Young Jonn is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer, currently signed to Chocolate City Music. He is also famed for his hit singles Dada and the remix with Davido. Before his full transition into songwriting, he had music production credits on industry hits during the 2010s and was largely affiliated with the YBNL mafia family; going on to be ranked #3 in The NET's list of "Nigeria's Top 7 Biggest Music Producers"[1] and went on to be nominated in the "Producer of The Year" categories at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies 2015.[2]

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Young Jonn
Background information
Birth name	John Saviours Udomboso
Also known as	The Wicked Producer
Born	(1995-02-16) February 16, 1995 (age 27) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Origin	Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afro pop Hip hop Afrobeats
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter & record producer
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Chocolate City

Early life and education

Born into a Christian family of Akwa Ibom descent in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Young Jonn had his basic formal education at Ideal Foundation Primary School, Ibadan and GOF College, Osogbo, Osun State. During his high school days in Osogbo, he demonstrated interests in Basketball, Soccer, Musical Instruments, Miming and Dance. He studied Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan.[3]

Career

Young Jonn started playing musical instrument as a child. He formed a group called AVG along with his brothers before he got signed to Hit Factory Studio in 2012.[4] While working as producer at Hit Factory, he produced a chart-topping single by Olamide titled "Story For The Gods".[3] He was nominated for "Producer of The Year" at the 2015 edition of The Headies for his work on "Bobo", a song by Olamide which rose to critical acclaim.[5]

Young Jonn has been credited for producing songs like "Gbese" and "Efejoku" by Lil Kesh,[6] "Biggest Backside" by Davido and album credits including The Baddest by Davido, 2 Kings by Olamide and Phyno and Eyan Mayweather by Olamide.

On 18 March 2022, Young Jonn unveiled his deal with Chocolate City, with the release of "Dada",[7] off his first extended play, Love Is Not Enough, which was released on 1 April 2022.[7] Since then, he has built a rich discography containing several singles and two Extended Plays (EPs).

Discography

EPs

• Love Is Not Enough (Vol 1)
• Love Is Not Enough (Vol 2)

SINGLES

• Dada
• Dada Remix feat Davido
• Normally
• Xtra Cool

Selected production credits

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Awards and nominations

References