2face Idibia

Infobox Musical artist
Name = 2face Idibia


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Innocent Ujah Idibia
Alias = 2 Baba
Born = Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Origin = Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria
Genre = R&B, Nigerian hip hop
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Kennis Music
URL = [http://www.2faceidibiaonline.net/ www.2faceidibiaonline.net]

Innocent Ujah Idibia (born in Jos, Plateau State) best known as 2face Idibia is a Nigerian hip hop musician and songwriter. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz.

Career

Idibia hails from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. He schooled briefly in the Institute of Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu, one of the country's foremost higher institute of learning where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in Business Administration. Though, he didn't finish but would hone his skills in music by performing in shows and parties organised by the IMT and some other schools like Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Enugu (ESUT) and University of Nigeria Enugu Campus (UNEC).

His major breakthrough in the IMT was composing and singing the jingles in the famous radio show GB Fan Club in Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS)in 1996. He then relocated to Lagos and joined up with his ex-IMT mate BlackFace and Faze to form Plantashun Boyz [Bio section of http://www.2faceidibiaonline.net/ ] He started calling himself "2Face" in 1996. "The name to me just refers to the outside and inside: when you first see me you see the outside but when you get to know me, you see the inside" he said in an interview with the BBC.

The Plantashun Boyz came together briefly in 2007 to record an album which they titled 'Plan B'.http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/africaonyourstreet/2face_interview.shtml] Also Akon announced that "we have started a new record label just to promote African artistes all over the world and we have signed Nigeria's 2 Face Idibia" . [ [http://www.africahit.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=othersenglish&article=4975 News item in AfricaHit site] ] he also study at ABU ZARIA

Discography

Awards

Solo
*MTV Europe Awards 2005 - Best African Act
*MOBO Awards 2005 - Best African Act (Nominated)
*MOBO Awards 2007 - Best African Act (Won)
*Channel O Music Video Awards 2005 - Best Male Video and Best African Video (both for "African Queen") [ [http://www.mio.co.za/article.php?cat=&id=432 The Channel O Music Video Awards ] ]
*KORA Awards 2005 - Revelation of the Year
*Hip Hop World Awards 2006 - Special Recognition Award
*2006 Channel O Music Video Awards - Best African Pop (“Ole“) [BBC: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/features/17796.shtml Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006] ]
*2006 Channel O Music Video Awards - Best African West (“Ole“) [BBC: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/features/17796.shtml Channel O Spirit Of Africa Music Video Awards 2006] ]
*Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2006 - Special Recognition Award. Nigeria Breakthrough Artist of the Year
*Nigerian Music Awards 2008 - Album of the Year and R&B Song of the Year (Won)

References

External links

* [http://www.2faceidibiaonline.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.naijapals.com/2face 2face on Naijapals]
* [http://www.xclusive.ie/15/2face.html Xclusive Xposé]
* [http://www.museke.com/node/31 2Face Idibia lyrics, audio, video, information]
* [http://www.xclusive.ie/19/2facedublin.html Upcoming Live Concert in Dublin]

his also coming to Australia on the 4th of october 2008