Tu face is no doubt the best artist in Nigeria. A run down is his profile
Innocent Ujah Idibia (born in Jos,
Plateau State, Nigeria), better known by
his stage name 2Face Idibia, is a
Nigerian singer, song-writer and record
producer. He is one of the most
successful hip pop artists in Nigeria. He
is consistently ranked as one the best
Nigerian musicians of all-time. 2face
has received five Headies Awards, four
Channel O Music Awards and one BET
award for his musical work, and
numerous additional nominations. He
was a member of the defunct
Plantashun Boyz. The disbandment of
Plantashun Boyz saw the release of
Idibia's debut album Face 2 face (2004),
which established him as a viable solo
artist.
Following the release of his debut
album in 2004, he released his
sophomore album in 2006, which
contains hits "One love", "True love, "4
Instance". He is the founder of Hypertek
Entertainment. He married Nigerian
television personality and actress Annie
Macaulay in 2013. They have one
daughter named Isabel Idibia.
Early life
Innocent Idibia was born in Jos, Nigeria.
He is from the Idoma ethnic group in
the southern part of Benue State, in
central Nigeria.[1] He attended Saint
Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi,
Benue State. He enrolled at Institute of
Management & Technology, Enugu
(IMT), where he did his preliminary
National Diploma course in business
administration and management. While
attending IMT he performed at school
organized shows and parties, as well as
other regional schools such as the
University of Nigeria and Enugu State
University of Science & Technology. He
eventually dropped out to pursue his
music career.
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Early Career
While attending IMT, 2face Idibia
started composing and singing jingles
at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State
Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996.
He moved to Lagos and started
performing with rapper BlackFace,
forming the Plantashun Boyz. He had
met BlackFace while attending IMT.[2]
He started calling himself "2Face" in
1996. He cited the reasoning as "trying
to demarcate my personal life with my
business life.[3]
In 2006, his song "African Queen" was
used in the soundtrack for the film Phat
Girlz, which was released
internationally.[4] The Plantashun Boyz
came together briefly in 2007 to record
an album which they titled Plan B.[2] He
also released a promotion album in
2008 releasing the single, "Enter the
Place". Problems with album
distribution in 2007 caused as shift of
the release date of the album from
2008 to 2009. Tuface released two
singles from the international version
of his Unstoppable album and is the
first Nigerian artist to have an
appropriately priced[5] international
album.[6]
2face Idibia released The Unstoppable
International Edition album in 2010. For
the album, he won two awards at the
2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards.[7]
He also won the Channel O Music Video
Awards Best African Western award
and the MTV Africa Music Awards for
Best Male and Artist of the year.[8]
Upon leaving the music label Kennis
Music, he set up his own record label
known as Hypertek Entertainment.[9]
He is part of the Sony All African One8
Project alongside seven other
musicians across Africa recording a
single with R. Kelly and Prince Lee titled
"Hands Across the World".[10] He is the
first non-Liberian to become an
honorary member of the Liberian music
society in recognition for his
outstanding contribution to the growth
of music in Africa.
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Personal life
2Face as experienced near death
events including gun shots from an
armed robbery.[6][11]
On May 2, 2012, 2Face Idibia and Annie
Macaulay, a Nollywood actress, got
married in Lagos, in a private
ceremony.[12][13] 2face announced
his marriage via his Twitter page. He
has a child with Annie Macaulay, and six
children from previous relations. Annie
Macaulay and 2Face had their
traditional wedding on the 8 march
2013 in Eket, Akwa-Ibom State
Nigeria.The couple also had a white
wedding in Dubai,on the 23 March
2013 on an island with Nigerian and
Ghanaian celebrities all present to see
the long term couple tie the knot.
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Philanthropy
2Face has established an NGO called
2Face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation.[14]
which motto is service to humanity. In
2009, 2Face was appointed as
ambassador by National Agency for
Food and Drug Administration and
Control.[15] He released a song "Man
Unkind" in order to raise awareness on
the menace of fake and sub-standard
food and drug products in Nigeria.[16]
In 2009, he was presented with the
prestigious International Youth
Ambassador for Peace Summit and the
Nigeria Youth Merit Award by the
National Youth Council of Nigeria in
recognition of his contributions to
youth development in Nigeria.[17]
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Discography
Studio Albums
2004: Face 2 Face
2006: Grass 2 Grace
2008: The Unstoppable
2010: The Unstoppable International
Edition
2012: Away & Beyond
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Awards
Won
Best Male Vocalist 2002 Affinity
Awards
Music of the Year 2004 Excellence
Recognition Awards
Outstanding Contribution to the
Entertainment Industry 2004 Award for
Excellence
Best Male Vocalist 2004 A.M.E.N
Awards
Song of the Year 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Best New Act Male 2004 A.M.E.N
Awards
Best Video 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Song of the year for "African Queen"
2004 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
New York
Best Album of the year 2004 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards New York
Best Hip Hop and R&B Artiste 2004
Nigeria Entertainment Awards New
York
Musician of the Year 2004 City People
Awards for Excellence
Best Male Video 2005 Channel O Music
Video Awards
Best African Video of the year 2005
Channel O Music Video Awards
Best African Act 2005 Channel O Music
Video Awards
Best African Act 2005 MTV Europe
Music Awards[18]
Best African Act 2005 Kora Awards
[19]
Best Musical Artiste 2005 Afro
Nollywood Awards
African Song of The Year (Non
Ghanaian) 2005 Ghana Music Awards
Special Recognition Award 2005 Hip
Hop World Awards
The Outstanding Musician of the Year
2005 Black Heritage Awards for
Excellence
Best Song of The Year 2005 G.C.E
International Awards
Musician of The Year 2006 The Future
Awards
Africa Break Through Artist of the
Year 2006 Nigeria Entertainment
Awards New York
Best Album of the Year 2007 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards New York
Best African Act 2007 MOBO Awards
[20]
Song of the Decade 2007 Nigerian
Music Awards
Best R'n'B / Pop album 2008 Hip-Hop
World Awards
Best African Act 2008 Australian
African Awards
Best selling Nigerian Artist 2008
World Music Awards, Monaco, Spain[21]
Best R&B MTV Africa Music Awards
2009[22]
Artist of the Year MTV Africa Music
Awards 2010
Best Male MTV Africa Music Awards
2010
Most Gifted West African Video 2010
Channel O Music Video Awards[23]
Best Pop Video for "Implication" 2010
SoundCity Awards
Best Western 2010 SoundCity Awards
New Champions For An Enduring
Culture 2011 16th edition of the Annual
THISDAY Awards presented by former
U.S. President Bill Clinton and Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger[24]
Best International Act: Africa BET
Awards of 2011[25]
Album of the year 2011 Hip-Hop
World Awards – "The Headies"[26]
Artist of the year 2011 Hip-Hop World
Awards – "The Headies"
Best R'n'B / Pop album 2011 Hip-Hop
World Awards – "The Headies"
Nominated
Best African Act 2005 MOBO
Artist of the Year 2009 MTV Africa
Music Awards[27]
Best Male 2009 MTV Africa Music
Awards
Best Video for "Enter the Place" 2009
MTV Africa Music Awards
Most Gifted African West Video for
"Only Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video
Awards[28]
Most Gifted Video of the Year for
"Only Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video
Awards
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