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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Nkrumah Buabeng |
| Also known as | Nero X |
| Born | Takoradi, Ghana |
| Origin | Ghana |
| Genres | Hiplife, Highlife, Afro pop |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Joseph Nkrumah Buabeng known professionally as Nero X is a Ghanaian singer and songwriter. He is best known for his hit single "Osey". [1] [2] [3]
Joseph Buabeng was born and raised in Lagos Town a suburb in the Western region of Ghana. Nero X attended Takoradi Secondary School and later attended Takoradi Technical University. [4] [5]
He started his music journey in 2005 as a member of the group '2Unit' with fellow musician Ayesem. They would later contest in the Nescafe African Revelations reality show that same year. In 2010 Nero X emerged the second runner up of ‘Star Grab the Mic’ organized by Empire Entertainment. [6] [7] [8]
In 2013, he won in the maiden edition of Viasat 1 TV's Born Starz. [9] [10] Nero X released his first single ‘Osey’ in 2015 which topped major Ghanaian music charts. He will go on to release Otan, Nyame Dadaw, Nyimpa Nua among others. [11]
Nero X has worked with artistes such as Castro, Teephlow, Nana Quame, KK Fosu, Guru, Okyeame Kwame, FlowKing Stone, Tinny, etc. [12] [13] [14]
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jehovah | Mexxstudios | [15] |
| Be Thankful ft Teephlow | C-Links Media | [16] | |
| 2018 | S3 Asa | Nana Kofi Akromah | [17] |
| 2018 | Okwan So Brebre ft K.K Fosu | [18] | |
| Winner | Christopher Daniels | [19] | |
| 2017 | Yawa Dey | Mexx studios | [20] |
| Assom Ruff | Justice Kloutse | [21] | |
| Secret | Nana Kofi Akromah | [22] | |
| Peace and Love | HD Media Production | [23] | |
| Nipa Nua | Yaw Skyface | [24] | |
| 2016 | Frema | Stanley Adjetey | [25] |
| 2015 | Osey | [26] | |
| Hosanna ft Yoggie Doggie | LAM, XVIC TV | [27] | |
| Nyame Dadaw | Nana Kofi Akromah | [28] |
| Year | Recipient / nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Himself | Highlife Artiste of the Year | Nominated | [29] [30] [31] |
| Year | Recipient / nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Winner | Best music video of the year | Nominated | [32] |
| Urban gospel song of the year | Nominated | [32] | ||
| Afropop song of the year | Nominated | |||
| Se Asa | Most popular regional song | Nominated | ||
| Moon lightning | Highlife song of the year | Nominated | [33] | |
| Himself | Highlife artiste of the year | Nominated | ||
| Artiste of the year | Nominated | [34] | ||
| 2018 | Highlife artiste of the year | Won | [35] | |
| Won | [36] | |||
| 2017 | Osey | Most Popular song of the year | Won | [36] |
| Year | Recipient / nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Himself | Highlife artiste of the year | Nominated | [37] |
| Highlife song of the year | Nominated | [38] | ||
| 2017 | Frema | Nominated | [39] |
| Year | Recipient / nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Hosanna | Best Gospel Video | Won | [40] [41] |
| Year | Title | Production | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Winner | WillisBeatz | [42] |
| 2017 | Yawa Dey | [43] [12] | |
| Osey | [44] | ||
| 2015 | Nyame Dadaw ft Teephlow | Ephraimbeatz | [45] |
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