The duo of Peter and Paul Okoye makes up P-Square. They are a gifted parcels who has been considered as the best ever from Africa. The undistinguishable twin siblings are Nigeria’s greatest music send out. They vanquished the regional shores of African music and visited the world, acting in worldwide settings. They’ve tasted the cash and have given their declarations with a watchfulness note that it was difficult. In that general area from the northern city of Jos, they began and developed into being the most extravagant performers in Nigeria. Getting the interesting pair to act in any occasion is practically the cost of a fortune. No big surprise P-Square total assets is the most elevated in the business.
Complete Name: Peter Okoye, Paul Okoye
Ethnicity: Nigeria (Anambra State)
Wellspring of Wealth: Music and Entertainment
Total assets: $150,000,000.00
While both are breathtaking with their vocals, one is more talented in movement. Their good example is Michael Jackson and sizzling dance moves is a vital piece of a portion of their music recordings. The single “by and by” was done to pay tribute to Michael Jackson. They possess the main spot as most extravagant artists in Africa.
History and Biography
They were brought into the world in the Nigerian city of Jos on 18 November 1981 to a group of six (guardians comprehensive). Gone to St Lumumba Catholic school in Jos and later went to the college of Abuja for a degree in business organization. They likewise signed up for a music school where they figured out how to play the drums, piano and guitar.
How they Began
They began as an Acapella bunch made of Melvin, Michael, Mclef and themselves. They later started rehearsing movement, drawing motivation from Michael Jackson. Before long they improved at it, attempting to break their bones moving, yet no those bones were made of rubbers and they flexed it till they got appointments around the city of Jos each now and them to perform. They were classified “Smooth lawbreakers”.
In quest for additional examinations, the gathering got disbanded. Instruction cut off the bonds that once held them close and they generally self-destructed passing on the twins siblings to simply themselves. They would later coin brand names for themselves till they agreed to P’square.
At the point when the Fame Came Calling
Their absolute first collection came in 2003 under timbuk2 records named “Last nite”. This collection was supported by a tobacco fabricating organization and it got them a KORA AWARD selection. Their sophomore collection “Get Squared” jumped out in 2005, this time it was delivered by their own record mark Square records. The collection had the famous single “Bizzy body” including Weird MC. This track inebriated and entranced music darlings around the nation and sent everybody busying with their bodies.
After two years, “Game over” their top of the line collection (8million duplicates sold) woke up. In 2011 they got endorsed into Konvict music, a record name possessed by African-American workmanship Akon. They included Akon in the remix of their “Cleave my cash” track. They likewise highlighted American rapper Rick Ross in their “delightful Onyinye” remix and one more US rapper T.I in “Ejeajo”.
The Split up and Reunion
The couple sent the Blogosphere and media equips bunches of bread to eat over when they separated and named the brand P-Square outdated. Each picks a different name for himself. The questionable split had their senior sibling Jude Okoye A.k.a Engees amidst everything. He oversees them and delivers the greater part of their recordings, however the emergencies let him free from his occupation as their chief and maker.
They would later accommodated and do a tune together. A compromise that drove numerous to reason that the separation was a simple exposure stunt utilized by consideration searchers to acquire modest exposure.
Studio Albums
- 2003: Last Nite [Timbuktu Music Label]
- 2005: Get Squared [Square Records]
- 2007: Game Over [Square Records]
- 2009: Danger [Square Records]
- 2011: The Invasion [Square Records]
- 2014: Double Trouble [Square Records]
Grants and Nominations
- The Headies won multiple times
- City Mag ninth Awards Show
- Nigerian Music Awards (NMA) won two times
- Channel O Music Video Awards won multiple times and named MTV Africa Music Awards won multiple times and 9 assignments
- KORA Awards won once and selected once
- Lil Perry Productions BET Awards selected
- MOBO Awards 4 selections
- Ghana Music Awards 2 selections
- MTV Europe Music Awards selected
- Soul Train Music Awards selected
P-Square Net Worth and Endorsements
They are both Glo diplomats. The arrangement is worth over N250million with an altered Benz G-cart and Range Rover Sport to go with. They are additionally Olympic milk representatives. Their total assets remains at an amazing $150million.
