Q222021
Sign in to saveInnocent Ujah Idibia MON (; born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, Face 2 Face (2004). He is regarded as one of the "most influential" and greatest Afrobeats artists of all time following his contributions to Nigerian pop music in the 2000s.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Nigeria
- Active from
- 1976
Discography
- Face 2 Face2006
- Grass 2 Grace2006
- Unstoppable2009
- Away and Beyond Plus2014
- The Ascension2014
- Officially Blind2016
- Amaka2018
- Warriors2020
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Key facts
- Person.honorific_prefix
- MON
- Person.name
- 2Baba
- Person.image
- 2face Idibia.png
- Person.caption
- 2face at the release of his album The Ascension (2014)
- Person.birth_name
- Innocent Ujah Idibia
- Person.birth_place
- Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
- Person.citizenship
- Nigerian
- Person.years_active
- 1994–present
- Musical artist.origin
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.label
- Hypertek DigitalKennis Music (former)
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Plantashun Boiz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Abaji
- Spouse
- Annie Idibia
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Genre
- contemporary R&B
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- 2face Idibia.png
- Number of children
- 7
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- date of birth
- 1976-09-18
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
- birth name
- Innocent Ujah Idibia
- social media followers
- 468000
- pseudonym
- 2Baba
- ethnic group
- Idoma people
- Commons category
- 2Baba
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life and controversies
- Legacy
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
Innocent Ujah Idibia MON (; born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, Face 2 Face (2004). He is regarded as one of the "most influential" and greatest Afrobeats artists of all time following his contributions to Nigerian pop music in the 2000s.
2Baba won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act in 2005. In 2019, he collaborated with Cobhams Asuquo and Timi Dakolo to release a song raising awareness for children's rights. In 2025, Billboard ranked his song "African Queen" No. 1 on their list of the best Afrobeats songs of all time.
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