Attih Ekpenyong, known professionally as Attih Soul, is a Nigeria-born singer, songwriter and musician currently based in Barcelona, Spain. He is also known for performing at events such as World Music Day at the French Institute in Nigeria, where he received the "Best Performing Group" award alongside The A-Team, and the Road to Yalta Music Festival, where he was awarded a Golden Microphone by Lev Leshchenko.

Early life and education

Ekpenyong was born in 1990 in

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, Cross River State, Nigeria. Ekpenyong graduated from the

University of Calabar The University of Calabar is a federal university situated in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. It is one of Nigeria's second-generation federal universities. The University of Calabar was a campus of the University of Nigeria until 1975. ...

with a bachelor's degree in medical biochemistry. Ekpenyong also earned a dual master's degree in international talent management and leadership from

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Executive Business School and Catholic University of Murcia.

Career

Ekpenyong began his music career in 2011 by singing at open mic events. He competed on reality singing competitions like Nigerian Idol, Voice Cross River, and Project Fame West Africa. In 2017, Ekpenyong was chosen by the administration of President

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to write and perform the theme song for Nigeria's Democracy Day. In the same year, Soul performed his first international concert in South Africa and released his first single, "Say You Love Me". In 2020, Ekpenyong performed alongside Yaroslav Sumishevskiy and the Otta Orchestra at the Road to Yalta Music Festival in

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, Russia. After performing, he was awarded a cash prize, an award of excellence, and a Golden Microphone by Russian singer Lev Leschenko, who served as the event's chairman of the jury. In February 2022, Ekpenyong released a titled "Friendzone". In the same year, he released a second single, titled "Someday I'll Find You". In June 2023, Ekpenyong signed a management deal with the French management company Talent and Skills, and also released the acoustic EP ''The Acoustic Experiment''. In November 2023, Ekpenyong performed a concert in

to promote his album ''Shades of Emotion'', which was released in the same month. He also held a concert in Barcelona along with Sadie and Werio.

Discography

Singles

Albums

EPs

References

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