As
the drama continues following the breakup of the magical pop group,
PSquare, we took a look at their lives and how far they have come through
the years.
PSquare
The Okoye twins, Peter and Paul, as a musical group, have indeed come a long way.
After ruling the entertainment scene in Nigeria and Africa for
about 14 years, winning many laurels in the process, it is unthinkable
that they are about to tear the union apart at a time that the group has
almost evolved into an institution.
The group known as P-Square started in St. Murumba Secondary School
in Jos, capital of Plateau State, in the 1990s. Peter and Paul Okoye
cut their teeth as singers and dancers in the school music and drama
club before forming a group known as the Smooth Criminals in 1997.
Later, the brothers enrolled in a music school to receive formal
training on how to play the keyboard, drums, bass and rhythm guitars.
When the Smooth Criminals got disbanded, the twins, who were already
household names in Jos, founded their own group.
At different times, they named the group Double P and Da Pees before finally settling for PSquare.
Initially managed by Bayo Odusanmi, aka Howie T, a seasoned concert
promoter, the PSquare started its musical journey on a sound note. The
group won the Benson and Hedges Grab Da Mic talent hunt competition in
2001 and earned a well-deserved sponsorship for its debut album, titled
Last Nite.
A few months later, the PSquare was nominated for the KORA Awards
of the same year in the Most Promising African Group category. The icing
on the cake came when the group won the 2003 Amen Award for Best
R&B Group.
The PSquare had since gone ahead to win more awards.
In its 14 years of existence, it recorded a total of six studio
albums, including Game Over, the group’s best-selling album that sold
over 8 million copies all over the world.
