Victony
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{{Short description|Nigerian singer and rapper}}
{{For|the South Korean boy group|Victon}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Victony
| image = File:Victony.jpg
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| birth_name = Anthony Ebuka Victor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|01|5}}
| birth_place = Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
| citizenship = Nigerian
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- rapper
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| years_active = 2017 – present
| notable_works = Outlaw
| awards =
| website = {{URL|https://www.outlawville.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| instruments = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- Keyboard
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| genre = {{flatlist|
{{hlist|Afrobeats||hip hop|afropop|R&B}}
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| label = {{hlist|Victony is Independent}}
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Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper.{{Cite web|date=2021-11-27|title=Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth|url=https://rosbena.com/biography/musician/victony/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Rosbena|language=en-US}} He was born in Ojo, Lagos, he hails from the Orsu local government area of Imo State.{{Cite web|title=Victony {{!}} Republic54|url=https://republic54.com/outliers/victony/|access-date=2022-01-04|language=en-US}} He was influenced while growing up by artists such as Davido, Wizkid, Mi, and Falz. Victony began his musical journey in 2016 as a rapper on soundcloud, releasing freestyles and mixes. 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.{{cite web | url=https://naijabiography.com/biography/victony-biography/ | title=Victony Biography | Career | Education | Paralyzed | Naijabiography }}
In 2022, Victony released "Soweto" featuring Tempoe as the debut single off his Outlaw EP. It gained traction on Tiktok and a remix featuring Rema and Don Toliver charted in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada.
In June 2024, Victony released his second studio album, Stubborn. The album, characterized by its experimental sound and lyrical depth, has been praised for showcasing his growth as an artist. Stubborn includes a blend of Afrobeats, hip hop, and R&B, with tracks that explore themes of love, resilience, and identity.
Early life and career
Victony first came to 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".{{Cite web|date=2021-12-25|title=Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth|website=TSB News|url=https://tsbnews.com/2021/12/victony-biography-age-career-songs-surgery-and-net-worth/|access-date=2022-01-09|language=en-US}}
The mixtape was followed by covers of international hit records like "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B,{{Citation |title=Bodak yellow |url=https://soundcloud.com/vic_tony/bodak-yellow |language=en |access-date=2022-05-23}} "Moonlight" by XXXTentacion,{{Citation |title=4. Moonlight (xxx cover) |url=https://soundcloud.com/vic_tony/4-moonlight-xxx-cover |language=en |access-date=2022-05-23}} and "On the Low" by Burna Boy.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-27 |title=Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth |url=https://rosbena.com/biography/musician/victony/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Rosbena |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=9. On the low (burnaboy cover) |url=https://soundcloud.com/vic_tony/9-on-the-low-burnaboy-cover |language=en |access-date=2022-05-23}} Victony started off as a rapper but later switched and started releasing R&B, trap music, and Afropop records.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-14 |title=Victony: The Saturn Singer and His Untold Story |url=https://radrafrica.com/radrmusic/victony-the-saturn-singer-and-his-untold-story/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Radr Africa |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-25 |title=Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth|url=https://tsbnews.com/2021/12/victony-biography-age-career-songs-surgery-and-net-worth/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |language=en-US}} 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".{{Cite web|date=2021-12-14|title=Turntable Top 50: Mayorkun & Vict0ny's "Holy Father" rises to No. 2 this week|url=https://thenativemag.com/turntable-top-50-mayorkun-vict0nys-holy-father/|access-date=2022-01-06|website=The Native|language=en-US}} The song was number one on Apple Music Nigeria and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Triller Global charts in December 2021.{{Cite magazine|last=Olsen|first=Ted|date=2020-08-05|title=Top Triller Global|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/|access-date=2022-01-06|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}} He later collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Rexxie on an EP called Nataraja.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-14 |title=Victony… Confident Vibes Of A Musical Outlaw |url=https://guardian.ng/life/victony-confident-vibes-of-a-musical-outlaw/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-09 |title=Track By Track: Victony Breaks Down His Sophomore EP, 'Outlaw' |url=https://thenativemag.com/track-by-track-victony-outlaw/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The NATIVE |language=en-US}}
=Outlaw EP and Stubborn=
6 May 2022, Victony released the seven-track EP "Outlaw". It was mostly successful, with it comprising the hit songs "Soweto" featuring Tempoe, "All Power," and "Kolomental."
He later released a handful of songs and also appeared in features including "Babylon," "Ohema," "Hypnotize," "Different Size," "Jaga Jaga," "My Darling," and "Angelus."
"Stubborn" and "Everything" were released in February and May of 2024 respectively, with the latter including a sample of the song "sunflower" by Post Malone and Swae Lee. The two songs would later be included in his forth coming album.
"Stubborn" the album was released on 21 June 2024, to much positive critical acclaim. It comprised 14 tracks with features from Saint Jhn, Shallipopi, Kzito, Asake, teezo touchdown, shorae Moore.
Personal life
He graduated from the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O), where he studied petroleum engineering.{{Cite web |title=Victony {{!}} Republic54 |url=https://republic54.com/outliers/victony/ |access-date=2022-01-04 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=info9jatvng |title=Singer Victony Biography, Age, Record Label, State, Music Career & Net Worth Mp3 Download, Lyrics & Instrumental |url=https://www.info9jatv.com/singer-victony-biography/ |access-date=2022-01-04 |language=en-US}} On 21 April 2021, Victony was involved in a fatal car crash.{{Cite web |last1=Aniekeyi |first1=Onyebuchi |last2=Salim-Samaila |first2=Ramona |date=2021-05-14 |title=Rapper Victony Undergoes Successful Surgery After Car Accident |url=https://news.ncbn.ng/2021/05/14/rapper-victony-undergoes-successful-surgery-after-car-accident/ |access-date=2022-01-04 |website=NCBN |language=en-US}} The crash claimed the life of one of his friends, Doyin,{{Cite web |date=2021-08-04 |title=In 'Dark Times' Victony couples with tragedy and expresses solemn realizations of self – A review |url=https://www.morebranches.com/victony-dark-times-couples-with-tragedy-and-expresses-solemn-realizations-of-self-a-review/ |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=MoreBranches |language=en-US}} and he needed surgery.{{Cite web |last=Okonofua |first=Odion |date=2021-04-27 |title=Rapper Vict0ny involved in car accident, set to undergo major surgery |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/celebrities/rapper-vict0ny-involved-in-car-accident-set-to-undergo-major-surgery/2vkgqhr |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=Pulse Nigeria |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-27 |title=Victony, Nigerian rapper, to undergo surgery after car crash |url=http://lifestyle.thecable.ng/victony-surgery-car-accident/ |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=TheCable Lifestyle |language=en-US}}
Victony remained on a wheelchair after the surgery,{{Cite web|date=2021-07-30|title=Vict0ny is back and better with new single, 'Dark Times'|url=https://thenativemag.com/vict0ny-is-back-and-better-with-new-single-dark-times/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=The NATIVE|language=en-US}} but stood to perform for the first time alongside Davido and Mayorkun on 24 December 2021.{{Cite web|title=Miracle!: Checkout the moment singer Vict0ny stood up from his wheelchair to perform the hit track "Holy Father" alongside Davido and Mayorkun (Video) {{!}} Intel Region|url=https://www.intelregion.com/entertainment/miracle-checkout-the-moment-singer-vict0ny-stood-up-from-his-wheelchair-to-perform-the-hit-track-holy-father-alongside-davido-and-mayorkun-video/|access-date=2022-01-05|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-12-25|title=VIDEO: Fans go wild as singer Victony stands to perform for first time since accident|url=https://punchng.com/video-fans-go-wild-as-singer-victony-stands-to-perform-for-first-time-since-accident/|access-date=2022-01-05|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Ambrose|date=2021-12-25|title=Singer Victony Stands To Perform At Davido's Concert For The First Time Since Accident|url=https://basenaija.com/singer-victony-stands-to-perform-at-davidos-concert-for-the-first-time-since-accident/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=BaseNaija|language=en-US}}
Discography
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of extended plays !Title !Year |
| scope="row"|Saturn{{Cite web |date=2021-11-23 |title=NATIVE Premiere: Vict0ny wants to "Pray" |url=https://thenativemag.com/native-premiere-vict0ny-pray/ |access-date=2022-01-09 |website=The Native |language=en-US}}
|2020 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Outlaw
|2022 |
=Studio albums=
- Stubborn (2024)
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of singles as featured artist !Title !Year !Album |
| scope="row"|"Holy Father" (Mayorkun featuring Victony) | rowspan="2" |2021 |Back in Office |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Euphoria" (Hoodini featuring Victony){{Cite web |date=5 August 2022 |title=Music Featuring Victony |url=https://afrohunt.com/music/ |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=Afrohunt}} |rowspan="4"|Non-album singles |
| scope="row"|"Anointing" (Anonymous Music featuring Victony){{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=AfroHunt {{!}} Entertainment Website, Latest Naija & Foreign Music |url=https://afrohunt.com/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=AfroHunt |language=en-US}} | rowspan="4" |2022 |
| scope="row"|"Bad Girl" (DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal and Victony) |
| scope="row"|"Notice" (Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony and DTG Baby) |
| scope="row"|"Different Size" (Burna Boy featuring Victony) |
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Ceremony !Nominee/work !Award !Result !Ref |
| rowspan="7"|2023
|rowspan="3"|The Headies |rowspan="3"|"Soweto" |rowspan="2" {{won}} |rowspan="3"|{{cite magazine |author=Grein, Paul |title=Rema, Burna Boy Top 2023 Headies Awards: Full Winners List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/headies-awards-2023-full-winners-list-rema-burna-boy-1235405814/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=15 December 2024 |date=4 September 2023}} |
| Headies' Viewers' Choice |
| Producer of the Year
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"|Soundcity MVP Awards
|rowspan="3"|"Holy Father" |Best Collaboration |rowspan="2" {{nom}} |
| Best New MVP |
| Song of the year
|{{nom}} |
| rowspan="1"|Billboard Music Awards
|rowspan="1"|"Soweto" |rowspan="1" {{nom}} |
| rowspan="3"|2022
|rowspan="3"|Clout Africa Award |rowspan="3"|"Holy Father" |Songwriter of the year |rowspan="3" {{nom}} |
| Revelation of the Year |
| Collaboration of the Year |