Afro dancehall artiste, Inetimi Alfred Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya has signed a new artiste, King Perryy into his Dem Mama records.
Timaya announced the signing of Continental Boy, King Perryy to his label, DM Records on his Instagram page. It came as a surprise for fans of Timaya when the singer followed King Perryy.
The ‘Bum Bum’ crooner has over 1.3million follower on his Instagram and his new sign up is his first follower.
He wrote, “I just signed an artist that I’m a fan to. @kingperryy welcome to @dmrecordshq.”
King Perryy’s whose real name is Anthony Offiah, is an Afro Dancehall recording artiste from Enugu, Nigeria.
He was Born April 28th, 1994 in Port Harcourt, he grew up greatly influenced by music by the great Bob Marley, Sean Paul, Westlife and Alex Zitto. He started making music professionally in 2014 and has released several songs over the years including the Alex Zitto inspired Walakolombo.
Perryy also wrote on his page, “Big thanks to everyone whose been supporting the movement from the very beginning, massive thanks to the PAPI CHULO ?him self @timayatimaya for believing in me! Am glad to be opening a new chapter of my career with the family @dmrecordshq aka #TheWinningTeam The real work just began guys! Let’s show them!#kingsNation #ContinentalBoy #DmRecords #kingperryyseason.”
Timaya’s manager, Osagie Okunkpolor introduced him to King Perryy’s music and immediately Timaya expressed his interest in the young talent. After a series of meetings between DM Records, King Perryy, his manager Babalola Osogbiye (Bilo) and their lawyers, a record deal was put on the table.
Timaya insisted on waiting for several months, until the young talent completed his degree in Project Management at the Federal University of Technology in Owerri, before making it official. Balla Naija reports.
