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 UK Singles Chart, 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. It is reported that in the year 2022 and 2023, EO was sectioned under the mental health act as videos of him instead a care facility emerged on social media platforms.

Discography

Singles

References

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