Obinna Kelvin Anyanwu popularly known by his stage name Waconzy, born August 10, 1983 is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, record producer and philanthropist.
He was born in Braithwaite memorial hospital (BMH), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria but is an indigene of Umuahia in Abia state and is the 3rd son from a very large family.
Obinna Anyanwu is 41 years old.
Waconzy had his primary education at Bereton College Port Harcourt (now Titare academy) and secondary education at Government College Owerri, gaining admission into the prestigious Federal University of Technology Owerri where he graduated in 2005 with a degree in project Management.
After completing his NYSC compulsory national service in 2006 at Markudi in Benue state, Waconzy joined the project management institute America where he was certified a project management professional (PMP).
Waconzy's induction into music started wayback while still a secondary school student which was when he recorded his first song influenced by 2pac, Bonethugs and Dr. Dre at Kubikle recording studios, Owerri featuring SouthEnds and produced by BM and Bruno. All the way through university, participating and winning competitions making him a favorite among his peers. In 2000, he released his first commercial single and in 2008, founded his label, DV8 media.
In 2008, he released his single ‘I Celebrate’ featuring Duncan Mighty in the remix version and with the video shot by Clarence Peters. He released his debut album, ‘I Celebrate' in 2010 which had singles like ‘I Celebrate’, ‘Too Much Money’, ‘Wedding Day’ and ‘Chuku Chuku’.
In 2013, he released his second album, ‘Money Back Guarantee’ and it had singles like ‘Amosu’, ‘Club on Fire’ and ‘Sweet like Tombo’. In 2015, he released a compilation album which featured songs like ‘Na God’, ‘Balling like Waconzy (Ekpoh)’ and ‘Ogbono’.
He has collaborated with artists like Banky W, Faze, Duncan Mighty, and Naeto C and performed at concerts like the MTN on the Power of Ten Concert in 2011, Calabar Carnival in 2013, Caribbean African American Awards in 2013, MTN Loud In Naija Tour in 2013 and the Hennessey Artistry Tour also in 2013.
Waconzy has been nominated for several awards including;
He has performed in countries like Malaysia, Germany, Sierra Leone, United states, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Italy, Austria, Nigeria, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, France and Nigeria among others.
Waconzy is a versatile business man with eyes in Oil and Gas, Importation of cars, Exportation of Agricultural products, Computers, Inverters and Event solutions. As an agent for change, Waconzy established the ‘Waconzy versus Malaria Zero Tolerance Campaign’ which is primarily aimed at fighting the menace of malaria across Africa. He has paid and sponsored tuition fees for over 500 primary school pupils and has fed over a thousand destitute in one day.
His stage name, "Waconzy" is a blend of two English words ‘Wacko" and "Zany” which he uses to describe his musical/lyrical delivery. He might become a pastor one day as he revealed in an interview that he has the 'calling'.
He has a humanitarian award from WMI Film Festival in Hollywood, California
His net worth is not available.
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