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| Description: Innocent Ujah Idibia, best known as Tuface (2face) Idibia or Tubaba (2Baba) born on the 18th of September 1975, is a popular award winning Nigerian artists who came into limelight after the release of an album titled “African Queen”. He is from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. He attended Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He is also a songwriter, actor and record producer, a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz which comprises 2Face, Faze,and Black Faze. He is currently one of the most popular artistes on the African music scene. Plantashun Boyz released two successful albums: Body and Soul (2000) and Sold Out (2003)under the Nelson Brown's owned Label (Dove Records)before disbanding in 2004 as they all sought separate musical careers. 2face Idibia released his debut solo album Face 2 Face (2004), which established him as a viable solo artist. Following the release of his debut album, he released his sophomore album Grass 2 Grace in 2006, which contained hits "One Love", "True Love, "4 Instance". He is the founder of Hypertek Entertainment. In 2006, his song "African Queen" was used in the soundtrack for the film Phat Girlz, which was released internationally. He released a promotion album in 2008 called The Unstoppable releasing the single "Enter the Place". In 2010, 2face released an "international edition" of the same under the title The Unstoppable International Edition making him the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album. He won the Channel O Music Video Awards Best African Western award and the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Male and Artist of the year. Upon leaving the music label Kennis Music, he set up his own record label known as Hypertek Entertainment. He is part of the Sony All African One8 Project alongside seven other musicians across Africa recording a single with R. Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World". He is the first non-Liberian to become an honorary member of the Liberian music society in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the growth of music in Africa. 2Face has experienced near death events including gun shots from an armed robbery. He has six children with three women. With banker/born again Christian minister Sunmbo Ajaba he has sons Zion (January 2006[14]) and Nino(April 2008[15]). With Washington DC based makeup artist Pero Adeniyi—daughter of P music promoter Chief Jide Adeniyi—he has daughter Rose, son Justin, and a newborn son born in April 2012. With Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay he has daughter Isabella(December 2008 [16]). On May 2, 2012, 2Face Idibia and Macaulay married in Lagos, Nigeria in a private ceremony. 2face announced his marriage via his Twitter page. They had their traditional wedding on the 8 March 2013 in Eket, Akwa-Ibom State Nigeria. The couple also had a white wedding in Dubai, on Saturday 23 March 2013 with Nigerian and Ghanaian celebrities all present to see the long term couple tie the knot. They are blessed with two children, both girls. |
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