Victony
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Ebuka Victor
Born (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001
Imo State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present

Anthony Ebuka Victor (born 5 January 2001), known professionally as Victony is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper.[1] He is from the Orsu local government area of Imo State.[2] He was influenced while growing up by artists like Davido, Wizkid, Mi, and Falz. 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]

In 2022, Victony released Soweto featuring Tempoe as the debut single off his Outlaw Ep. It gained tractions on Tiktok and a remix featuring Rema and Don Toliver charted in United Kingdom, Netherlands, Switzerland and Canada.[5]

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".[6]

The mixtape was followed by covers of international hit records like "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B,[7] "Moonlight" by XXXTentacion,[8] and "On the Low" by Burna Boy.[9][10] Victony started off as a rapper but later switched and started releasing R&B, trap music, and Afropop records.[11][12] 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".[13] The song was number one on Apple Music Nigeria and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Top Triller Global charts in December 2021.[14] He later collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Rexxie on an EP called Nataraja.[15][16]

Personal life

He recently graduated from the Federal university of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O) where he studied petrochemical engineering.[17][18] On 21 April 2021, Victony was involved in a fatal car crash.[19] The crash claimed the life of one of his friends, Doyin,[20] and he needed surgery.[21][22]

Victony has remained in a wheelchair after the surgery,[23] but stood to perform for the first time alongside Davido and Mayorkun on 24 December 2021.[24][25][26]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Year
Saturn[27] 2020
Dark Times[28] 2021
Nataraja
(featuring Rexxie)[29]
Outlaw 2022

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
CAN
[30]		 NLD
[5]		 SWI
[31]		 UK
[32]		 US
[33]		 UK Afro
[34]
"Ina the Benz"[35] 2018 —— — — — — Non-album singles
"Menace" 2019 —— — — — —
"2 Mins in Space"[36] —— — — — —
"Broken" 2020 —— — — — —
"S.M.S (Sing My Song)" —— — — — —
"Apollo"[37] 2022 —— — — — —
"Kolomental" —— — — — — Outlaw (EP)
"Soweto"
(with Tempoe or also Rema featuring Don Toliver or also Omah Lay)[38]		 7646 29 65 175 1
List of singles as featured artist
Title Year Album
"Holy Father"
(Mayorkun featuring Victony)		 2021 Back in Office
"Euphoria"
(Hoodini featuring Victony)[40]		 Non-album singles
"Anointing"
(Anonymous Music featuring Victony)[41]		 2022
"Bad Girl"
(DJ Tunez featuring Wande Coal and Victony)
"Notice"
(Ezzymullah featuring 1da Banton, Victony and DTG Baby)
"Different Size"
(Burna Boy featuring Victony)		 Love, Damini

References

  1. ↑ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Victony Biography, Carrier, Age, State, Songs, Accident, Girlfriend and Net Worth". 8 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Victony Biography | Career | Education | Paralyzed | Naijabiography".
  5. 1 2 "Victony & Tempoe – Soweto". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". TSB News. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Bodak yellow, retrieved 23 May 2022
  8. ↑ 4. Moonlight (xxx cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
  9. ↑ "Victony Biography, Career, Songs, Net Worth". Rosbena. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. ↑ 9. On the low (burnaboy cover), retrieved 23 May 2022
  11. ↑ "Victony: The Saturn Singer and His Untold Story". Radr Africa. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Victony Biography - Age, Career, Songs, Surgery And Net Worth". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Turntable Top 50: Mayorkun & Vict0ny's "Holy Father" rises to No. 2 this week". The Native. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Olsen, Ted (5 August 2020). "Top Triller Global". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "Victony… Confident Vibes Of A Musical Outlaw". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Track By Track: Victony Breaks Down His Sophomore EP, 'Outlaw'". The NATIVE. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Victony | Republic54". Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  18. ↑ info9jatvng. "Singer Victony Biography, Age, Record Label, State, Music Career & Net Worth Mp3 Download, Lyrics & Instrumental". Retrieved 4 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ↑ Aniekeyi, Onyebuchi; Salim-Samaila, Ramona (14 May 2021). "Rapper Victony Undergoes Successful Surgery After Car Accident". NCBN. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "In 'Dark Times' Victony couples with tragedy and expresses solemn realizations of self – A review". MoreBranches. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ↑ Okonofua, Odion (27 April 2021). "Rapper Vict0ny involved in car accident, set to undergo major surgery". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Victony, Nigerian rapper, to undergo surgery after car crash". TheCable Lifestyle. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Vict0ny is back and better with new single, 'Dark Times'". The NATIVE. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "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". Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "VIDEO: Fans go wild as singer Victony stands to perform for first time since accident". Punch Newspapers. 25 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  26. ↑ Ambrose (25 December 2021). "Singer Victony Stands To Perform At Davido's Concert For The First Time Since Accident". BaseNaija. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "NATIVE Premiere: Vict0ny wants to "Pray"". The Native. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  28. ↑ BellaNaija.com (30 July 2021). "Victony drops Two-Tracked Project "Dark Times" | Listen". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  29. ↑ "EP: Rexxie Ft. Victony – Nataraja - Honeyloaded". www.honeyloaded.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: May 27, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  31. ↑ Victony & Tempoe - Soweto, retrieved 10 August 2023
  32. ↑ "Victony/Toliver/Rema/Tempoe". Official Charts.
  33. ↑ Cabral, R. J. (15 September 2020). "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  34. ↑ "Official Afrobeats Chart". Official Charts.
  35. ↑ "Shazam". Shazam. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  36. ↑ Africavibez (7 August 2020). "Music: Victony – Space and Time". Africavibez. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  37. ↑ peterjev (9 March 2022). "Victony Previews Upcoming Music 'Apollo' | LISTEN TO SNIPPET". Jaguda.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  38. ↑ "Tempoe Consolidates Production Mastery to Become Recording Act". thenationonlineng.net. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  39. ↑ "British certifications – Victony". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 October 2023. Type Victony in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  40. ↑ "Music Featuring Victony". Afrohunt. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  41. ↑ "AfroHunt | Entertainment Website, Latest Naija & Foreign Music". AfroHunt. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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