieve this milestone. At 26, Joeboy has spent 5 years at the apex of the African Music scene and is only set to take it up a notch.
At the age of 18, Joeboy started actively working on his music, albeit privately, till he gathered the courage to actively put himself out there which was when his cover of Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You caught the attention
f Superstar Mr. Eazi and the rest is as they say is, history.
Since gaining recognition following the release of his hit single ’ Baby’ which was followed up with consecutive hit singles ‘Beginning’ and ‘Don’t call me Back ft. Mayorkun’, Joeboy has risen in status and level to become one of Africa’s leading talents and global exports.
Often referred to as “Young `Legend”; Joeboy has amassed over 2 billion streams across all credits on major DSPs (i.e Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Boomplay, Deezer and Audiomack) with songs that have topped charts in over 20 countries globally.
Joeboy has over 60 songs (features included) with 2 albums (Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic and Body & Soul) and 2 EPs (Love & Light and Body, Soul & Spirit) to his name. Some of Joeboy’s hit songs include Alcohol, Nobody, Love nwantiti remix, Baby, Beginning, Celebration.
Recently, his monster hit song, Alcohol, surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify making him the 17th Afrobeats artist to achieve this milestone. At 26, Joeboy has spent 5 years at the apex of the African Music scene and is only set to take it up a notch.
