2face Idibia
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| 2face Idibia | ||
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 2face at the Channel O 2005 Awards
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| Birth name | Innocent Ujah Idibia | |
| Origin | Benue State, Nigeria | |
| Genre(s) | R&B, African hip hop | |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter | |
| Instrument(s) | Singing | |
| Years active | 1996–present | |
| Label(s) | Kennis Music | |
| Website | http://www.2faceidibiaonline.net/ | |
Innocent Ujah Idibia best known as 2face Idibia is a recording artist from Benue State, Nigeria. He was a member of the defunct R&B/hip hop group Plantashun Boyz.
One of the most internationally recognised celebrities Nigeria has produced in recent years, his massively popular song African Queen was the first ever video to be played on Pan African channel MTV Base. 2face was the recipient of such awards as the 2005 Channel O Best Male Music Video award and the first award given for Best African at the MTV Europe Awards held in Lisbon, Portugal in November 2005.
2face's song African Queen has been featured as one of the soundtracks of a movie called Phat Girlz.
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Face 2 Face
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- MTV Europe Awards 2005 - Best African Act
- MOBO Awards 2005 - Best African Act (Nominated)
- Channel O Music Video Awards 2005 - Best Male Video and Best African Video (both for "African Queen")[1]
- KORA Awards 2005 - Revelation of the Year
- Hip Hop World Awards 2006 - Special Recognition Award
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2006 - Special Recognition Award. Nigeria Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
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