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Anthony Offiah,(born 28 April 1994) professionally known as King Perryy, is a Nigerian dancehallsinger and songwriter.he rose to limelight with the hit single 'Man on Duty' featuring Timaya which was released in 2018 under DM Records owned by Timaya. 

Early life

Anthony was born on 28 April 1994 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,Nigeria and originally hails from Ezeagu, Enugu State Nigeria,  he attended primary and secondary school education in south eastern region and later had his degree in Project Management at the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State.  

Career

In 2014 King Perryy released his debut single titled 'Walakolombo' a song with guitar by Fiokee and later got introduced to Timaya. In 2018, King Perryy was signed to Timaya’s Dem Mama records and they released their hit collaboration titled 'Kom Kom' alongside Patoranking in December 2018. 

In December 2019 he released his solo hit single 'Work N Grind' which achieved remarkable success  In 2019, King Perryy headlined "East Meets West" in Uganda.He also released another hit single titled 'Murder' featuring Teni which peaked at the top 10 MTV Base West Africa count down. 

On April 28, 2021, he released his debut studio album titled "Citizen Of The World" which features Phyno, Mayorkun, Kizz Daniel, Timaya, PsychoYP and OxladeHe signed a partnership deal with Jones Worldwide for artist and label services in 2021. 

He was nominated for 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, Victony, and Ria Sean.In 2024, He released a 2 pack singles 'Confirm Parole' featuring Ajebo Hustlers and Dandizzy and 'Gbege' featuring PsychoYP and Kaestyle,he also drop 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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2. "King Perryy Consolidates On Million Streams Achievement With Tight Condition". Independent Nigeria. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
3. "Timaya signs New Artiste King Perryy to DM Records". Bella Naija. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
4. "King Perryy speaks on constantly discovering self". Punch Nigeria. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
5. "5 minutes with Nigeria's Dancehall singer King Perryy". GQ South Africa. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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20. "King Perryy Continental Playlist EP". Albumtalks. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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22. "Continental Playlist King Perry's statement of intent Pulse Album Review". Pulse Nigeria. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
23. "King Perryy releases Confirm Parole Gbege". Thenation Nigeria. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
24. "King Perryy taps Ajebo Hustlers, Dandizzy, Psycho YP for fiery two-pack single". Vanguard Nigeria. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
25. "King Perryy Shares New Project N****s from the South". Albumtalks. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
26. "Nigerian Afro-dancehall act steps out as a Citizen of The World". Jamaica Gleaner. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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37. "New Music King Perryy feat. Wizard Chan & Tuzi Beast of our Nation". Bella Naija. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
38. "King Perryy Shares Second Version of Hit Single Denge II With Shatta Wale & Runtown". Albumtalks. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
39. "King Perryy, Runtown and Shatta Wale combine forces for Denge II". Notjustok. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
40. "King Perry further exploits the potential of his hit song on Denge II Review". Albumtalks. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2025.

• Nigerian male singer-songwriters
• Nigerian singer-songwriters
• Musicians from Enugu State
• Musicians from Rivers State
• Living people
• 1994 births