FULL NAME: Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye
STAGE NAME : P-Square [Now Mr P & Rude Boy]
NET WORTH : $150 million
DATE OF BIRTH: Born 18 November 1981 [ age 36]
OCCUPATION: Nigerian R&B duo, singers and song writers
MARITAL STATUS: Married
PARENTS :
EDUCATION : University of Abuja
P-Square are Nigerian R&B duo that consist of twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye. They are among the top 5
richest Nigerian musician today and they have produced and released their albums through Square Records imprint. They signed a record deal with with Akon’s Konvict Muzik label in December 2011, they also signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music’s South African branch in May 2012. They broke up and starting pursuing their solo career on 25 September 2017, several media outlets has commented on the issue.
The report about their breakup became official after Peter reportedly sent a termination letter to the group’s lawyer. Before this evidence of their separation surfaced , they have already disbanded in 2016 which resulted over a disagreement about the role of their manager.. Right now, they are both pursuing their solo career and they have released singles which are currently enjoying massive airwaves.
Early Life , Background And Career
P-Square brothers Peter and Paul Okoye was born 18 November 1981 in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria . Their journey into singing started at St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria. They both joined their school music and drama club where they began singing, dancing, and mimicking songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson. After some time they set up an a cappella quartet called “MMMPP” (M Clef a.k.a. Itemoh, Michael, Melvin, Peter and Paul). They were influenced by their music idol Michael Jackson, and the eventually began learning break dancing, which led to the forming of another music group called “Smooth Criminals” in 1997 . They re-branded after some time and began calling the group “MMPP”. They gradually became popular as a result of their impressive and entertaining dance routine and they performed at school functions and other occasions.
In 1999, Peter and Paul thought it wise to attend a music school with the main of developing their skills on the keyboard, drums, bass and rhythm guitar. Later that year, they applied to the University of Abuja to study Business Administration. The members of Smooth Criminals started pursuing education which led to the disbanding of the group because each and every one of them left to various other universities. They later formed their own group, variously called “Double P”, “P&P”, and “Da Pees”, until they eventually settled on “P Square”. The group was managed by a seasoned concert promoter and the CEO of Adrot Nigeria Limited called Bayo Odusami aka Howie T. They started performing in shows and emerged the winner of “Grab Da Mic” competition in 2001. Their debut album tagged “Last Nite” was released under Timbuk2 music label was sponsored by Benson & Hedges . They were nominated as “Most Promising African Group” in the Kora Awards only three months after the released of their “Last Nite” album. “P-Square” won the 2003 Amen Award for “Best R&B Group” .
Their second studio album “Get Squared” was released in 2005 under their own label, Square Records. The well received album was marketed nationwide by TJoe Enterprises, although they were still managed by Howie T of Adrot Nigeria Limited. The visual for the second album graced number one spot on the MTV Base chart for four straight weeks. Their third studio album titled “Game Over” was released in late 2007 and it was their best selling album since the beginning of their career. In 2009, P-Square released their fourth studio album titled “Danger”. The highly rated album features guest appearance from big guns in the Nigeria music industry the likes of 2 Face Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy.
On 4 April 2010, P-Square was named the Artist of the Year at the Kora Awards in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso while they were in London for a concert at the Troxy, the duo received a sum of $1 Million Dollars as the award winners, in Ebebiyin City. On 29 August 2014, P-Square released a single track featuring a top America Artist T.I. titled “EjeAjo” produced and co-written by VTEK. The music video for this song was released 29 August 2014 and was made available on TV stations, Radio Stations and Web blogs.
They released their 6th studio album titled “Double Trouble” on 14 September 2014 . They were unveiled as the brand GLOBACOM Ambassadors . They were given Range Rover SUVs for their sponsorship of the #DanceWithPeter TV Radio entertainment programme . On 24 February 2016 news was going round that Glo has decided not to renew its Ambassadorship deal with the duo, as a result of a fallout between the company’s representatives and Peter.
Peter and Paul of P Square are not just singers but dancers as well and they have been able to win the minds of many with their elaborated dancing skills . They were more of dancers back then when they started newly but these days they do more of singing. As seen in some of their recent videos they still dance which is an indication that thayv’e not lost their dance steps but Peter do more of the dancing while Paul the more of the singing. One thing that is very sure about Square is that their videos are unbeatable and they are speculated to be the richest singer in Nigeria today even placed ahead of Mavins Boss Don Jazzy . They have multi-million naira endorsement deal from several big companies including Globacom Nigeria and so many of them but we are not sure if they are still intact now that they have drifted. They have a home called “Square Villa” is one of a kind in Nigeria, but we discovered the house for place under sale. They own fleet of cars, their compound is filled with luxurious cars including Range Over, BMW, SUVs, just name them.
They have been managed by their Big brother called Jude Okoye until their break up, Jude own a record label tagged called “North Side Entertainment”. Nigeria Edo born pop Singer Cynthia Morgan is currently signed to Jude Okoye North Side Entertainment. Peter whose stage name is now Mr P recently employed a new manager who is going to manage his brand called “P-Classic” record label.
Personal Life
Peter Okoye finally tied the knot with his long time girlfriend Titilola Loretta Omotayo. They held their traditional wedding at The Ark in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria on 17 November 2013. The couple are already parents to son Cameron and daughter Aliona before taking it legal . Some dignitaries that was in attendance in the big event include Aliko Dangote, Genevieve Nnaji, Rukky Sanda, Folorunsho Alakija, May D, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kate Henshaw, Toke Makinwa, Dr SID, Don Jazzy, Karen Igho and many other popular faces.
Paul met his wife Anita Okoye in 2004 while attending the University of Abuja. Their first son Andre was born 11 April 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. They married on Saturday, 22 March 2014 at the Aztech Arcum Events Centre in Port Harcourt.
Awards And Nominations
Channel O Music Video Awards
- 2007 P-Square “Best Duo or Group” Won
- “Do Me” “Video of the Year” Won
- 2012 P-Square “Most Gifted Group of the Year” Won
- “Most Gifted Video of the Year” Nominated
- 2008 P-Square “Best Duo or Group” Won
- 2013 “Alingo” “Most Gifted African (West) Video” Won
KORA Awards
- 2003 P-Square “Most Promising African Group” Nominated
- 2010 P-Square “Artiste of the Year” Won
The Headies Award
- “Get Squared” “Best Music Video” Won
- “Bizzy Body” “Song of the Year” Won
- 2006 Get Squared “Best R&B/Pop Album” Won
- “Album of the Year” Won
- P-Square “Artiste of the Year” Won
City Mag 9th Awards Show
2006 P-Square “Best Hip Hop Group” Won
Nigerian Music Awards (NMA)
- 2006 Get Squared “Album of the Year” Won
- “Get Squared” “Music Video of the Year” Won
- 2013 P-Square “Best African Act” Nominated
- 2013 “Personally” “Best International Performance” Nominated
MTV Africa Music Awards
- 2008 P-Square “Best Group” Won
- “Roll It” “Best Video” Nominated
- 2014 P-Square Best Group Nominated
- Artist of the Year Nominated
- P-Square “Artist of the Year” Nominated
- P-Square “Best R&B” Nominated
- “Personally” Song of the Year Nominated
- 2009 P-Square “Best Group” Won
- P-Square “Best Live Performer” Nominated
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