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**Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa-Donus**, known professionally as **Joeboy**, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Mr. Eazi of record label "emPawa Africa" discovered him in 2017. His genre of music is that of Afro pop and R&B. He was born on 21 May 1997 in Lagos State, Nigeria.

## Early life and career

Mr Eazi-assisted track "Fààjí" on October 26, 2018; he used his portion of the grant he received from emPawa100 to shoot a video for the song. Joeboy's single "Baby" was released on March 1, 2019; it garnered 20 million streams across YouTube and Spotify in 2019. The visualizer music video for "Baby" surpassed 31 million views on YouTube. Joeboy released the Killertunes-produced track "Beginning" on August 15, 2019. The visualizer music video for "Beginning" surpassed 23 million views on YouTube. In it, he finds himself developing feelings for a friend whose advances he had initially dismissed. Joeboy released his debut extended play *Love & Light* in November 2019. It was released by emPawa Africa and was supported by the singles "Baby" and "Beginning". The EP also contains the Mayorkun-assisted track "Don't Call Me" and "All for You".

Joeboy won Best Artiste in African Pop at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards, and Best Pop at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. He was nominated for multiple City People Entertainment Awards and The Headies. Joeboy released the Dera-produced track "Call" on April 10, 2020. Described as a "catchy love song", "Call" is the lead single from his upcoming debut studio album. The TG Omori-directed video for "Call" features dystopian sci-fi themes.

In January 2021, Joeboy announced his debut album *Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic*, set for a February 4 release.

## Discography

### Album

* *Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic* (2021)

### Featured in

 2020
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## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Why Joeboy, With Help From Mr Eazi, Is Nigeria's Next Big Thing (November 1, 2019).
2. ↑ Fààjí (feat. Mr Eazi) - Single by Joeboy (October 26, 2018).
3. ↑ Joeboy Reckons With Heartbreak on ‘Don’t Call Me Back’ (October 24, 2019).
4. ↑ Interview: Joeboy On Blowing Up and His New 'Love & Light' EP (October 24, 2019).
5. ↑ Beginning - Single by Joeboy (August 15, 2019).
6. ↑ Nigeria's newest Afrobeats star, Joeboy's new single "Beginning" (August 21, 2019).
7. ↑ Premiere: Nigeria's Next Star Joeboy Revisits Recent 'Love & Light' EP For "All For You" (January 17, 2019).
8. ↑ Joeboy sparks conversation with 'Love and Light' [EP Review] (November 8, 2019).
9. ↑ Is Joeboy All For You? – "Love & Light" EP Review (November 14, 2019).
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Burna Boy, Nasty C, Stonebwoy, Nadia Nakai & More Win 2019 AFRIMA Awards (en) (2019-11-24).
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Rema, Teni & More Win Big at 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards (January 13, 2020).
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 #CityPeopleMusicAwards: Nominees List Out (en-US) (2019-10-25).
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Headies 2019: Here are all the winners at the 13th edition of music award. Pulse Nigeria (October 20, 2019).
14. ↑ Call - Single by Joeboy (April 10, 2020).
15. ↑ Watch the Music Video for Joeboy's New Single 'Call' (April 10, 2020).
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Template:Cite news
17. ↑ Leight, Elias (2019-10-24). Joeboy Reckons With Heartbreak on 'Don't Call Me Back' (en-US).
18. ↑ Mike, Steven. Joeboy Empty My Pocket. *RetroNaija*.