Anthony Offiah (born 28 April 1997), professionally known as King Perryy, is a Nigerian

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singer and songwriter. He gained popularity with the single "Man on Duty" featuring

Timaya Inetimi Alfred Odon (born 15 August 1980), known by his stage name Timaya, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter. Being from Odi, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Timaya is known for combining Nigerian pop with elements of dancehall, hip-hop, and Soca music, s ...

which was released in 2018 under Timaya's label DM Records.

Early life

Offiah was born on 28 April 1997 in

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, Nigeria. He originally hails from Ezeagu,

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. Nigeria. He attended primary and secondary school education in the

region and later received a degree in Project Management at the

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Career

In 2014, King Perryy released his debut single titled "Walakolombo" with guitar by

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. He later got introduced to

. In 2018, King Perryy was linked to Timaya’s Dem Mama records and they released their collaboration titled "Kom Kom" with

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in December 2018. In December 2019, he released his solo single "Work N Grind" which achieved remarkable success. He also released another single titled "Murder" featuring Teni which peaked at the top 10 MTV Base West Africa countdown. On April 28, 2021, he released his debut studio album titled ''Citizen Of The World'' which features

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, Timaya,

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and

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He was nominated at the 2022 Ghana-Nigeria Music Awards Festival for Reggae Artist Of The Year. In 2022, he released a compilation project titled ''African Boy'' under his own label Continental Music. He released his EP titled ''Continental Playlist'' in 2023 with guest features from Tekno, 1da Banton,

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, and Ria Sean. In 2024, he released the singles "Confirm Parole" featuring

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and Dandizzy and "Gbege" featuring PsychoYP and Kaestyle. In the same year, he released an EP titled ''Niggas From The South''.

Discography

Albums

*''Citizen of the World (2021)''

EP

*'' Continental Playlist (2023)'' *''Denge 6.0 (2024)'' *''Niggas From The South (2024)''

Singles

Selected singles

Awards and nominations

References

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