Words:Adedosu 'kenzy' Adekunle
One of Nigeria’s biggest musical exports,2face Idibia was hosted on popular American talk show, ‘The Mo’nique Show’ last month.The one hour talk show which airs on BET and hosted by American comedienne and actress Mo’nique, sees 2face sharing his experiences on being a recognized African act.2face who is on holidays in the US appear on the talk show on Tuesday, February 8 2011. You will recall that 2face’s award winning hit track "African Queen" was used as the sound track of the 2006 comedy film, Phat Girlz.This made him even more recognized internationally.His Unstoppable Album (The Intl. Edition) won 2 awards at the 2010 SMVA.He also won the Channel O Most Gifted Western African and the MTV African Music Awards (Best Male and Artist of the year) making him the most successful pop singer in Africa.
He is the lead vocalist of the Sony All African 08 Project alongside 7 other stars across Africa recording their first singles with R.Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across The World". He was also known for his narrow escapes from death, he had close shave with death three times, at different locations and times, including gun shots.Aside from running his own record label known as Hypertek after leaving Kennis Music, the artist has established the Tuface Idibia Foundation, which is into charity. In December 2010, the foundation collaborated with the Hands Project International for an Aids charity dinner.His show held at the expo centre was the best of its kind, as it featured all the notable Nigerian artists, particularly 9ice, Dbanj and P-Square.
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