
Real Name:
Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu
Music Genre:
Reggaeton
Highlife
Afropop
Record Label:
AireMighty Records | Young Wealth Records
Date of birth:
28-10-1983
Age:
41
Nationality:
NIGERIA
Duncan Mighty
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From his youth, Duncan Wene Mighty began as an instrumentalist; he played drums in church and was the choir director. His interest in music grew with time and eventually led him to the school, where he studied Audio engineering. During his Youth Service, he served as a sound instructor for Benson and Hedges. He also worked at Dolphin Studios while on IT at Muson Centre in Lagos. At this time, Wene Mighty was certain about his singing potential, although his main focus was strongly on music production. He would later begin recording and eventually combining both skills.
In 2006, he returned to Port Harcourt where he first rendered his services to record companies D Large Records and 360 Records, before partnering with celebrity jeweler Chris Aire to form AireMighty Records. His father Mr. Okechukwu passed on to the Afterlife in 2007. The following year, Wene Mighty released his first studio album, Koliwater, which helped establish him as a homegrown hitmaker in the music industry. The album contains twenty two songs including "Ijeoma", "Scatter My Dada", "Dance For Me" and "Ako Na Uche". After substantial success with the album, Wene Mighty began work on his next album Ahamefuna (Legacy) and by second quarter 2010, it was released into the local record stores in Nigeria. This album was produced entirely by Wene Mighty himself with no guest appearances or featured artists. It was preceded by the lead single "I Don't Give A Shot". Wene Mighty also snared a leading three nominations for the 2011 NEA Awards and won in the category of the "Indigenous Artist of the Year".Footprints was released in September 2012. The album features collaborations with Timaya, Shaggy, Otuu Sax, Sandaz Black and Wande Coal.[6] Wene Mighty was honoured alongside fellow South South artists M-Trill, Timaya, Becky Enyioma and Sodi Cookey at the 4th annual Odudu Music Awards
Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu (born October 28, 1983),[simply known as Duncan Mighty, is a Nigerian musician, singer, and music producer from Obio-Akpor, Rivers State. Though his musical style demonstrates a high-level of genre versatility, it is also heavily influenced by the sounds and culture of his people as most of his songs are sung in his native Ikwerre tongue.
In September 2012, Wene Mighty released Footprints, an 18-track album with guest appearances from Timaya, Shaggy, Otuu Sax, Sandaz Black and Wande Coal. He has been honoured by the UN as a peace ambassador.
Did you know On July 25th 2015 Duncan Mighty got married to his fiancée, the event was by invitation only where famous gospel artist Sammie Okposo performed as a guest artist. As seen here CLICK
Discography
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Koliwater
Released in 2008
Produced by AireMighty Records | Young Wealth Records
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Ahamefuna (Legacy)
Released in 2010
Produced by AireMighty Records | Young Wealth Records
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Footprints
Released in 2012
Produced by AireMighty Records | Young Wealth Records
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Grace& Talent
Released in 2014
Produced by Young Wealth Records
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The Certificate
Released in 2016
Produced by Young Wealth Records
References
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Bio by Afrobios
Singles
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2010
Title Album Port Harcourt Ahamefuna (Legacy) -
2010
Title Album Obianuju Ahamefuna (Legacy)