2face Idibia (Innocent Ugah Idibia) Biography

 

2face Idibia Innocent Ugah Idibia (born in Jos, Plateau State) best known as Tuface Idibia is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, actor and record producer. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz (other members are Faze and BlackFace Naija). TuFace is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene. Early life 2Face Idibia was born Innocent Ugah Idibia in Jos, Nigeria He hails from Okpokwu local government area and from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria.[2] He attended Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He schooled briefly in the Institute of Management & Technology, IMT, Enugu, one of the country's foremost higher institute of learning where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in Business Administration. Though, he did not finish but would hone his skills in music by performing in shows and parties organised by the IMT and some other schools like Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Enugu (ESUT) and [(University of Nigeria)] Enugu Campus (UNEC). Career His major breakthrough in the IMT was composing and singing the jingles in the famous radio show GB Fan Club in Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996. He then relocated to Lagos and joined up with his ex-IMT and ex-Mount Saint Gabriel's mate BlackFace to form Plantashun Boyz. He started calling himself "2Face" in 1996. "The name to me just refers to the outside and inside: when you first see me you see the outside but when you get to know me, you see the inside," he said in an interview with the BBC. His award winning hit track "African Queen" was used as the sound track of the 2006 comedy film, Phat Girlz. This made him even more recognised internationally. The Plantashun Boyz came together briefly in 2007 to record an album which they titled 'Plan B'. He also released a promotion album in 2008 which has spawned a hit, "Enter the Place", which was written by Churks though one of his least successful hits ever, did well in some charts. The promo CD is said to have faced distribution and sales problems, going unnoticed in some areas of the country. It has led to the shift of the release date of the album from 2008 to 2009 instead of the proposed release date announced in 2007. Tuface recently released two lead off singles from the international version of his Unstoppable album and is the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album. He is also reported to have recorded a single with Mary J. Blige In 2010 with his Unstoppable Album(The Intl. Edition) he won 2 awards at the 2010 SMVA, He also won the Channel O Most Gifted Western African and the MTV African Music Awards (Best Male and Artist of the year) making him the most successful pop singer in Africa. He is the lead vocalist of the Sony All African 08 Project alongside 7 other stars across Africa recording their first singles with R.Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World". He was also known for his narrow escapes from death, he had close shave with death three times, at different locations and times, including gun shots. Aside from running his own record label known as Hypertek after leaving Kennis Music, the artist has established the Tuface Idibia Foundation, which is into charity. In December 2010, the foundation collaborated with the Hands Project International for an Aids charity dinner. His show held at the expo center was the best of its kind, as it featured all the notable Nigerian artists, particularly 9ice, Dbanj and P-Square. Scandals Tuface is known for the many children which he fathered with multiple women ranging from Pero Adeniyi(a pair of twin boys and a girl) to Sumbo(two boys) to Annie Macaulay(a girl) Discography     2004: Face 2 Face     2006: Grass 2 Grace     2008: The Unstoppable     2010: The Unstoppable International Edition     2011: The Most Incredible Songs     African Queen     Fly 2Face Idibia     Go down there     Swallow your pride (feeling you)     Flex (Tuface & R. Kelly)     Enter the Place     See me so     True Love (Tuface Idibia)     If love is a crime     One love (2Face)     Ebe like say     U no holy pass     Thank U Lord     For Instance     Keep on rocking     Appreciate it (2Face)     Can't do without you     Jungle don mature     Implication (2Face Idibia)     Right here     Only me (Tuface Idibia)     Rain drops (2Face Idibia)     My love     Stylee     Nfana Ibaga (No Problem)     Be there remix     No shaking     Ole (thief)     Nfana Ibaga - no problem (remix)     Me ne me joley     Manenko     Ahomka wo mu Songs lyrics         Face 2 Face (2004)         African Queen         Nfana Ibaga         Keep on rocking         Right here         Ole (thief)         Thank U lord         U no holy pass         Nfana Ibaga (remix)         Grass to Grace (2006)         For instance         My love (with VIP)         Ebe like say         No shaking         One love         If love is a crime         True love         See me so         Unstoppable[disambiguation needed] (2008)         Enter the place         Flex featuring R. Kelly         Swallow your pride         Go down there         Fly         Appreciate it         Jungle don mature         Unstoppable 2 (2010)         Implication (Olele)         Only me         Rain drops         Be there remix         Excuse me sister Awards WON     one Best African Act MOBO - London (MUSIC OF BLACK ORIGIN) 2007 AWARDS     CHANNEL “O music video AWARDS a) Best Male Video, b) Best African Video of the year, c) Best African Act.     Best African Act KORAall african AWARDS 2005     NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS New York a) Africa Break Through Artist of the Year 2006 and b) Best Album of the Year 2007     Best Musical Artiste AFRO NOLLYWOOD AWARDS 2005,     Song of the Decade NIGERIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2007     African Song of The Year (Non Ghanaian) GHANA MUSIC AWARDS 2005,     Music of the Year EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION AWARDS 2004     Special Recognition Award HIP HOP WORLD AWARDS 2005     1st NIGERIA ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS 2004 a) Song of the year African Queen b) Best Album of the year c) Best Hip Hop and R&B Artiste     The Outstanding Musician of the Year 2005 BLACK HERITAGE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE     Musician of the Year 2004 CITY PEOPLE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE     Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry 2004 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE     2Face Idibia Wins MOBO Award for Best African Act     Best Song Of The Year 2005 G.C.E INTERNATIONAL AWARDS,     Musician Of The Year 2006 THE FUTURE AWARDS,     A.M.E.N AWARDS 2004 a) Best Male Vocalist, b) Song of the Year c) Best New Act Male d) Best Video.     Best Male Vocalist 2002 AFFINITY AWARDS.     Song Of the decade 2007 African Queen THE NIGERIAN MUSIC AWARD     Best African Act 2007 MOBO (MUSIC OF BLACK ORIGIN AWARDS) UK     HIP HOP AWARDS a) Best R&B album b) Best R&B male     Best African Act Australian African Awards 2008     Best selling Nigerian Artist – World Music Awards 2008, Monaco, Spain     Youth Ambassador for peace- Universal Federation for World peace     Nigerian International Youth Award- National Youth council of Nigeria.     2Face Idibia has been named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' world food programme, joining other Nigerian icons like Wole Soyinka, John Fashanu etc. who are also working with the UN to fight different causes across the African continent.     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.     Best R&B: 2face Idibia MTV Africa Music Awards 2009     Artist of the Year – 2Face (Nigeria) MTV Africa Music Awards 2010     Best Male – 2Face Nigeria MTV Africa Music Awards 2010     New Champions For An Enduring Culture 2011 16th edition of the Annual THISDAYAwards presented by President Bill Clinton and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger     World Music Awards 2008 world's best selling Nigerian artist     Best International Act: Africa (BET Awards 2011))[8] NOMINATED     BET AWARDS 2011 Best International Act (Africa) BET 2011 NOMINEES 2Face Idibia (Nigeria) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ keywords: 2face Idibia 2baba biography,2face Idibia 2baba musics, 2face Idibia 2baba wives, 2face Idibia 2baba age, 2face Idibia 2baba videos, 2face Idibia 2baba album