Toyboy, known by his stage name, has his real name as Oladokun Babatunde Olasunkanmi. He is a multi talented Nigerian singer, actor, brand influencer, music promoter and entrepreneur.
He was born on February 14 in the 90s in Ondo State, but hails from Oyo State Nigeria. He grew up in his original state of birth before he moved to Oyo State where he made a career in music.
He is one of the fast-rising Afrobeats singers in Nigeria, doing very well in the music industry with hit songs like ‘Pull Up’ and ‘Eleda’.
Toyboy’s Educational Background
Toyboy had his primary and secondary education in Oyo State and obtained his first and secondary certificates respectively.
He later attended Lautech and Rare Edge Film And Arts Academy. He has since proved to be a talent in the music profession.
Toyboy’s Music Career
Toyboy started off as a vocalist in his local church as a Choir.
He became widely and professionally known in music when he recorded and released his debut single, ‘Ire’ in 2017, a song he collaborated with another upcoming artist, Idyllwhizz.
The song was a success as it received wide acceptance and airplay across radio and television stations in Nigeria because of the uniqueness of the sound and entertaining lyrics.
The song also shot him to limelight and earned him large fan base especially on social media platform.
In 2019, the exceptionally creative and talented young artist released three hot jams that trickled the ears of music lovers, This Year, Manya Freestyle, and Aje.
The release of these hot songs increased his popularity in the music space and made his growing fans to stream and download his songs.
Toyboy has so far released good number of hit songs, making waves on major music streaming platforms in Nigeria, some of which are:
- Hustle
- Aje
- Manya Freestyle
- This Year
- Ire
- Orekelewa
- Pull Up
- Alubarika
- Just Like That
- Ijo Ayo
- Toh Bad, among others.
Aside music, Toyboy has also made a name in the movie world.
In 2020, he played a role in the short film, ‘’Hindsight. He has since acted in good number of Nollywood movies with brilliant performances.
In an interview, the talented music star revealed that he grew up listening to records of Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, Tupac Shakur, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, and Stevie Wonder who he confessed, influenced him greatly in his music profession.
His Personal Life
Toyboy is not yet married, believed to be in a relationship with his growing popularity and wealth in the music industry.
He is a pretty young man, more determined in making it to the top of the music career without any distraction.
He is one of the leading brand influencers, working with several SMEs and creatives in Nigeria.
Toyboy featured as a guest to the Rising Star radio station in August 2020.
Toyboy’s Net Worth
Toyboy is currently doing amazingly well in the Nigerian music space with an estimated net worth of about $150,000 dollars.
He has remained prominent on social media with lots of followers. You can reach or follow Toyboy on:
- Instagram handle – @Toyboy_tfresh
- Twitter handle – @Oluwatoyboy
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