| Victony | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Ebuka Victor |
| Born | 5 January 2001 Imo State, Nigeria |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper. [1] He is from the Orsu local government area of Imo State. [2] He was influenced while growing up by artists like Davido, Wizkid, Mi, and Falz. He is signed to a Nigerian record label called Mainland BlockParty and Jungle Records. [3] He released a debut studio album Saturn, in August 2020. He released his first single titled Ina Benz, which was his first appearance in the music industry. [4]
In 2022, Victony released " Soweto" featuring Tempoe as the debut single off his Outlaw EP. It gained tractions on Tiktok and a remix featuring Rema and Don Toliver charted in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada. [5]
Early life and career
Victony first came unto the scene when he traded rap verses with Ladipoe on his revival Sunday series. He made his debut with a mixtape on SoundCloud titled The Outlaw King, the reason he is still known as "The Outlaw King". [6]
The mixtape was followed by covers of international hit records like " Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B, [7] " Moonlight" by XXXTentacion, [8] and "On the Low" by Burna Boy. [9] [10] Victony started off as a rapper but later switched and started releasing R&B, trap music, and Afropop records. [11] [12] 2021 started with his record "Pray" gaining traction, a song that was released after he was in a car crash. He got his biggest break in October 2021 when he teamed up with Mayorkun on the song "Holy Father". [13] The song was number one on Apple Music Nigeria and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Triller Global charts in December 2021. [14] He later collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Rexxie on an EP called Nataraja. [15] [16]
Personal life
He recently graduated from the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O) where he studied petrochemical engineering. [17] [18] On 21 April 2021, Victony was involved in a fatal car crash. [19] The crash claimed the life of one of his friends, Doyin, [20] and he needed surgery. [21] [22]
Victony has remained in a wheelchair after the surgery, [23] but stood to perform for the first time alongside Davido and Mayorkun on 24 December 2021. [24] [25] [26]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Saturn [27] | 2020 |
| Dark Times [28] | 2021 |
| Nataraja (featuring Rexxie) [29] | |
| Outlaw | 2022 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAN [30] |
NLD [5] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] |
US [33] |
UK Afro [34] | ||||
| "Ina the Benz" [35] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Menace" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "2 Mins in Space" [36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Broken" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "S.M.S (Sing My Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Apollo" [37] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kolomental" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlaw (EP) | ||
| "
Soweto" (with Tempoe or also Rema featuring Don Toliver or also Omah Lay) [38] |
76 | 46 | 29 | 65 | 175 | 1 | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Holy Father" ( Mayorkun featuring Victony) |
2021 | Back in Office |
| "Euphoria" (Hoodini featuring Victony) [40] |
Non-album singles | |
| "Anointing" (Anonymous Music featuring Victony) [41] |
2022 | |
| "Bad Girl" ( DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal and Victony) | ||
| "Notice" (Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony and DTG Baby) | ||
| "Different Size" ( Burna Boy featuring Victony) |
Love, Damini |
References
- ^ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography, Carrier, Age, State, Songs, Accident, Girlfriend and Net Worth". 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography | Career | Education | Paralyzed | Naijabiography".
- ^ a b "Victony & Tempoe – Soweto". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". TSB News. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Bodak yellow, retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ 4. Moonlight (xxx cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ 9. On the low (burnaboy cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ "Victony: The Saturn Singer and His Untold Story". Radr Africa. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Turntable Top 50: Mayorkun & Vict0ny's "Holy Father" rises to No. 2 this week". The Native. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Olsen, Ted (5 August 2020). "Top Triller Global". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony… Confident Vibes Of A Musical Outlaw". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Track By Track: Victony Breaks Down His Sophomore EP, 'Outlaw'". The NATIVE. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
-
^ info9jatvng.
"Singer Victony Biography, Age, Record Label, State, Music Career & Net Worth Mp3 Download, Lyrics & Instrumental". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ Aniekeyi, Onyebuchi; Salim-Samaila, Ramona (14 May 2021). "Rapper Victony Undergoes Successful Surgery After Car Accident". NCBN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "In 'Dark Times' Victony couples with tragedy and expresses solemn realizations of self – A review". MoreBranches. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Okonofua, Odion (27 April 2021). "Rapper Vict0ny involved in car accident, set to undergo major surgery". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony, Nigerian rapper, to undergo surgery after car crash". TheCable Lifestyle. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Vict0ny is back and better with new single, 'Dark Times'". The NATIVE. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Miracle!: Checkout the moment singer Vict0ny stood up from his wheelchair to perform the hit track "Holy Father" alongside Davido and Mayorkun (Video) | Intel Region". Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO: Fans go wild as singer Victony stands to perform for first time since accident". Punch Newspapers. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Ambrose (25 December 2021). "Singer Victony Stands To Perform At Davido's Concert For The First Time Since Accident". BaseNaija. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "NATIVE Premiere: Vict0ny wants to "Pray"". The Native. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (30 July 2021). "Victony drops Two-Tracked Project "Dark Times" | Listen". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "EP: Rexxie Ft. Victony – Nataraja - Honeyloaded". www.honeyloaded.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: May 27, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Victony & Tempoe - Soweto, retrieved 10 August 2023
- ^ "Victony/Toliver/Rema/Tempoe". Official Charts.
- ^ Cabral, R. J. (15 September 2020). "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Afrobeats Chart". Official Charts.
- ^ "Shazam". Shazam. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Africavibez (7 August 2020). "Music: Victony – Space and Time". Africavibez. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ peterjev (9 March 2022). "Victony Previews Upcoming Music 'Apollo' | LISTEN TO SNIPPET". Jaguda.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Tempoe Consolidates Production Mastery to Become Recording Act". thenationonlineng.net. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Victony". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Type Victony in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Music Featuring Victony". Afrohunt. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "AfroHunt | Entertainment Website, Latest Naija & Foreign Music". AfroHunt. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
| Victony | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anthony Ebuka Victor |
| Born | 5 January 2001 Imo State, Nigeria |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
|
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2017–present |
Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper. [1] He is from the Orsu local government area of Imo State. [2] He was influenced while growing up by artists like Davido, Wizkid, Mi, and Falz. He is signed to a Nigerian record label called Mainland BlockParty and Jungle Records. [3] He released a debut studio album Saturn, in August 2020. He released his first single titled Ina Benz, which was his first appearance in the music industry. [4]
In 2022, Victony released " Soweto" featuring Tempoe as the debut single off his Outlaw EP. It gained tractions on Tiktok and a remix featuring Rema and Don Toliver charted in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada. [5]
Early life and career
Victony first came unto the scene when he traded rap verses with Ladipoe on his revival Sunday series. He made his debut with a mixtape on SoundCloud titled The Outlaw King, the reason he is still known as "The Outlaw King". [6]
The mixtape was followed by covers of international hit records like " Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B, [7] " Moonlight" by XXXTentacion, [8] and "On the Low" by Burna Boy. [9] [10] Victony started off as a rapper but later switched and started releasing R&B, trap music, and Afropop records. [11] [12] 2021 started with his record "Pray" gaining traction, a song that was released after he was in a car crash. He got his biggest break in October 2021 when he teamed up with Mayorkun on the song "Holy Father". [13] The song was number one on Apple Music Nigeria and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Triller Global charts in December 2021. [14] He later collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Rexxie on an EP called Nataraja. [15] [16]
Personal life
He recently graduated from the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O) where he studied petrochemical engineering. [17] [18] On 21 April 2021, Victony was involved in a fatal car crash. [19] The crash claimed the life of one of his friends, Doyin, [20] and he needed surgery. [21] [22]
Victony has remained in a wheelchair after the surgery, [23] but stood to perform for the first time alongside Davido and Mayorkun on 24 December 2021. [24] [25] [26]
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Saturn [27] | 2020 |
| Dark Times [28] | 2021 |
| Nataraja (featuring Rexxie) [29] | |
| Outlaw | 2022 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CAN [30] |
NLD [5] |
SWI [31] |
UK [32] |
US [33] |
UK Afro [34] | ||||
| "Ina the Benz" [35] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Menace" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "2 Mins in Space" [36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Broken" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "S.M.S (Sing My Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Apollo" [37] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kolomental" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outlaw (EP) | ||
| "
Soweto" (with Tempoe or also Rema featuring Don Toliver or also Omah Lay) [38] |
76 | 46 | 29 | 65 | 175 | 1 | |||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Holy Father" ( Mayorkun featuring Victony) |
2021 | Back in Office |
| "Euphoria" (Hoodini featuring Victony) [40] |
Non-album singles | |
| "Anointing" (Anonymous Music featuring Victony) [41] |
2022 | |
| "Bad Girl" ( DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal and Victony) | ||
| "Notice" (Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony and DTG Baby) | ||
| "Different Size" ( Burna Boy featuring Victony) |
Love, Damini |
References
- ^ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography, Carrier, Age, State, Songs, Accident, Girlfriend and Net Worth". 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography | Career | Education | Paralyzed | Naijabiography".
- ^ a b "Victony & Tempoe – Soweto". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". TSB News. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Bodak yellow, retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ 4. Moonlight (xxx cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ 9. On the low (burnaboy cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
- ^ "Victony: The Saturn Singer and His Untold Story". Radr Africa. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Turntable Top 50: Mayorkun & Vict0ny's "Holy Father" rises to No. 2 this week". The Native. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Olsen, Ted (5 August 2020). "Top Triller Global". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony… Confident Vibes Of A Musical Outlaw". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Track By Track: Victony Breaks Down His Sophomore EP, 'Outlaw'". The NATIVE. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
-
^ info9jatvng.
"Singer Victony Biography, Age, Record Label, State, Music Career & Net Worth Mp3 Download, Lyrics & Instrumental". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link) - ^ Aniekeyi, Onyebuchi; Salim-Samaila, Ramona (14 May 2021). "Rapper Victony Undergoes Successful Surgery After Car Accident". NCBN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "In 'Dark Times' Victony couples with tragedy and expresses solemn realizations of self – A review". MoreBranches. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Okonofua, Odion (27 April 2021). "Rapper Vict0ny involved in car accident, set to undergo major surgery". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Victony, Nigerian rapper, to undergo surgery after car crash". TheCable Lifestyle. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Vict0ny is back and better with new single, 'Dark Times'". The NATIVE. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Miracle!: Checkout the moment singer Vict0ny stood up from his wheelchair to perform the hit track "Holy Father" alongside Davido and Mayorkun (Video) | Intel Region". Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO: Fans go wild as singer Victony stands to perform for first time since accident". Punch Newspapers. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Ambrose (25 December 2021). "Singer Victony Stands To Perform At Davido's Concert For The First Time Since Accident". BaseNaija. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "NATIVE Premiere: Vict0ny wants to "Pray"". The Native. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ BellaNaija.com (30 July 2021). "Victony drops Two-Tracked Project "Dark Times" | Listen". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "EP: Rexxie Ft. Victony – Nataraja - Honeyloaded". www.honeyloaded.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: May 27, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ Victony & Tempoe - Soweto, retrieved 10 August 2023
- ^ "Victony/Toliver/Rema/Tempoe". Official Charts.
- ^ Cabral, R. J. (15 September 2020). "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ "Official Afrobeats Chart". Official Charts.
- ^ "Shazam". Shazam. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Africavibez (7 August 2020). "Music: Victony – Space and Time". Africavibez. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ peterjev (9 March 2022). "Victony Previews Upcoming Music 'Apollo' | LISTEN TO SNIPPET". Jaguda.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Tempoe Consolidates Production Mastery to Become Recording Act". thenationonlineng.net. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Victony". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Type Victony in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Music Featuring Victony". Afrohunt. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "AfroHunt | Entertainment Website, Latest Naija & Foreign Music". AfroHunt. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.