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| P-Square: Peter & Paul Okoye |
Peter and Paul Okoye are identical twins born on 18th
November 1981 to Pa Moses & Mrs. Josephine Okoye of Ifite-Dunu Town in
Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. When their parents
relocated to Jos, Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria the twins were enrolled
in a Catholic owned St. Mulumba’s Secondary School. Their talents started to
manifest when they joined the school’s music and drama group where their
passion for music and dancing were developed. They developed a great love for
R&B music genre with Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown and MC Hammer as their
role models.
The professional music journey of P-Square began in 2001 when
the twins won the prestigious “Grab Da Mic” show which was a talent hunt show sponsored
by “Benson and Hedges”, in the same year, the group secured their first major
record deal and released their first album titled “Last Nite” under Timbuk2 Music label. This debut album was a success.
The duo won a 2003 Amen Award for “Best R&B Group”
In 2005, P-Square released its second album titled “Get Squared”
under its own record label – Square Records. The video for the second album
held the No. 1 position on the MTV Base chart for four straight weeks!
In 2007 P-Square released its bestselling album so far, “Game
Over” on T Joe Entertainment label. It was a smash hit that sold 8 million
copies worldwide!
In 2009, P-Square released its 4th studio album,
“Danger” on Square Records label. The album featured collaborations with 2-Face
Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy. The first single “Danger” is a hip hop song with
cutting synths and a frog bass baseline like an Eminem song.
In 2010, the group won the Best
African Act award at the KORA All African Music Awards held in Ouagadougou, the
capital of Burkina Faso.
In December 2011, they were signed to Akon's Konvict Musik
label which has enabled them to reach a worldwide audience. Their 5th
Album “The Invasion” was released in 2011 on Flytime Music.
In May 2012, they also signed a record distribution deal with
Universal Music of South Africa.
In August 2012, P-Square released a single titled “Alingo”,
it became a monster hit that took the whole of Africa by storm. The video shot which
was co-directed by their elder brother Jude “Engees” Okoye and Clarence Peters
of Capital Hill Production was rated as the best video in Nigeria that year.
In June 2013, the twins released another smash hit “Personally”.
The video was a tribute to late Michael Jackson who inspired their musical
career till date. The video and song was such a hit that it got the attention
of Jermaine Jackson, late Michael Jackson’s brother who commended the
stars for doing such a tremendous job and hoped to meet with them.
In 2014, P-Square released its 6th Album “Double
Trouble” on Square Records.
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| Childhood to Adulthood: Metamorphosis of P-Square |
P-Square is the highest paid Artiste in Africa in terms of performance fee, endorsement fee, contract fee, and album sales. The duo is one of the most successful African acts, and this is evident with the massive success of their numerous concerts in the continent. Over the years, the three time MTV award winning group has made an enviable impact in Africa, doing sold out concerts. And till date, the demand is still waxing stronger.
In 2015 P-Square were involved in a very devastating
dispute that nearly torn them apart, the world thought it had seen the end of
the duo, but they
made up after a few months.
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| Bank Alert Video 2016 |
In September 2016, the duo again
released another hit single titled “Bank Alert” on Square Records label. They
have also released a single titled “Away” February 2017 and the song is already
making waves on the Nigerian airwaves.
