7th August, 2024
By Taiwo Okanlawon
Nigerian singer, Anthony Ebuka Victor, popularly known as Victony, has attributed his career success to his hit song ‘Soweto.’
According to him, the global hit song changed the trajectory of his life.
He stated this during a recent interview with Sound City.
“‘Soweto’ changed my life. It changed my life in the sense that I was able to travelled to places I didn’t believe that I would get to in a very short time,” he said.
“The song was already successful in late 2022, and in 2023, we wanted to maintain that success so we employed Don Toliver and Rema on the remix. They’re very big names and their sounds are not far from what ‘Soweto’ sound like.”
“Soweto” is produced by ace producer Tempoe. It was released as the first single from Victony’s second extended play Outlaw.
It gained popularity on Tiktok and charted across the United Kingdom, Canada, Netherlands and Switzerland. A remix featuring Omah Lay was released before a second remix with Rema and Don Toliver was released propelling the song further.
Victony and Tempoe released the video for “Soweto” in October 2022. The video was directed by Jyde Ajala and garnered over 8 million views on YouTube within four weeks. A second video was released for the remix. The song featured at number 15 on Rolling Stone magazine’s “Top 40 Afropop Songs of 2022”.
Victony hails from Orsu local government in Imo state and studied B.Eng in Petroleum Engineering, at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (F.U.T.O).
Victony started off solely as a rapper and later honed his skills and developed a more dynamic artistry that allows him to perfectly swing between different genres such as RnB, Trap & Afropop and express the extent of his versatility.
In 2021, Victony was involved in a car accident that almost claimed his legs and had him in a wheelchair for months. Despite this setback, Victony managed to put out several acclaimed singles during the year including ‘Pray’ and the Mayorkun hit collab ‘Holy Father’. He also collaborated with Grammy-winning producer Rexxie to release a dance capsule, ‘Nataraja’.
He made headlines after releasing his highly anticipated single ‘OHEMA’ featuring an impressive lineup of 14 superstars, including Ayra Starr, Odumodublvck, and Rema.
The single also incorporates the exceptional talents of Babyboy AV, Bella Shmurda, Blaqbonez, Bloody Civilian, Crayon, Lojay, Magixx, Oxlade, Qing Madi, and YKB.
With such an array of superstar talents, the track delivers an explosion of melodies sure to have listeners spellbound.
With a recent sold-out show in Uganda and a rapidly growing international fanbase, Victony continues to soar as one of Africa’s brightest musical exports. His impact is evident, as the artist currently ranks as the third most streamed Nigerian artist on Spotify in 2024.
