Tplay
| Tplay | |
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| Born | Ezeme Hyginus Ikechukwu Enugu, Nigeria |
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Ezeme Hyginus Ikechukwu,[1] popularly known by his stage name Tplay is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.[2]
Life and career
Tplay was born in Enugu, Nigeria to a family of six with parents who are former teachers.[3] While still a child, he usually disturbed his neighbors by singing loud music all the time until his brother advised him to consider a career in music.[4] His music career began as a producer in Nsukka, Enugu State with Baze music until he moved to Benin where he started dealing in sales of foreign wines.[5]
In 2013, Tplay got signed to Timbaze record label, but it was until 2016 that he released his debut single “Sere”. In 2017, Tplay released another single “Siki” and “Naija to Overseas”. The following year, 2018 saw him partner with Olamide to release “When Money Dey”.[6] In 2019, he sang “Karashika” and “Hold Ya”.[7]
Influences
Tplay lists T-Pain, Davido and Flavour as artists who have influenced his style of music.[8]
References
- ↑ "Tplay: The Artist". pulse.ng. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Introducing Tplay". Sunnews Online. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Family background of Tplay". Operanews.ng. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ↑ "The artist vs. the genre". Vanguard Nigeria. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Challenging musical boundaries". Sunnews Online. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tplay ft. Olamide release an afrobeat beauty: When Money Dey". pulse.ng. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ↑ "The rapid rise of Tplay". ThisDayLive. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "The musical geniuses who influenced Tplay". Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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