Edwin Onokhua (born 22 June 2001), known professionally as EO, is a British rapper, singer, songwriter and YouTuber from

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. He started as a comedian on his

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, eocrossover, doing song parodies and comedic skits. His debut single, "German", was released in 2018 after encouragement from fans. It reached No. 13 in the

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, which attracted UKG MC Versatile, who became his manager. Producer JRocs professionally re-recorded the single, and a music video was shot. The track was signed to Columbia Records, who re-released it on download and streaming services. EO was selected as ''artist of the day'' by

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on 7 August 2018, and ''artist of the week'' by

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in April 2018. EO also featured on the debut single "Baddest" by Amelia Monét, that reached No. 91 in the UK chart.

Personal life

Onokhua is of

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n heritage, a topic he has made comical skits about on his YouTube channel.

Discography

Singles

References

English male rappers Living people Rappers from London 2001 births English people of Nigerian descent {{UK-musician-stub