Bio
PAUL & PETER OKOYE popularly known as P-Square are a set of twins
originating from Nigeria. Both guys sing and dance tremendously well.
Say, you think about putting Usher, Bobby Brown, MC Hammer, R-Kelly and
Michael Jackson together and adding a touch of Africa in it’s entirerity
to it. Your first choice in this case would be the duo P-Square.
P-Square’s debut album LAST NITE was launched in 2003 which made
remarkable sales thereby making P-Square a household name in Nigeria.
Paul single handedly wrote “last nite”, and with Peter’s help, they were
able to write and produce other songs like Kolo (their national
identity), Senorita, Igbedu, etc which all made up the album “LAST
NITE”.
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In July 2005, P-Square INDEPENDENTLY released its second album titled
GET SQUARED and the first collection of their videos in Nigeria. The
album “GET SQUARED” took rave in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, with
over ten million copies sold, thereby enabling it to hit number one on
many chat listings e.g. Top 50 MTV Base Most Requested Video, MTV Base
Hot list and number one on MTV Base charts for many weeks. Also, the
track “Bizzy Body 2” featuring Weird MC in 2006 was a hit track in
Nigeria and all over Africa.
Furthermore, in November 2007 P-Square released its third album
titled “GAME OVER” which is currently making waves in Nigeria and all of
Africa. The song “DO ME” whose awesome video was put together by JUDE
ENGESS OKOYE who happens to be the official Artiste Manager of P-Square,
directed the “DO ME” video which is currently being played in all T.V.
stations in Nigeria as well as MTV Base.
P-Square’s Music is Afrocentric in that it combines western and
African rhythms in creating a marvelous blend of R&B, Hip Hop and
Dancehall songs. Their songs surprisingly appeal to both young and old
because they get requested for and/or booked by concert planners, party
organizers and events with audiences ranging from 0 to 70 years.
P-Square is very successful in Nigeria and relatively popular in all
African countries. Since the release of the “Get Squared” and “Game
Over” album, they are still to perform in any concert hall or gathering
that was not full to the brims in Nigeria and Africa.
P-Square’s entry into the Music Industry started during their school
days at St. Murumba College Jos. They formed a dancing group called
SMOOTH CRIMINALS and mainly danced and mimed Michael Jackson’s, M.C.
Hammer’s and Bobby Brown’s songs. The group existed for about 5 years.
Peter, Paul and two other friends (Michael and Melvin) later formed an
Acapella Group called MMPP. The group was unable to withstand the test
of time so it disintegrated leaving behind the two Ps – Peter & Paul
now known as P-Square.
Paul always had a keen interest in writing, creating and singing
original songs and this led to his going solo after MMPP broke up but
Peter, who really held more sway in the Dance/Choreography business,
soon joined him.
Peter with the assistance of their brother Tony and their cousin and
friend Oshevire Ovuorho choreograph all the dance sequences in the
group’s routines. He also plays the acoustic & bass guitars and
drums. Paul plays the keyboard and does the production and sequencing of
their songs till date.
Birth Name: Peter and Paul Okoye
Born: November 18
Genre: Afropop
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