Peter Okoye

Biography

Peter Obumneme Okoye (; born 18 November 1981), professionally known as Mr. P, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the music duo P-Square with his identical twin brother Rudeboy. In 2021, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from ESCAE University in Benin Republic.

Early life and education

Peter Obumneme Okoye and his twin brother Paul grew up in a large family, in Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria. He was born into the family of Josephine Okoye and Mazi Moses Okoye. Peter and Paul joined a school of music and drama club, where they started dancing, singing and performing songs of popular artist like MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson.
Peter Okoye attended St. Murumba secondary school, a Catholic school in Jos, Plateau State Nigeria. Later in 1999, he applied to the University of Abuja to study Business Administration, but didn't complete the degree.

Solo career

In 2017, P-Square disbanded and both band members parted ways. Mr P first dropped his solo single titled "For My Head", "Cool It Down" in 2017.
In 2018, Mr. P collaborated with Nyanda of Brick & Lace on a song titled "Wokie Wokie". In 2021, Mr. P founded his own record label called P-Classic Records, the label has signed Nigerian activist and disc jockey DJ Switch and in 2021, he released a 16-track debut album titled, The Prodigal×The Prodigal1 April 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Odo4:132Paloma3:403I Do3:164Boyfriend3:565Just Like That3:346I Love You3:537I No Like Trouble3:428Prodigal3:589Smooth Criminal3:3410Blessed3:5111Lola Diego3:0812Grow Old4:0113Eh Lo4:4914Nobody4:1515Fly Away3:2416Follow My Lead4:01 which featured Tiwa Savage, Simi, Teni, Wande Coal, Tamar Braxton, Singah, Mohombi, DJ Switch, and OvieKelz.
Mr. P played the role of Arinze in Genevieve Nnaji's Lionheart (2018).

Personal life

In 2013, Okoye and his girlfriend, Lola Omotayo, welcomed a daughter in a San Francisco hospital in the United States. On 17 November 2013, the duo got married at the Ark in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.

Endorsement deals

On June 16, 2016, Mr P was made a Kia motor ambassador. Mr. P was also made a brand ambassador for Olympic Milk, produced by Nutricima limited. Peter founded a reality TV show named Dance with Peter which was sponsored by Globacom Telecommunication Limited. In August 2021, he was unveiled as the brand ambassador of Adidas, a manufacturing company that deals with shoes, clothing and accessories.