Nero X
Ghanaian musician
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Early life and education
Joseph Buabeng was born and raised in Lagos Town a suburb in the Western region of Ghana. Nero X attended Takoradi Secondary School and later attended Takoradi Technical University.[4][5]
Music career
He started his music journey in 2005 as a member of the group '2Unit' with fellow musician Ayesem. They would later contest in the Nescafe African Revelations reality show that same year. In 2010 Nero X emerged the second runner up of ‘Star Grab the Mic’ organized by Empire Entertainment.[6][7][8]
In 2013, he won in the maiden edition of Viasat 1 TV's Born Starz.[9][10] Nero X released his first single ‘Osey’ in 2015 which topped major Ghanaian music charts. He will go on to release Otan, Nyame Dadaw, Nyimpa Nua among others.[11]
Nero X has worked with artistes such as Castro, Teephlow, Nana Quame, KK Fosu, Guru, Okyeame Kwame, FlowKing Stone, Tinny, etc.[12][13][14]
Videography
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jehovah | Mexxstudios | [15] |
| Be Thankful ft Teephlow | C-Links Media | [16] | |
| 2018 | S3 Asa | Nana Kofi Akromah | [17] |
| 2018 | Okwan So Brebre ft K.K Fosu | [18] | |
| Winner | Christopher Daniels | [19] | |
| 2017 | Yawa Dey | Mexx studios | [20] |
| Assom Ruff | Justice Kloutse | [21] | |
| Secret | Nana Kofi Akromah | [22] | |
| Peace and Love | HD Media Production | [23] | |
| Nipa Nua | Yaw Skyface | [24] | |
| 2016 | Frema | Stanley Adjetey | [25] |
| 2015 | Osey | [26] | |
| Hosanna ft Yoggie Doggie | LAM, XVIC TV | [27] | |
| Nyame Dadaw | Nana Kofi Akromah | [28] |
Awards and nominations
Vodafone Ghana Music Awards
RTC Western Music Awards
| Year | Recipient / nominated work | Award | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Winner | Best music video of the year | Nominated | [32] |
| Urban gospel song of the year | Nominated | [32] | ||
| Afropop song of the year | Nominated | |||
| Se Asa | Most popular regional song | Nominated | ||
| Moon lightning | Highlife song of the year | Nominated | [33] | |
| Himself | Highlife artiste of the year | Nominated | ||
| Artiste of the year | Nominated | [34] | ||
| 2018 | Highlife artiste of the year | Won | [35] | |
| Won | [36] | |||
| 2017 | Osey | Most Popular song of the year | Won | [36] |