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P-Square are a Nigerian R&B duo composed of identical twin brothers Peter Okoye and Paul Okoye. They produce and release their albums through Square Records. In December 2011, they signed a record deal with Akon's Konvict Muzik label.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/12/akons-label-konvict-signs-wizkid-psquare-tuface/ )〕 In May 2012, they signed a record distribution deal with Universal Music South Africa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thenet.ng/2012/05/psquare-signs-distribution-deal-with-universal-music-south-africa/ )〕 ==History== The story of P-Square began in St. Murumba secondary school, a small Catholic school in Jos, Nigeria. Twins Peter and Paul joined their school music and drama club where they began singing, dancing, and mimicking songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson. They later formed an acappella quartet called "MMMPP" (M Clef a.k.a. Itemoh, Michael, Melvin, Peter and Paul). Drawing inspiration from their music idol Michael Jackson, they began break dancing, formed the group called "Smooth Criminals" in 1997.〔 They dropped M Clef from the group "MMMPP" which later was changed to "MMPP". Their artistic talent and precise dance routine soon made them household names in the city of Jos, where they performed at school functions and other occasions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mypsquare.com/index.php/default/bio )〕 Later in 1999, Peter and Paul returned to music school to develop their skills on the keyboard, drums, bass and rhythm guitar. Their work includes the soundtracks for a number of films like ''Tobi'', ''Mama Sunday'', ''Moment of Bitterness'' and ''Evas River''. Later in 1999, they applied to the University of Abuja to study Business Administration. The Smooth Criminals disbanded when its members left to various other universities. Subsequently Peter and Paul formed their own group, variously called "Double P", "P&P", and "Da Pees", until they eventually settled on "P Square". They are managed by Bayo Odusami aka Howie T, a seasoned concert promoter and the CEO of Adrot Nigeria Limited. In 2001, "P-Square" won the "Grab Da Mic" competition, and hence Benson & Hedges sponsored their debut album, titled ''Last Nite'', which was released under Timbuk2 music label. P-Square was also nominated as "Most Promising African Group" in the Kora Awards three months after the release of their debut album. They eventually won the 2003 Amen Award for "Best R&B Group".〔 In 2005, they released their second album, ''Get Squared'' under their own label, Square Records. This album was marketed nationwide by TJoe Enterprises, although they were still managed by Howie T of Adrot Nigeria Limited. The video for the second album held the #1 position on the MTV Base chart for four straight weeks. They have an ever growing fan base across South Africa with a particular stronghold of diehard fans in Cape Town. The group has performed alongside the following international artists like Ginuwine and Sean Paul, Akon. The members of P Square are now located in Lagos.〔 Late in 2007, they released their best selling album so far, ''Game Over''. It has sold 8 million copies worldwide.〔 In 2009, P-Square released their fourth studio album, ''Danger''. The album features collaborations with 2 Face Idibia, J Martins and Frenzy. The first single called "Danger" is a hip hop song with cutting synths and a frog bass baseline similar to an Eminem song. The video affirms this with the presence of clowns and staggered movements in front of the camera reminiscent of comical videos by Eminem. They are also known for the close resemblance which the twins have to American R&B Superstar, Usher Raymond. On 4 April 2010, P-Square was named the Artist of the Year at the Kora Awards in Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso while they were in London for a Concert at the Troxy, and they will receive a sum of $1 Million Dollars as the award winners, in Ebebiyin City. On August 29, 2014, P-Square released a single track featuring a top America Artist T.I. which P-Square titled EjeAjo, EjeAjo official video featuring T.I. was also released 29 August 2014 on both TV stations, Radio Stations and Web blogs. On September 14, 2014 P-Square released their 6th studio album titled Double Trouble .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=P-Square Discography )〕 On October 8, 2015 P-Square both got a range rover jeeps from Glo as wonderful ambasaadors to Glo especially with their sponsorship of the #DanceWithPeter TV/ Radio entertainment programme worldwide to bring dancers worldwide to show case their talents for outstanding prizes organized by Peter Okoye. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「P-Square」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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