Victony

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Victony
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Born
Anthony Ebuka Victor

(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24)
Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2017 – present
Notable work Outlaw
Musical career
Origin Orsu Imo Nigeria
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboard
Labels
  • Victony is Independent
Website www.outlawville.com

Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper. [1] He was born in Ojo, Lagos, he hails from the Orsu local government area of Imo State. [2] He was influenced while growing up by artists such as Davido, Wizkid, Mi, and Falz. Victony began his musical journey in 2016 as a rapper on soundcloud, releasing freestyles and mixes. He released a debut studio album Saturn, in August 2020. He released his first single titled Ina Benz, which was his first appearance in the music industry. [3]

Contents

In 2022, Victony released "Soweto" featuring Tempoe as the debut single off his Outlaw EP. It gained traction on Tiktok and a remix featuring Rema and Don Toliver charted in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada. [4]

In June 2024, Victony released his second studio album, Stubborn. The album, characterized by its experimental sound and lyrical depth, has been praised for showcasing his growth as an artist. Stubborn includes a blend of Afrobeats, hip hop, and R&B, with tracks that explore themes of love, resilience, and identity.

Early life and career

Victony first came to the scene when he traded rap verses with Ladipoe on his revival Sunday series. He made his debut with a mixtape on SoundCloud titled The Outlaw King, the reason he is still known as "The Outlaw King". [5]

The mixtape was followed by covers of international hit records like "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B, [6] "Moonlight" by XXXTentacion, [7] and "On the Low" by Burna Boy. [8] [9] Victony started off as a rapper but later switched and started releasing R&B, trap music, and Afropop records. [10] [11] 2021 started with his record "Pray" gaining traction, a song that was released after he was in a car crash. He got his biggest break in October 2021 when he teamed up with Mayorkun on the song "Holy Father". [12] The song was number one on Apple Music Nigeria and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Triller Global charts in December 2021. [13] He later collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Rexxie on an EP called Nataraja. [14] [15]

Outlaw EP and Stubborn

6 May 2022, Victony released the seven-track EP "Outlaw". It was mostly successful, with it comprising the hit songs "Soweto" featuring Tempoe, "All Power," and "Kolomental."

He later released a handful of songs and also appeared in features including "Babylon," "Ohema," "Hypnotize," "Different Size," "Jaga Jaga," "My Darling," and "Angelus." "Stubborn" and "Everything" were released in February and May of 2024 respectively, with the latter including a sample of the song "sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee. The two songs would later be included in his forth coming album.

"Stubborn" the album was released on 21 June 2024, to much positive critical acclaim. It comprised 14 tracks with features from Saint Jhn, Shallipopi, Kzito, Asake, teezo touchdown, shorae Moore.

Personal life

He graduated from the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O), where he studied petroleum engineering. [16] [17] On 21 April 2021, Victony was involved in a fatal car crash. [18] The crash claimed the life of one of his friends, Doyin, [19] and he needed surgery. [20] [21]

Victony remained on a wheelchair after the surgery, [22] but stood to perform for the first time alongside Davido and Mayorkun on 24 December 2021. [23] [24] [25]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleYear
Saturn [26] 2020
Outlaw 2022

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationAlbum
CAN
[27] 		NLD
[4] 		SWI
[28] 		UK
[29] 		US
[30] 		UK Afro
[31]
"Ina the Benz" [32] 2018——————Non-album singles
"Menace"2019——————
"2 Mins in Space" [33] ——————
"Broken"2020——————
"S.M.S (Sing My Song)"——————
"Apollo" [34] 2022——————
"Kolomental"—————— Outlaw
"Soweto"
(with Tempoe or also Rema featuring Don Toliver or also Omah Lay) [35] 		764629651751
List of singles as featured artist
TitleYearAlbum
"Holy Father"
(Mayorkun featuring Victony)		2021Back in Office
"Euphoria"
(Hoodini featuring Victony) [37] 		Non-album singles
"Anointing"
(Anonymous Music featuring Victony) [38] 		2022
"Bad Girl"
(DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal and Victony)
"Notice"
(Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony and DTG Baby)
"Different Size"
(Burna Boy featuring Victony)		 Love, Damini

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyNominee/workAwardResultRef
2023 The Headies "Soweto" Best Recording of the Year Won [39]
Headies' Viewers' Choice
Producer of the Year Nominated
Soundcity MVP Awards "Holy Father"Best CollaborationNominated [40]
Best New MVP
Song of the yearNominated
Billboard Music Awards "Soweto" Best Recording of the Year Nominated [41]
2022Clout Africa Award"Holy Father"Songwriter of the yearNominated [42]
Revelation of the Year
Collaboration of the Year

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