The Biography Of 2face Idibia, His Life History, Latest News And Musical Profile

Innocent Ujah Idibia better known as 2face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer born in Jos, Plataeu Nigeria. He is also variously called 2face, Tuface, 2Baba or Tubaba. He is one of the most decorated and successful hip pop artists in Africa. He is consistently ranked as one of the best African musicians of all-time. He was a member of the defunct Plantashun Boyz and after it disbanded, continued his solo musical career.
2Face has received one MTV Europe Music Award, one World Music Award, five Headies Awards (Hip-hop award), four Channel O Music Video Awards and one BET award for his musical work, four MTV Africa Music Awards, one MOBO award, one KORA award, and numerous additional nominations. 

His Early life

Innocent Idibia was born in
Jos, Nigeria. He is from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. He attended Saint Gabriel's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State. He enrolled at Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu (IMT), where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in business administration and management. While attending IMT, he performed at school organized shows and parties, as well as other regional schools such as the University of Nigeria and Enugu State University of Science & Technology. He eventually dropped out to pursue his music career. While attending IMT, 2face Idibia started composing and singing jingles at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996.
Also in 1996, he adopted the stage name "2Face" (Tuface). He cited the reasoning as "trying to demarcate my personal life with my business life^.

Solo career

After the disbandment of Plantashun Boyz in 2004, all band members sought after separate musical careers. 2face Idibia released his debut solo album Face 2 Face (2004) containing his first ever amazing hit,"Afrcan Queen" which established him as a viable solo artist.
Following the release of his debut album, he released his sophomore album Grass 2 Grace in 2006, which contained hits "One Love", "True Love, "4 Instance". He is the founder of Hypertek Entertainment.
In 2006, his song "African Queen" was used in the soundtrack for the film Phat Girlz, which was released internationally.
In 2008, he released a promotional album called The Unstoppable releasing the single "Enter the Place". Problems with album distribution in 2007 caused as shift of the release date of the album from 2008 to early 2009. In 2010, 2face released an "international edition" of the same album under the title The Unstoppable International Edition making him the first Nigerian artist to have an appropriately priced international album. 2face released two more singles from the international version of his Unstoppable album. The international edition of the album won two awards at the 2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards. He also won the Channel O Music Video Awards Best African Western award and the MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Male and Artist of the year.
Upon leaving the music label Kennis Music, he set up his own record label known as Hypertek Entertainment. He is part of the Sony All African One8 Project alongside seven other musicians across Africa recording a single with R. Kelly and Prince Lee titled "Hands Across the World". He is the first non-Liberian to become an honorary member of the Liberian music society in recognition for his outstanding contribution to the growth of music in Africa.

Personal life

2Face has experienced near death events ranking from gun shots to armed robbery attacks.
Idibia has six children from three different women. With banker/born again Christian minister Sunmbo Ajaba he has two sons Zion( born January 2006) and Nino(born April 2008). With Washington DC based makeup artist Pero Adeniyi --daughter of P music promoter Chief Jide Adeniyi--he has a daughter Rose, a son Justin, and a newborn son born in April 2012.
With Nollywood actress Annie Macaulay, who later became his wife, he has a daughter Isabella(born December 2008 ). 2face engaged Annie on val's day 2012 at club 10 in Lagos and he announced his marriage via his Twitter page. Annie Macaulay and 2Face had their traditional wedding on the 8 March 2013 in Eket, Akwa-Ibom State Nigeria. with Nigerian and Ghanaian celebrities all present to see the long term couple tie the knot.

The couple also had a white wedding in Dubai, on Saturday 23 March 2013
Macaulay is currently pregnant with the couple's second child.

Philanthropy

2Face has established an NGO called 2Face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation, which motto is service to humanity. In 2009, 2Face was appointed as ambassador by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. He released a song "Man Unkind" in order to raise awareness on the menace of fake and sub-standard food and drug products in Nigeria. In 2009, he was presented with the prestigious International Youth Ambassador for Peace Summit and the Nigeria Youth Merit Award by the National Youth Council of Nigeria in recognition of his contributions to youth development in Nigeria.

• Song of the year for "African Queen" 2004 Nigeria Entertainment Awards New York
• Best Album of the year 2004 Nigeria Entertainment Awards New York
• Best Hip Hop and R&B Artiste 2004 Nigeria Entertainment Awards New York
• Musician of the Year 2004 City People Awards for Excellence
• Best Male Video 2005 Channel O Music Video Awards
• Best African Video of the year 2005 Channel O Music Video Awards
• Best African Act 2005 Channel O Music Video Awards
• Best African Act 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards
• Best African Act 2005 Kora Awards
• Best Male Vocalist 2002 Affinity Awards
• Music of the Year 2004 Excellence Recognition Awards
• Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry 2004 Award for Excellence
• Best Male Vocalist 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
• Song of the Year 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
• Best New Act Male 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
• Best Video 2004 A.M.E.N Awards
• Best African Act 2008 Australian African Awards
• Best selling Nigerian Artist 2008 World Music Awards, Monaco, Spain
• Best R&B MTV Africa Music Awards 2009
• Artist of the Year MTV Africa Music Awards 2010
• Best Male MTV Africa Music Awards 2010
• Most Gifted West African Video 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards
• Best Pop Video for "Implication" 2010 SoundCity Awards
• Best Western 2010 SoundCity Awards
• New Champions For An Enduring Culture 2011 16th edition of the Annual THISDAY Awards presented by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Best International Act: Africa BET Awards of 2011
• Album of the year 2011 Hip-Hop World Awards – "The Headies"
• Artist of the year 2011 Hip-Hop World Awards – "The Headies"
• Best R'n'B / Pop album 2011 Hip-Hop World Awards – "The Headies"
• Nominations
  
• Best African Act 2005 MOBO
• Artist of the Year 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards
• Best Male 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards
• Best Video for "Enter the Place" 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards
• Most Gifted African West Video for "Only Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards
• Most Gifted Video of the Year for "Only Me" 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards
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