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2face Idibia
Birth nameInnocent Ujah Idibia
Also known as
  • 2face (or Tuface)
  • 2Baba (or Tubaba)
Born (1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 49)
Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • vocals
  • lead vocals
Years active1994–present
Labels
Website2faceonline.com

Innocent Ujah Idibia (born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria), better known by his stage name 2face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He is commonly referred to as 2face (sometimes stylized as Tuface) or 2Baba (sometimes stylized as Tubaba). He is one of the most decorated and successful hip pop artists in Africa. He is consistently ranked as one the best African musicians of all-time. He is also been named most popular celebrity in Africa. 2face idibia is also called the living legend and a mogul. He is the highest crowd puller in Africa alongside the likes of fally ipupa, akon, faze, Asa and Nneka. He has chart of singles all over the world and the second highest selling artist in Africa after Akon. And highest selling artist in Nigeria followed by his band mate faze. He was a member of the defunct Plantashun Boyz and after it disbanded, continued his solo musical career. 2face has receive over 100 awards. Both locally and international. He is also a record breaker. Making him the one of the greatest Africa musician of alltime. And one of the most awarded artiste in th world.

2Face has received one MTV Europe Music Award, one World Music Award, five Headies Awards (Hip-hop award), four Channel O Music Video Awards and one BET award for his musical work, four MTV Africa Music Awards, one MOBO award, one KORA award, and numerous additional nominations.

Early life

Innocent Idibia was born in Jos, Nigeria. He is from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria.[1] He attended Saint Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He enrolled at Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu (IMT), where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in business administration and management. While attending IMT, he performed at school organized shows and parties, as well as other regional schools such as the University of Nigeria and Enugu State University of Science & Technology. He eventually dropped out to pursue his music career. While attending IMT, 2face Idibia started composing and singing jingles at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996.

Also in 1996, he adopted the stage name "2Face" (Tuface). He cited the reasoning as "trying to demarcate my personal life with my business life.[2]

In Plantashun Boyz

Main article: Plantashun Bois

He moved to Lagos and started performing with rapper BlackFace Naija. He had met BlackFace while attending IMT.[3] With Blackface (Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo) and with musician Faze (Chibuzor Oji), he went on to form the trio band Plantashun Boyz.

Plantashun Boyz released two successful albums: Body and Soul (2000) and Sold Out (2003)under the Nelson Brown's owned Label (Dove Records)[4] before disbanding in 2004. Relations were marred for many years during which the band broke up and started their solo careers. Long after the break-up known as the "Faze vs Tuface" beef, the band came back together in 2007 for the purpose of recording a third and final album entitled Plan B (2007).[3]

Solo career

After the disbandment of Plantashun Boyz in 2004, all band members sought separate musical careers. 2face Idibia released his debut solo album Face 2 Face (2004), which established him as a viable solo artist.

Following the release of his debut album, he released his sophomore album Grass 2 Grace in 2006, which contained hits "One Love", "True Love, "4 Instance". He is the founder of Hypertek Entertainment.

In 2006, his song "African Queen" was used in the soundtrack for the film Phat Girlz, which was released internationally.[5]

He released a promotion album in 2008 called The Unstoppable releasing the single "Enter the Place". Problems with album distribution in 2007 caused as shift of the release date of the album from 2008 to early 2009. In 2010, 2face released an "international edition" of the same under the title The Unstoppable International Edition making him the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album.[6][7] 2face released two more singles from the international version of his Unstoppable album. The international edition of the album won two awards at the 2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards.[8] He also won the Channel O Music Video Awards Best African Western award and the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Male and Artist of the year.[9]

Upon leaving the music label Kennis Music, he set up his own record label known as Hypertek Entertainment.[10] He is part of the Sony All African One8 Project alongside seven other musicians across Africa recording a single with R. Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World".[11] He is the first non-Liberian to become an honorary member of the Liberian music society in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the growth of music in Africa. He has been named Red cross ambassador society of Nigeria. 2face has several collaborations all over the globe, giving his collaborators the opportunity to win an awards for each duet such as street credibility by 9ice, possibility by p-square and lots more. He is adore by his colleagues and every entertainer in Nigeria music industry as a role model.

Personal life

2Face has experienced near death events including gun shots from an armed robbery.[7][12]

Idibia has six children with three women. With banker/born again Christian minister Sunmbo Ajaba[13] he has sons Zion(January 2006[14]) and Nino(April 2008[15]). With Washington DC based makeup artist Pero Adeniyi—daughter of P music promoter Chief Jide Adeniyi—he has daughter Rose, son Justin, and a newborn son born in April 2012.

With Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay he has daughter Isabella(December 2008[16]). On May 2, 2012, 2Face Idibia and Macaulay married in Lagos, Nigeria in a private ceremony.[17][18] 2face announced his marriage via his Twitter page. Annie Macaulay and 2Face had their traditional wedding on the 8 March 2013 in Eket, Akwa-Ibom State Nigeria. The couple also had a white wedding in Dubai, on Saturday 23 March 2013[19] with Nigerian and Ghanaian celebrities all present to see the long term couple tie the knot.

Macaulay has given birth to her second child for him on the 4th of January 2014.

Philanthropy

2Face has established an NGO called 2Face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation.[20] which motto is service to humanity. In 2009, 2Face was appointed as ambassador by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.[21] He released a song "Man Unkind" in order to raise awareness on the menace of fake and sub-standard food and drug products in Nigeria.[22] In 2009, he was presented with the prestigious International Youth Ambassador for Peace Summit and the Nigeria Youth Merit Award by the National Youth Council of Nigeria in recognition of his contributions to youth development in Nigeria.[23]

Discography

Albums

Singles

(selective)

  • "African Queen"
  • "No Shaking"
  • "See Me So"
  • "4 Instance"
  • "Enter the Place" (featuring Sound Sultan)
  • "Implication"
  • "Only Me"
  • "Rainbow"
  • True Love"
  • 2face Idibia – Break The Silence Ft. Samini, Sound Sultan, Ferre Galo, Machel Montano & Others #BringBackOurGirls"[25]

Awards

Won

Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Rise and Rise of Tu-Face". newswatchngr.com. January 9, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "2Face Idibia Live in London". YouTube. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Innocent Ujah Idibia (2Face)". Idomalang.org. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. ^ http://thenet.ng/2013/06/2face-idibia-working-with-nelson-brown-on-upcoming-album/
  5. ^ "Phat Girlz soundtrack". Soundtrackinfo.com. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  6. ^ "TuFace Checks Piracy With Classy Album Price". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "2Face Idibia's BET International "Welcome to America" Interview". Bellanaija.com. April 27, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  8. ^ "Soundcity Music Video Awards 2010 – The Winner's Circle". thenetng.com. November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Fally Ipupa & Tuface Idibia lead MTV Africa Music Awards winners 2010". museke.com. December 12, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tuface Idibia opens up on why he left Kennis music". Nigerianewsdaily.com. October 28, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  11. ^ "Hands Across The World Video – ONE8 with R. Kelly". Rnbmusicblog.com. November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  12. ^ "Tuface Idibia recuperating and fine". nigeriavillagesquare.com. October 9, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  13. ^ http://thenet.ng/2012/03/photos-inside-the-world-of-2faces-other-baby-mama-sunmbo-ajaba/
  14. ^ http://thenet.ng/2013/01/photos-2face-joins-son-nino-idibia-in-school-for-7th-birthday-gig/
  15. ^ http://thenet.ng/2013/04/photos-2faces-son-zion-idibia-turns-5/
  16. ^ http://thenet.ng/2013/10/spot-annie-idibias-baby-bump-in-this-matching-outfit-photo-with-isabella
  17. ^ "2face Idibia and Annie Macaulay wed secretly". thenetng.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  18. ^ "Annie, anointed queen of a shooting star". punchng.com. February 17, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  19. ^ http://thenet.ng/2013/03/photo-2face-annie-idibia-and-daughter-spotted-at-dubai-wedding/
  20. ^ "'2Face' Idibia: Message behind the music". edition.cnn.com. November 29, 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  21. ^ "NAFDAC appoints 2face Ambassador". vanguardngr.com. September 18, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  22. ^ "2Face Idibia and NAFDAC tackle fake and sub-standard food and drug products in Nigeria with "Man Unkind"". Bellanaija.com. April 11, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
  23. ^ "Human capital". Nigeriafirst.org. April 16, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  24. ^ http://www.vibe.com/article/new-video-2face-feat-t-pain-rainbow
  25. ^ http://www.ogusbaba.com/2014/05/music-download-2face-idibia-break-silence-ft-samini-sound-sultan-ferre-galo-machel-montano-others-bringbackourgirls.html
  26. ^ 2Face Puts Nigeria On Musical Map
  27. ^ Africa Kora Awards 2005 winners
  28. ^ Mobo Awards 2007: Winners
  29. ^ TuFace, Sasha & Others represent Nigeria at the World Music Awards in Monaco
  30. ^ (MAMAs) 2009 winners
  31. ^ 6 Nigerians Bring Home the Awards
  32. ^ 2Face clinches’s double awards
  33. ^ Hurray for Nigeria! 2Face & D’banj win the Best International Act (Africa) award at the 2011 BET Awards
  34. ^ The 2011 Headies
  35. ^ (MAMAs) 2009 nominees
  36. ^ Channel O 2011 MVA's - all the nominees
  37. ^ "Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Davido lead nominations for MTV Africa Music Awards". Sowetan LIVE. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

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