King Perryy

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King Perryy
Birth nameAnthony Offiah
Also known asKing Perryy
Born (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 27)
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Genres Afrofusion
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentKeyboard
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • Continental Music
  • Dem Mama Records (Affiliate)

Anthony Offiah,(born 28 April 1997) professionally known as King Perryy, is a Nigerian Afrofusion [1] singer and songwriter. [2] he rose to limelight with the hit single 'Man on Duty' featuring Timaya which was released in 2018 under DM Records owned by Timaya. [3]

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Early life

Anthony was born on 28 April 1997 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, [4] Nigeria and originally hails from Ezeagu, Enugu State Nigeria, [5]   he attended primary and secondary school education in Port Harcourt region and later had his degree in Project Management at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State. [6]   [7]

Career

In 2014 King Perryy released his debut single titled 'Walakolombo' a song with guitar by Fiokee and later got introduced to Timaya. [8]  In 2018, King Perryy was linked to Timaya’s Dem Mama records and they released their hit collaboration titled 'Kom Kom' alongside Patoranking in December 2018. [9]  

In December 2019 he released his solo hit single 'Work N Grind' which achieved remarkable success [10] [11] He also released another hit single titled 'Murder' featuring Teni which peaked at the top 10 MTV Base West Africa count down. [12] [13]  

On April 28, 2021, he released his debut studio album titled "Citizen Of The World" which features Phyno, Mayorkun, Kizz Daniel, Timaya, PsychoYP and Oxlade [14] [15]  

He was nominated for 2022 Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival for Reggae Artist Of The Year. [16] In 2022 he released a compilation project titled "African Boy" under his own label Continental Music. [17] [18] [19]  

He released his EP titled Continental Playlist in 2023 with guest features from Tekno, [20] 1da Banton, Victony, and Ria Sean. [21] [22] In 2024, He released a 2 pack singles 'Confirm Parole' featuring Ajebo Hustlers and Dandizzy [23] and 'Gbege' featuring PsychoYP and Kaestyle, [24] he also drop an EP titled 'Niggas From The South'. [25]

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

Selected singles

As lead artist
YearTitleAlbum
2014"Walakolombo"Non-album single
2018"Eastern Baby"
"Man On Duty"
2019"Work 'N' Grind" [30]  Citizen of the World
"Murder" feat. Teni [31]  Non-album single
2020"My Darlina" [32]  Non-album single
"Jigga"
"YKTFV (You Know The Fvcking Vibe)”Citizen of the World
"Waist" feat. Kizz Daniel [33]  Citizen of the World
2021"The Funicator"Non-album single
2022"Go German" feat. Bella Shmurda & BackRoad Gee [34]  
"Turkey Nla" [35]  Non-album single
"Turkey Nla Remix"
2023”On God [36]  
"Beast Of Our Nation" feat. Wizard Chan & Tuzi [37]  Non-album single
"Denge II” feat. Shatta Wale & Runtown [38] [39]  Denge 6.0
2024"Denge 3.0" [40]  Denge 6.0
As featured artist
YearTitleAlbum
2019"Tanana" (Ajebo Hustlers) feat. King Perryy)Non-album single
"Kpokpokpo" (Triqa Blu) feat. King Perryy
2020"Dirty Dancer" (Teflon Zincfence featuring King Perryy)

‘’My Girl’’ (E Kelly) feat. King Perryy

2022"Whenever" (Ugoccie featuring King Perryy)Non-album single
2023"Stand Attention" (PsychoYP) feat. King PerryyOsapa London - Deluxe

Awards and nominations

YearEventPrizeRecipientResultRef(s)
2022Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards FestivalReggae Artist Of The YearHimselfNominated

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