OliveTheBoy
Joel Ofori Bonsu (born October 19, 2002) known by the stage name OliveTheBoy is a Ghanaian Afrobeats singer and songwriter. He is currently signed to Sony Music's Columbia Records through its subsidiary Bu Vision Entertainment.
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OliveTheBoy
- Name
- OliveTheBoy
- Birth Name
- Joel Ofori Bonsu
- Born
- 19 October 2002
- Birthplace
- Konongo, Ghana
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Education
- University of Ghana · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · Opoku Ware Senior High School
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Joel Ofori Bonsu (born October 19, 2002) known by the stage name OliveTheBoy is a Ghanaian Afrobeats singer and songwriter. He is currently signed to Sony Music's Columbia Records through its subsidiary Bu Vision Entertainment.
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Key facts
• Name — OliveTheBoy • Birth Name — Joel Ofori Bonsu • Born — 19 October 2002 • Birthplace — Konongo, Ghana • Origin — Konongo, Ghana • Genre — * Afro pop • Afrobeats • Occupation — * Musician • singer • Years Active — 2020 & present • Label — Columbia Records, Bu Vision
Early life and career
Early life and career
OliveTheBoy had his senior high school education at the Opoku Ware Senior High School in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is currently enrolled at the University of Ghana for his tertiary education. He started making music in 2020 just after completing his high school education. He released his debut EP in May 2023 titled Avana EP which had the single Godsin which became the most streamed Ghanaian song in first half of 2023. He is signed to Columbia Records through its subsidiary Bu Vision Entertainment foundered by Bu Thiam Columbia Record's vice president and is managed by Loop Music/FulLCircL Management Ltd. In June 2023 he was named Apple Music's Up Next Star due to his rising popularity, and first in the Chartmetrics list of most streamed Ghanaian performers from January to June.
Singles
Singles
• Goodsin (2023) • Je (2023)
EPs
EPs
• Avana EP (2023)
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