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Young Jon
Person · male · Nigeria · Ibadan · born 1995 · recording since 2022
Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer
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Also known as John Saviours Udomboso · Young John · Young John · Young Jonn · 年轻的约翰
Timeline
1990s
2020s
· Debut release
Debut release: Xtra Cool
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
Biography
John Saviours Udomboso (born 16 February 1995), known professionally as Young Jonn, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer, currently signed to Chocolate City Music. He is also known for his hit singles Dada and the remix with Davido. He had music production credits on industry hits during the 2010s and was affiliated with the YBNL mafia family going on to be ranked #3 in The NET's list of "Nigeria's Top 7 Biggest Music Producers" and went on to be nominated in the "Producer of The Year" at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies 2015.
Early life and education
Udomboso was born in Ibadan into a Christian family, who came from Akwa Ibom. Udomboso attended the Ideal Foundation Primary School, Ibadan and GOF College, Osogbo, Osun State. During his high school days in Osogbo, he was interested in basketball, soccer, musical imstruments, miming and dance. He studied Communication and Language Arts at the University of Ibadan.
Career
Udomboso started playing musical instrument as a child. He formed a group called AVG along with his brothers before he got signed to Hit Factory Studio in 2012. While working as producer at Hit Factory, he produced a chart-topping single by Olamide titled "Story For The Gods". He was nominated for "Producer of The Year" at the 2015 edition of The Headies for his work on "Bobo", a song by Olamide which rose to critical acclaim.
Udomboso has been credited for producing songs like "Gbese" and "Efejoku" by Lil Kesh, "Biggest Backside" by Davido and album credits including The Baddest by Davido, 2 Kings by Olamide and Phyno and Eyan Mayweather by Olamide.
In 2022, Young Jonn closed a deal with Chocolate City, with the release of "Dada", off his first extended play, Love Is Not Enough (Vol. 1), which was released on 1 April 2022. On 21 October 2022, Young Jonn released "Love is Not Enough" (Vol. 2). This project contained already-released Dada Remix, Normally, Next to You, Xtra Cool and If You Leave and Sokoto.
In 2025, Young Jonn released the single "Only Fans", marking his first release of the year. He subsequently released "Che Che", a collaboration with Nigerian singer Asake, followed by "Cashflow" featuring Wizkid.
In November 2025, he released his second studio album, Blue DiscoBlue DiscoSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Padre Nuestro2:352Lalalaa2:593Level Up2:014Jiggy Bop3:045Airdrop2:176Close Friends List2:367Full Control2:2782Factor3:469Go Shawty (It’s Your Birthday)2:3110Accelerate2:4711LAPO Baby2:3212Strika2:4313Minivan2:4514What Are We3:0615Cash Flow2:5516Troway2:5117Che Che2:5018Safe Space2:1519Away2:1020Obi’s House2:4621OUTRO: Blue Disco1:28. Upon release, the album debuted at number one on the Apple Music Nigeria albums chart.
In November 2025, Young Jonn released his sophomore studio album, Blue Disco, a 21-track project featuring guest appearances from Wizkid, Olamide, Asake, Rema, Focalistic, Shenseea, and DJ Tunez. Following the album's release, he returned on 29 May 2026 with the single "Elumelu," an uptempo track celebrating financial ambition and wealth inspired by businessman Tony Elumelu.
Album and EPs
Love Is Not Enough (Vol 1)
Love Is Not Enough (Vol 2)
Jiggy Forever (2024)
Blue Disco (2025)
Singles
"Dada"
"Dada" (Remix) (feat. Davido)
"Normally"
"Xtra CoolXtra CoolSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Xtra Cool2:30"
"Currency" (feat. Olamide)
"Aquafina" (2023)
"Sharpally" (2023)
"Disconnect" (2023)
"Go Hard" (2023)
"Big Big Things" (feat. Kizz Daniel & Seyi Vibez) (2024)
Sooner
Ten Times
Only Fans
Che Che (Feat Asake)
Cash Flow feat. Wizkid (2025)
Elumelu (2026)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 42:09
1Tony Montana2:092Pot of Gold2:353Bahamas2:474Aquafina2:485Big Big Things3:016Bucket List2:427Showcase2:478Jeje2:569Stronger2:2210Hold On3:0411Maya Maya2:171250 Billion2:1413Full My Tank2:3914Shine Shine2:3215Sharpally2:4316Go Hard2:332025 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 21 tracks · 55:24
1Padre Nuestro2:352Lalalaa2:593Level Up2:014Jiggy Bop3:045Airdrop2:176Close Friends List2:367Full Control2:2782Factor3:469Go Shawty (It’s Your Birthday)2:3110Accelerate2:4711LAPO Baby2:3212Strika2:4313Minivan2:4514What Are We3:0615Cash Flow2:5516Troway2:5117Che Che2:5018Safe Space2:1519Away2:1020Obi’s House2:4621OUTRO: Blue Disco1:282026 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 7 tracks · 18:06
1Destiny2:222By 42:133Shege3:344Elumelu2:135Glass in the Air2:356Hold Somebody2:387Ws in the Chat2:31
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Xtra CoolSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:301Xtra Cool2:30 | 22 September 2022 | ||
| 2023 | TerminatorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:541Terminator3:54 | 7 July 2023 | ||
| 2023 | JELOSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:271JELO2:27 | 30 August 2023 | ||
| 2026 | Hold SomebodySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:381Hold Somebody2:38 | 9 September 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Young Jon head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:YOUNG_JOHN5213.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e1450a4-1d77-4452-b51c-e2f9ed848170discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e1450a4-1d77-4452-b51c-e2f9ed848170core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21574887seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Jonnbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Jonn
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
- List of Nigerian musicians
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Image: Chidera D.O. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q21574887 · MusicBrainz: 8e1450a4-1d77-4452-b51c-e2f9ed848170
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