Today the living legend in Nigeria music industry 2baba celebrate 42yrs birthday. Blow are facts you properly don't know about 2baba which made him unique from other musicians.
Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known by his stage name 2face Idibia, or 2Baba, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He officially discontinued the use of the name Tuface and selected 2baba or Tu-baba as his stage name.
The veteran musician was born in Jos, Nigeria. He is from the Idoma ethnic group in the southern part of Benue State, in central Nigeria. 2baba did his secondary school education at Saint Gabriela's Secondary School in Makurdi, Benue State and later moved to Institute of Management & Technology, Enugu
(IMT), where he did his preliminary National Diploma course in business
administration and management.
He started throwing shows while attending IMT, he performed at school organised shows and parties, as well as other regional schools such as the University of Nigeria and Enugu State University of Science & Technology. He eventually dropped out to pursue his music career. While attending IMT, 2face Idibia started composing and singing jingles at the GB Fan Club at Enugu State Broadcasting Services (ESBS) in 1996.
Idibia adopted the stage name 2face in 1996 and cited the reason as "trying to demarcate my personal life with my business life. 2baba has written many songs and also recieved many awards, including one MTV Europe Music Award, one World Music Award, five Headies Awards (Hip-hop award), four Channel O Music Video Awards and one BET award for his musical work, four MTV Africa Music Awards, one MOBO award, one KORA award, and numerous additional nominations.
He is currently the owner of an NGO called 2Face Idibia Reach-Out Foundation, whose motto is "service to humanity". The great singer is happily married to Annie Macaulay and a pround father of 7 children from 4 different women.
2baba took to Instagram to wish himself a happy birthday. He shared a photo and wrote: "Over 4 decades ago, a fresh Bobo from Benue was born".
Here is what he shared:
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