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Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter.[1] He is from the Orsu local government area of Imo State.[2] He was influenced while growing up by artist like davido, wizkid, mi, falz etc, He is signed to a Nigerian record label called Mainland BlockParty and Jungle Records.[3] 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.[4]

Victony
Background information
Birth name	Anthony Ebuka Victor
Born	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 21) Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afrobeats hip hop alternative hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2017–present

Early life and career

Victony first came unto 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]

Personal life

He is currently a student of the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O).[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 has remained in 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

Title	Year
Saturn[26]	2020
Dark Times[27]	2021
Nataraja featuring Rexxie[28]
Outlaw	2022

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Ina the Benz" [29]	2018	Non-album singles
"Menace"	2019
"2 Mins in Space"[30]
"Broken"	2020
"S.M.S (Sing My Song)"
"Apollo"[31]	2022
"Kolomental"		Outlaw
"Soweto" with Tempoe[32]

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album
"Holy Father" (Mayorkun featuring Victony)	2021	Back in Office
"Euphoria" (Hoodini featuring Victony)[33]		Non-album single
"Anointing" (Anonymous Music featuring Victony)[34]	2022	Non-album single
"Bad Girl" (DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal & Victony)		Non-album single
"Notice" (Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony & DTG Baby)		Non-album single
"Different Size" (Burna Boy featuring Victony)		Love, Damini

References

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