Joeboy
Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist and Afro pop star · Nigeria · On the map · Musicians · Born 1997 · age 29
Joeboy is the Nigerian singer who went from emPawa Africa's 2017 talent program to a Warner Music deal, turning Mr Eazi's incubator bet into a pan-African pop career.
Joeboy is read about 46 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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, It was definitely very very fun, looking back I use to think it was a lot, cause I have so many memories and experiences that I witnessed
For me, someone that brings in something different in the industry.
Looking back, it’s amazing to see how far I’ve come - not just musically, but also in terms of character, personality, and confidence.
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Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus was born 21 May 1997. In 2017, he entered the emPawa Africa talent incubation program and was discovered by Mr Eazi, who signed him to the label. The program gave him the launchpad; the voice did the rest. By the time he moved to Warner Music Africa - still in partnership with his own imprint, Young Legend - he'd outgrown the incubator. He writes and sings under the name Joeboy, and the trajectory from hopeful to signed artist took less than a cycle.
