Talented singer, Iyanya Onoyom
Mbuk, who we have all come to
refer to as Iyanya in the past 16
months is out with his debut
album.
Titled My story, the 14- tracker
was released in Nigeria few
weeks back.
The album is a multi_ faced body
of work which covers all aspects
of life from the point of view of
the rising singer.
My story tells the tale of a
typical Nigerian youth trying to
climb the ladder of success. “I
made the album in a way that
every Nigerian can relate to it ”,
Iyanya who was a resident club
singer before entering the MTN
Project Fame West Africa
contest in 2008 says.
He is not in this alone as some of
his older colleagues, DJ Zeez,
Faze and MI are major
contributors on the inaugural
project. MI appears on Gbadun
You, DJ Zeez on Shaye while Faze
appears on No time. Also, fast
rising act Buckywilla gets a
chance to show he is not a flash
in the pan as he adds some
reggae feel to the re-mix of
Love Truly.
With production input from TY
Mix, ID Cabasa, OJB and Wazz
Beats, My story is themed
around an autobiographical
account of Iyanya ’s life. And, of
course, there’s the usual party
cuts, songs centred around
sweet love_ turned_
sour_turned_ sweet_ again…
Iyanya Mbuk discovered his
talent for singing during his
childhood while singing in the
church. He later started singing
at weddings and then got an
offer to perform regularly at
Channel view Hotel Calabar.
The Business Management
graduate ’s career took a
remarkable twist when he
performed at the New York
Fashion festival on September
13, 2009 and got a chance to
sing to Grammy award nominee
Melanie Fiona at the LTB Jean
store in Soho New York.
A thrilled Fiona told fans she
was excited by Iyanya ’s gesture
“He is so talented! And I mean,
for once, I’m having someone
perform for me. All my life, I’ve
been doing all the performing.”
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