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Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus (born 21 May 1997) is a famous Nigerian music artist who has won the hearts of millions of African music fans with his Afro-pop and R&B music.
The talented songwriter, better known by his stage name Joeboy, became a sensation in the music industry after the success of his 2019 single “Baby”.
In November 2019, he released his debut EP, Love & Light. Under the guidance of Mr. Eazi, he is currently signed to Banku Records, where he released his debut chart-topping album, Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic.
Nigerian singer
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| Name: | Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus |
| stage name: | Joe Boy |
| Date of Birth: | May 21, 1997 (27 years old) |
| place of birth: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| country of origin: | Lagos State |
| Country of Citizenship: | Nigeria |
| parents: | Mr. and Mrs. Akinfenwa-Donus |
| Children: | not applicable |
| high: | 5 feet |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Girlfriend • Wife: | unmarried |
| Profession: | Singer • Composer |
| net worth: | $2 million – $5 million |
University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduate, Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus who rose to fame by the name Joeboy is a 27-year-old Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He is one of the artists who explores the genres of Afrobeat/Afropop and RnB music.
early life
Joeboy was born on May 21, 1997 to Mr. and Mrs. Akinfenwa-Donus. He was born into a musical family, with his father and brother both being members of the choir. His brother is a singer and his father is a keyboard player.
He grew up in Lagos with his siblings. Watching his father and brothers create music ignited Joeboy’s passion for music. This interest was further fueled by listening to pop, soul, R&B, dancehall, reggae, African music, and songs created by African and Western musicians.
Joeboy was very popular in middle school because he always excited his classmates with his beautiful singing voice. He often performed his own songs in school activities. Many people had predicted that he would pursue a professional music career in the future.
Nigerian music artist Joeboy was born on May 21, 1997 in Lagos and holds a degree in Human Resources from the prestigious University of Lagos (Unilag).
Joeboy’s breakthrough came after Mr. Eazi’s EmPawa African adventure.
educate
Joboy resides in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital, and completed his primary and secondary education in the best schools in Nigeria.
In 2013, he graduated from high school with distinction in the West African School Certificate Examination.
He graduated from the University of Lagos with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management.
Profession
As an undergraduate at the University of Lagos, Joboy was at the center of the school’s thriving entertainment scene. He did not hide his talent nor did he give up on his dream of becoming a music star. As a result, he kept receiving invitations to participate in shows, concerts, and other events held on campus. He performed very well, which helped him quickly accumulate a fan base as many students at the University of Lagos began to enjoy his music.
Joeboy was an underground artist at the time, spending his free time working in the studio, recording songs he had written. He did this to perfect his sound and become a better musician. His hard work paid off, and he soon got the big break he had always dreamed of.
He applied and was accepted to the emPawa100 mentorship program. The emPawa music imprint was founded by Mr. Eazi to help emerging African artists. In addition to receiving funding from the music imprint, Joeboy was also given the opportunity to work with Mr. Eazi, which led to his breakthrough single Fááji. The song was released on October 26, 2018. He used the funding to shoot the music video for Fááji.
Fááji performed well in the market, allowing Joeboy to reach a wider audience and laying the foundation for his record contract with Banku Records. Joeboy’s first single as a signed artist was Baby, which was released on March 1, 2019. The single was a huge success, surpassing the milestone set by Fááji. In the same year, the song was played more than 20 million times on YouTube and Spotify.
A visual music video for “Baby” was released on YouTube and had been viewed over 31 million times by the end of the year.
To keep up with his growing success, Joeboy has released another hit song titled “Beginning”. The visual music video for “Beginning” has been viewed over 23 million times on YouTube. The single was released on August 15, 2019 and was produced by Killertunes.
In November 2019, he released his much-anticipated debut album, Love & Light. Joeboy teamed up with DMW star Mayorkun to record the chart-topping single “Don’t Call Me Back,” which is one of the tracks on his debut EP.
On April 10, 2020, he released the song “Call”, the first single from his first full-length work. His debut studio album, Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic, was finally released on February 4, 2021.
family
Born and raised in a musical family, Joe Boy made his dream come true as his father was a keyboard player and his brother was a leading member of the church choir.
Thus, Joeboy started dabbling in music at the age of 16 and recorded his first official single “Gbeseyin” the following year (at the age of 17). Taking 9ice and ID Cabasa as his role models and main inspirations, he covered Ed Sheehan’s “Shape Of You” which became a hit in Nigeria and across the border.
Joeboy’s name started to become popular after he signed a joint record deal with Gorilla Sauce Ent and Banku Music, and he released a hit single “Baby” followed by a video sponsored by EmPawa African, a project dedicated to scouting talent for emerging African music artists.
He became one of the fast-rising Nigerian artists soon after the release of “Baby”, a song that topped the charts both here and abroad, making him one of the leading voices of African pop music.
In March 2019, Joeboy released the hit song “Baby”, a love song that reached the top 10 on the Apple Music charts in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya. Another hit song released was “Beginning”, which had the same number of releases as “Baby” and was recommended by beats 1 Host Ebro on his personal channel.
The song became a hit on Apple Music mainly in Nigeria and Uganda. On November 8, 2019, Joeboy released the five-track album “Love & Light”. The album was produced by music label Banku Music under exclusive license from EmPawa Africa Limited.
Awards and nominations
In 2019, Joeboy won the Best Afropop Artiste Award at the All Africa Music Awards.
He also won the Best Pop Artist Award at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards.
At the 2019 Headies Music Awards, Joeboy was nominated in multiple categories including Next Rated Artist, Best Pop Single, Song of the Year, and Audience Choice.
Personal life
Joeboy’s handsome looks can be compared with many artists in the industry, which is one of the reasons why he has many female fans. He has fair skin, is five feet tall, and has dreadlocks.
The singer, who turned 27 on May 21, currently lives in a spacious and well-equipped apartment in Lekki. His success as a music star has also earned him a lot of money, so he has expensive cars in his garage.
The singer’s relationship status is not yet public. Although there are rumors that he is in a serious relationship with a beautiful Nigerian model, he has not yet indicated whether the news is accurate.
Social Media
Ever since Joeboy became a music star, his number of followers on social media has continued to increase.
He currently has over 2 million followers on Instagram and over 941,000 followers on Twitter.
- Instagram account: @joeboyofficial
- Twitter: @joeboyofficial
JoeBoy’s Mr. Eazi EmPawa African Adventure
Mr. Eazi founded a talent search project called EmPawa Africa, which specializes in scouting emerging African musicians, a full-service business that provides marketing, distribution, publishing, labeling and management services, providing African musicians with equipment, information, networks and funding to develop and export their repertoire from Africa to the field.
Additionally, an investment and mentoring program, #empawa100, was launched and Joeboy was encouraged to sign up. Joeboy signed up and became one of 10,000 applicants from 14 countries, and simply by signing up to be part of the program, he became the first of 100 winners to receive a $3,000 prize, which is designed to help a new generation of African artists achieve mainstream success.
Joeboy made his music video Faaji with $3,000 and within a month, he was one of 10 artists selected to participate in the mentorship camp in South Africa and one of the artists who received an additional $50,000 investment. Before joining #empawa100, Joeboy only sang in short social media videos, but even though he grew up in a musical family, he became a very special person musically after participating in the show. This helped shape his music career and take it to the next level.
Joe Boy Net Worth
Joeboy is considered one of the most successful young artists in the industry, and he has been steadily accumulating wealth through his musical talents.
Joeboy’s net worth is estimated to be between $2 million and $5 million.
Joeboy Song/Album and EP Project
- Nobody (by DJ Neptune and Mr Eazi & Laycon)
- baby
- start
- Key Points
- Alcohol
- show me
- Don’t Call Me Back (with Mayorkun)
- Lonely
- All for you
- Between Beauty and Magic (album)
- Love and Light (EP)
- Faye
- Gebesse
- Lonely
- bless
- Empty my pockets
