Harrysong
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Harrison Tare Okiri (born 30 March 1981) better known by his stage name Harrysong, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who rose to fame after his tribute song to Nelson Mandela won the "Most Downloaded Callertune Award" at The Headies 2013. Harrysong was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria to Ijaw parents but moved to Lagos in 2007 after spending some of his early life in Port Harcourt.
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- 8,410
- Total plays
- 46,246
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Harrysong
- Musical artist.image
- Faces at AMVCA 2020 46.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Harrysong at AMVCA 2020
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Harrison Tare Okiri
- Musical artist.native_name
- Tare
- Musical artist.alias
- Mr. Songz
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
- Musical artist.genre
- R&B, afropop, african hip hop, dancehall, highlife
- Musical artist.occupation
- Versatile Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and performer
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals, piano, drums, conga, guitar
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2008—present
- Musical artist.label
- Current Former
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Warri
- Occupation
- performing artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Hair colour
- black hair
- Genre
- highlife
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Faces at AMVCA 2020 46.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1981-03-30
- start of work period
- 2008-00-00
- social media followers
- 92400
- pseudonym
- Harrysong
- birth name
- Harrison Tare Okiri
- nominated for
- Nigeria Entertainment Awards
- Commons category
- Harrysong
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Awards and nominations
- Selected awards and nominations
- Discography
- Selected singles
- References
Harrison Tare Okiri (born 30 March 1981) better known by his stage name Harrysong, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who rose to fame after his tribute song to Nelson Mandela won the "Most Downloaded Callertune Award" at The Headies 2013. Harrysong was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria to Ijaw parents but moved to Lagos in 2007 after spending some of his early life in Port Harcourt.
Prior to signing to QuestionMark Entertainment, Harrysong used to perform at night clubs until he met Kcee who introduced him to top music personalities. In 2014, Harrysong was nominated in the "Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year" category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards after the release of his chart-topping song "Beta Pikin".
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