Pallaso

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Pallaso
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Born
Pius Mayanja

(1987-09-05) 5 September 1987 (age 37)
Kawempe, Kampala, Uganda
Other names
  • Lizard, King of the East, Sucker free boss
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • Stylist
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
LabelsTeam Good Music
Website pallasomusic.com

Pius Mayanja (born 5 September 1987) known by his stage name Pallaso is a Ugandan recording artist, songwriter, producer and videographer. His music genre specialty is Afrobeats, Hip hop, Dancehall, Afropop, and RnB. [1]

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His musical journey started back in 2000 when he started out at Leone Island, a musical group owned by his older brother, Dr. Jose Chameleone. He later moved to the US, where he lived for 10 years before returning to Uganda in 2014. Upon his return, he set out to establish his now very celebrated musical career, and formed the group, "Team Good Music" which seems to be working well in the Uganda Music Industry.

Early life

Pallaso was born on 5 September 1987 at Mulago Hospital to Mr. Gerald Mayanja and Ms. Prossy Mayanja. He is one of seven children born to the couple. The family spent most of their early years in Kawempe, a suburb in Kampala. Pallaso comes from a musical family with three of his brothers (Jose Chameleone, Weasel and the late AK47 Mayanja) running reputable musical careers in Uganda. [2] His son named nesta vibez who is alro a musician in uganda.

Music career

Pallaso begun his musical career under the musical group, Leone Island, and went under the stage name, Lizard. His first single was Mudigidde in 2003 which was produced by his brother Dr. Jose Chameleone. The song had massive airplay and crowd reception, having been played first on Radio Simba by Bobo King and Omulangira Ndawusi. [3]

In 2004 Pallaso left Uganda and started working in United States where he also continued with his music career. While in America, he re-branded himself from Lizard to Pallaso from his real name Pius. While residing in Lewiston, Maine, he collaborated with a local rapper known as The Mess. Together they collaborated on a joint album titled Change released in 2013. [4]

In 2014, Pallaso teamed with Shaggy and DJ Hidrro and they released the song "Remain in Our Hearts" which was dedicated to the fallen heroes mainly Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and The Notorious B.I.G. [5]

Later that year Pallaso returned to Uganda and begun his musical journey with a collabo with Goodlyfe Crew titled "Amaaso".The song became a chart topper and was featured on various TV and Radio musical charts for several weeks. [6] Pallaso later worked on several solo musical projects including "Wekoledewo kaki", "Omugongo" and many others. [7]

He then teamed up with Ugandan artiste, Sheebah Karungi and begun the musical group, Team No Sleep, with prominent musical manager, Jeff Kiwa coming on board as the group's manager. The Team No Sleep group would later be joined by the likes of King Saha, Ak47 and other rising musicians. [8]

Together with Sheebah, the duo released their first single "Mundongo", followed by "Go Down Low" which won the HiPipo Music Awards as Best Afro Pop Song 2015. Pallaso later co-produced the single "Tamale Mirundi" with King Saha and several other singles which include "Kilabe embaliga" and "Sanyu lyange", which was a remake of a classic by another Ugandan artiste, Sweet Kid. [9]

In November 2014, he started working on a collaboration with the Nigerian musician Davido for the single "Twatoba", which was released in January 2015. He released it alongside his other 2015 songs which include "Ffe tuliko", "Tiwa Savage","Mubambazanga","Tebakusobolola" and many others. [10] On 19 May 2015, Pallaso left Team No Sleep to form his independent group, Team Good Music. [11]

Personal life

He is a young brother to Jose Chameleone. Pallaso is a father to two children, a girl named Maisha Mayanja and a boy named Dinari Mayanja [12] He was on a police hunt for having fled from them with handcuffs on after he was arrested for not abiding by the COVID-19 social distancing rules. [13]

Pallaso was attacked by an angry mob in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was reportedly hit with stones and cut with pangas. He had gone there to shoot a new video for one of his songs. [14]

Awards

Award nameStatusYear
HiPipo Awards- Best Artiste in the DiasporaWon2014
Buzz Teeniez Awards –Flyest Music Video ("Amaaso")Won
Buzz Teeniez Awards-Hottest RiddimWon
Buzz Teeniez Awards-Teeniez hottest collaboration ("Amaaso")Won
Rising Star Awards- Best Male ArtisteWon2014
HiPpio Awards- Best Male ArtisteNominated2015
HiHipo Awards-Best CollaborationWon
Zinna Awards-Male Artiste of the YearNominated2015
Zzina Awards- Best CollaborationNominated2015
Zzina Awards-Inspirational Song of the Year ("Mama")Won2016
Zinna Awards- inspirational Song of the Year ("Soma")Won2016
Zinna Awards- Inspirational Song of the Year ("Soma")Won
MTV Africa Music Awards - Listener's ChoicePending2021
Janzi Awards - Male Artist of the YearWon2021
Zzina Awards – Artist of the YearWon2021
Zzina Awards – Song of the YearWon2021
Zzina Awards – Best Male Artist of the YearWon2021
Zzina Awards – Artist of the YearWon2022
Zzina Awards – Best Male Artist of the YearWon2022
MTN Awards – People’s Choice Award MaleWon2022

Discography

Live

Album

Singles

Others

References

  1. MTVProfiles, Archive (1 July 2014). "Pallaso Biography". MTV. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. "I don't believe in Polygamy – Pallaso". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. "Sheebah and Pallaso: Why they don't see eye to eye – Sqoop – Its deep" . Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. USM Free Press: Local Review: Change by Pallaso and The Mess
  5. "MTN Uganda Boosts Pallaso's Up Coming Concert". Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. "Pallaso, Radio and Weasel Back With A Fresh Collabo After The Success Of 'Amaaso' – Chano8". chano8.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "Uganda Online – Uganda News, Entertainment news and Celebrity Gossip". www.ugandaonline.net. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  8. "I am still in Team No sleep – Pallaso". 12 May 2015.
  9. "Sheebah, Pallaso kiss and make up". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. "VIDEO: Pallaso – Twatoba Ft. Davido | 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  11. "Pallaso stages electric performance at SOMA concert". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  12. Deborah, Amia Poni. "Celebrities With Half-Caste Children. – Ghafla!Uganda". www.ghafla.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  13. "Security hunts for singer Pallaso for running away with Police handcuffs during arrest". Nile Post. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. Xenophobia is real, cries out Ugandan singer Pallaso as he is attacked in South Africa.