Eric Torh, who is better known as Eric Geso, is a

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n singer and songwriter. He is the recipient of several accolades, including Male Artist of the Year at the 2015

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and Best New Artist at the 2016 Liberian Entertainment Awards. His debut studio album, ''Aziooo'', was released on May 15, 2019. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2019 Liberia Music Awards and for Best Album/Mixtape/Compilation at the 2020

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. Geso released his second studio album, ''New Sound'', on October 15, 2021. His music is a mixture of

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and Gbema.

Career

Geso was invited to perform at the 2015 Liberia Music Awards, but was denied a visa at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia. In September 2015, he worked with singer Miatta Fahnbulleh on a two-day campaign to help shed light on Liberia's maternal mortality, teenage pregnancy and

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issues. In August 2017, Geso appeared on Liberia Music Insider's list of the 5 Best Live Acts in Liberia. On June 14, 2018, Geso released the single "Taya", which was nominated for Collaboration of the Year at the 2018

and for Song of the Year at the 2019

. One of his aides told the '' Daily Observer'' newspaper that he released the song in order to issue an apology to the mother of his twin children. In October 2018, Geso called record producer Duke Blac unprofessional and accused him of leaking his song "Bamplay". According to a Facebook post by Geso, Duke Blac denied the accusation and said his girlfriend mistakenly leaked the song. Geso's 15-track debut studio album, ''Aziooo'', was released on May 15, 2019. It was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2019 Liberia Music Awards and for Best Album/Mixtape/Compilation at the 2020 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. On July 1, 2020, Geso released the single "Oh Wow", which was nominated for Song of the Year at both the 2020 Liberia Music Awards and 2021 Tunes Liberia Music Awards. Moreover, the accompanying music video for "Oh Wow" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2020 Liberia Music Awards. Geso launched Gesosound, an entertainment equipment rental service. October 15, 2021 saw the release of Geso's second studio album, ''New Sound'', which features guest appearances from

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, Takun J, AFo4Doe, and Natif.

Discography

Studio albums *''Aziooo'' (2019) *''New Sound'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

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Career

Discography

Awards and nominations

See also

References