MC Galaxy | |
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Birth name | Innocent Udeme Udofot |
Born | Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria |
Origin | Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria |
Genres | African popular music |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, performer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Labels | MCG Entertainment |
Innocent Udeme Udofot (born 2 May), better known as MC Galaxy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the Davido dance competition in 2012. He released a single (ALIONA) on his BIRTHDAY 2 May 2019. [1] He has worked with Tspize, Swizz Beatz, Uhuru and Shizzi. [2] [3] [4]
MC Galaxy currently runs his own record label, MCG Entertainment. [5]
On 19 March 2014 he released his first single, "Sekem", under his label MCG Entertainment. [6] A music video for the song, directed by Patrick Ellis, was released on 23 June 2014. [7] The video went on to achieve over 4 million views on YouTube and a remix was released 2 years later featuring Swizz Beatz. [8]
Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
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2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Indigenous Artist of the Year | Nominated [9] |
2015 | Best Dance/Live Performance | Won [10] | |
Indigenous Artist of the Year | Nominated [11] | ||
2016 | Collaboration of the Year | Nominated [12] |
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