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Innocent Ujah Idibia (born in Jos, Plateau
State, Nigeria), better known by his stage name 2Face
Idibia, is a Nigerian singer, song-writer and record
producer. He is one of the most decorated and
successful hip pop artists in Africa. He is consistently
ranked as one the best African musicians of all-time.
2Face has received one MTV Europe Award, one
World Music Award, five Headies Awards (Hip-hop
award), four Channel O Music Awards and one BET
award for his musical work, four MTV Africa Music
Awards, one MOBO award, one KORA award, and
numerous additional nominations. He was a member of
the defunct Plantashun Boyz. The disbandment
of Plantashun Boyz saw the release of Idibia's debut
album Face 2 face (2004), which established him as a
viable solo artist.
Following the release of his debut album in 2004, he
released his sophomore album in 2006, which contains
hits "One love", "True love, "4 Instance". He is the
founder of Hypertek Entertainment. He married
Nigerian television personality and actress Annie
Macaulay in 2013. They have one daughter named
Isabel Idibia. However it has been reported from many
sources such as columnist Julieta Margenats from the
Beunos Aires News Source Clarin, that he is currently
married to Annie Macauly from Akwa Ibom State.
Early life
Innocent Idibia was born in Jos, Nigeria. He is from
the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue
State, in central Nigeria. He attended Saint Gabriel's
Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He enrolled
at Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu
(IMT), where he did his preliminary National Diploma
course in business administration and management.
While attending IMT he performed at school organized
shows and parties, as well as other regional schools such
as the University of Nigeria and Enugu State University
of Science & Technology. He eventually dropped out to
pursue his music career.
Early Career
While attending IMT, 2face Idibia started composing
and singing jingles at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State
Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996. He moved
to Lagos and started performing with rapper BlackFace,
forming thePlantashun Boyz. He had met BlackFace
while attending IMT. He started calling himself
"2Face" in 1996. He cited the reasoning as "trying to
demarcate my personal life with my business life.
In 2006, his song "African Queen" was used in the
soundtrack for the film Phat Girlz, which was released
internationally. The Plantashun Boyz came together
briefly in 2007 to record an album which they
titled Plan B. He also released a promotion album in
2008 releasing the single, "Enter the Place". Problems
with album distribution in 2007 caused as shift of the
release date of the album from 2008 to 2009. Tuface
released two singles from the international version of
his Unstoppable album and is the first Nigerian artist to
have an appropriately priced international album.
2face Idibia released The Unstoppable International
Edition album in 2010. For the album, he won two
awards at the 2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards. He
also 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.
Personal life
2Face as experienced near death events including gun
shots from an armed robbery.
On May 2, 2012, 2Face Idibia and Annie Macaulay,
a Nollywood actress, got married in Lagos, in a private
ceremony. 2face announced his marriage via his
Twitter page. He has a child with Annie Macaulay, and
six children from previous relations. Annie Macaulay
and 2Face 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 the 23 March
2013 on an island with Nigerian and Ghanaian
celebrities all present to see the long term couple tie the
knot.
Philanthropy
2Face has established an NGO called 2Face Idibia
Reach-Out Foundation. which motto is service to
humanity. In 2009, 2Face was appointed as ambassador
by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration
and Control. He released a song "Man Unkind" in
order to raise awareness on the menace of fake and sub-
standard food and drug products in Nigeria.In 2009, he
was presented with the prestigious International Youth
Ambassador for Peace Summit and the Nigeria Youth
Merit Award by the National Youth Council of Nigeria
in recognition of his contributions to youth
development in Nigeria.
Discography
Studio Albums
2004: Face 2 Face
2006: Grass 2 Grace
2008: The Unstoppable
2010: The Unstoppable International Edition
2012: Away & Beyond
Awards
Won
Best Male Vocalist 2002 Affinity Awards
Music of the Year 2004 Excellence
Recognition Awards
Outstanding Contribution to the
Entertainment Industry 2004 Award for
Excellence
Best Male Vocalist 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Song of the Year 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Best New Act Male 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Best Video 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
Song of the year for "African Queen" 2004
Nigeria Entertainment Awards New York
Best Album of the year 2004 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards New York
Best Hip Hop and R&B Artiste 2004 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards New York
Musician of the Year 2004 City People
Awards for Excellence
Best Male Video 2005 Channel O Music
Video Awards
Best African Video of the year 2005 Channel
O Music Video Awards
Best African Act 2005 Channel O Music
Video Awards
Best African Act 2005 MTV Europe Music
Awards
Best African Act 2005 Kora Awards
Best Musical Artiste 2005
Afro Nollywood Awards
African Song of The Year (Non Ghanaian)
2005 Ghana Music Awards
Special Recognition Award 2005 Hip Hop
World Awards
The Outstanding Musician of the Year 2005
Black Heritage Awards for Excellence
Best Song of The Year 2005 G.C.E
International Awards
Musician of The Year 2006 The Future
Awards
Africa Break Through Artist of the Year
2006 Nigeria Entertainment Awards New
York
Best Album of the Year 2007 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards New York
Best African Act 2007 MOBO Awards
Song of the Decade 2007 Nigerian Music
Awards
Best R'n'B / Pop album 2008 Hip-Hop
World Awards
Best African Act 2008 Australian African
Awards
Best selling Nigerian Artist 2008 World
Music Awards, Monaco, Spain
Best R&B MTV Africa Music Awards 2009
Artist of the Year MTV Africa Music
Awards 2010
Best Male MTV Africa Music Awards 2010
Most Gifted West African Video
2010 Channel O Music Video Awards
Best Pop Video for "Implication" 2010
SoundCity Awards
Best Western 2010 SoundCity Awards
New Champions For An Enduring Culture
2011 16th edition of the Annual THISDAY
Awards presented by former U.S.
President Bill Clinton and Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Best International Act: Africa BET Awards
of 2011
Album of the year 2011 Hip-Hop World
Awards – "The Headies"
Artist of the year 2011 Hip-Hop World
Awards – "The Headies"
Best R'n'B / Pop album 2011 Hip-Hop
World Awards – "The Headies"
Nominated
Best African Act 2005 MOBO
Artist of the Year 2009 MTV Africa Music
Awards
Best Male 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards
Best Video for "Enter the Place" 2009 MTV
Africa Music Awards
Most Gifted African West Video for "Only
Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards
Most Gifted Video of the Year for "Only
Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards
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