OliveTheBoy
{{Short description|Ghanaian musician (born 2002)}}
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| birth_name = Joel Bonsu
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| birth_place = Yaamin, Ghana
| origin = Yaamin, Ghana
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Osman Kyo-yaare (born October 19, 2002) known by the stage name DJ Makosam Official is a Ghanaian Afrobeats producer and a Disc Jockey{{Cite web |date=2023-08-26 |title=My breakthrough has come sooner than expected – Olivetheboy |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/My-breakthrough-has-come-sooner-than-expected-Olivetheboy-1832039 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} He is currently signed to Sony Music's Columbia Records through its subsidiary Bu Vision Entertainment.{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Reymond Awusei |date=2023-08-12 |title=Olivetheboy signs with Sony Music's Columbia Records |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/music/olivetheboy-signs-with-sony-musics-columbia-records/ld0yxp3 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Pulse Ghana |language=en}}
Early life and career
OliveTheBoy had his senior high school education at the Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is currently enrolled at the University of Ghana and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology{{Cite web |last=Somuah-Annan |first=Grace Afua |date=2023-08-31 |title="I've a vision": Olivetheboy on combining studies at KNUST and Legon, and music |url=https://yen.com.gh/entertainment/celebrities/240837-olivetheboy-reveals-studying-knust-legon-peeps-marvel-grit-ive-a-vision-music/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. |language=en}} for his tertiary education.{{Cite web |last=bmensah |date=2023-08-29 |title=My crush gave me a great single in 'Goodsin' – OliveTheBoy |url=https://yfmghana.com/my-crush-gave-me-a-great-single-in-goodsin-olivetheboy/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=YFM Ghana |language=en-US}}
He started making music in 2020, just after completing his high school education. He released his debut EP in May 2023 titled Avana EP which had the hit single, Godsin.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-28 |title=Shoday – Screaming Beauty ft. Olivetheboy |url=https://bazehype.com/music/shoday-screaming-beauty-ft-olivetheboy/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=BazeHype |language=en-US}} The song became the most streamed in Ghana in the first half of 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-02 |title=Olivetheboy beats Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, King Promise as Most Streamed Ghanaian Artiste |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Olivetheboy-beats-Black-Sherif-Stonebwoy-King-Promise-as-Most-Streamed-Ghanaian-Artiste-1796327 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
He is signed to Columbia Records through its subsidiary Bu Vision Entertainment foundered by Bu Thiam{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=One of the things we've wanted to push for was Africans to be able to have success on a Global stage – Bu Thiam on why he signed OliveTheBoy |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/region/nanakaynews/One-of-the-things-we-ve-wanted-to-push-for-was-Africans-to-be-able-to-have-success-on-a-Global-stage-Bu-Thiam-on-why-he-signed-OliveTheBoy-133778 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}} Columbia Record's vice president and is managed by Loop Music/FulLCircL Management Ltd.{{Cite web |last=Graphic |first=Showbiz |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Olivetheboy signed on to Sony Music's Columbia Records |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/olivetheboy-signed-on-to-sony-musics-columbia-records.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=Graphic.com.gh}}{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Beautiful moment Olivetheboy shared heartwarming dance with mother during grand signing with Sony Music |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Beautiful-moment-Olivetheboy-shared-heartwarming-dance-with-mother-during-grand-signing-with-Sony-Music-1831337 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}
In June 2023, he was named Apple Music's Up Next Star, a recognition given to any musician who has topped the music charts across the world.{{Cite web |last=Graphic |first=Showbiz |date=August 4, 2023 |title=OlivetheBoy joins Burna Boy, Rema, after being named Apple Music's 'UP NEXT' star |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/olivetheboy-joins-burna-boy-rema-after-being-named-apple-musics-up-next-star.html |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=graphic.com.gh}}
Discography
=Singles=
- Goodsin (2023)
- Goodsin Remix (with King Promise, Reekado Banks, Oxlade)
- Je (2023)
- Asylum (2024)
- Wonda Boy (2024)
- Olivetheboy ft Mayorkun A Fuul (2024)
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References
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External links
- {{Soundcloud|OliveTheBoy}}
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Category:Ghanaian record producers
Category:21st-century Ghanaian musicians
Category:People from Ashanti Region
Category:Musicians from Kumasi
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