Victor Adere (born 2 August 1993), better known as Victor AD, is a
Nigerian
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singer and songwriter. In 2019 He posted a picture of himself on the street of
Dubai
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with the caption “God I still remember this time last year, I had no passport but now Dubai be like backyard" just to recall the journey to success so far.
Biography
Victor Eugenie Adere was born in Kirikiri,
Apapa,
Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian state ...
, where he grew up with his family. He is the first of four children. He attended Heritage International School in Lagos and Ekpan Secondary School in
Uvwie
Uvwie (/hu-we-ɛ/), is a principal Urban Local Government Area in Delta State. It lies along the Warri River and it is one of the twenty-four Urhobo Kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is conurbated with the city of Warri, making it a greater p ...
, Warri metropolitan area.
Victor began his music career in early 2014. He has worked with producers such as Kulboybeat, Kizzybeatz, ID Clef, Mr Nolimitz. Victor AD's first music release was "Jowo"; the song became a theme song for Radio Continental.
In 2017, Victor AD released the single "No Idea". The music video for the song, which was shot and directed by Cinema House Images in late 2018, was endorsed by TV stations in Nigeria.
On 17 June 2018, Victor AD released the single "
Wetin We Gain
"Wetin We Gain" is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter Victor AD. It was released by ETIN Records on June 17, 2018. The song peaked at number 3 on Africa Charts' list of the "Surprise Nigerian Hit Songs of 2018". The accompanying music video ...
", and was discovered by the management company Longitude Promotions in 2018. The music video for "Wetin We Gain" has garnered more than 9 million views on YouTube.
Awards and nominations
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Soundcity MVP Awards Festival: Listener's Choice nominee, 2018
*SSMA: Best Pop Single and Best New Act, 2018
*WEA: Street Song of the Year and Next Rated Artiste, 2018
*City People Magazine Award: Promising Act of the Year, 2018; Pop Artiste of the Year, 2019
*Ghana Meets Naija: Recognition Award, 2018
*Ghana 3Music Awards: Best African Act, 2019
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The Headies
The Headies (originally called the Hip Hop World Awards) is a music awards show established in 2006 by the ''Hip Hop World Magazine'' of Nigeria to recognize outstanding achievements in the Nigerian music industry. The annual ceremony features pe ...
: Best Pop Single and Song of the Year nominations for "Wetin We Gain", 2019;
Next Rated nominee, 2019
Discography
Songs
References
External links
Twitter ProfileClothing Brand - REDEYE ExclusiveWeb
1993 births
Living people
Musicians from Warri
21st-century Nigerian musicians
Nigerian male rappers
People from Delta State
21st-century male musicians
Profiles
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