4. Banky W
Banky W, is a Nigerian R&B artist. BANKY can be said to be one of the few Nigerian artists who does real R&B and successful with it.
He is the founder and owner of Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E.) record label as a platform to get his music to his fans and bringing up young stars in the building. He along with Sasha P were the first official ambassadors of Samsung electronics in Nigeria. He is a brand ambassador for Ciroc, ultra-premium vodka.
He has also won different credible awards like: John Lennon Song Writing Award 2006, R&B Category, for ‘My Regret’, Best R&B Artiste, Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2006,Best Male R&B Artiste, Urban Independent Music Awards, USA, 2006,BestInternational Album, Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2007 for ‘Mr Capable’,Best R&B Video, Nigerian Music Video Awards 2008 for ‘Don’t Break My Heart’
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As a philanthropist, he launched the “I AM CAPABLE” scholarship fund, which provides tuition, room & board at private universities for youth who are in need and meet the grade requirements. He’s also on the board of trustees of the “LightupNigeria” Project, which is focused on achieving constant electrical power supply in Nigeria, as well as various other charitable society building and empowering projects. He has also been extremely successful in many Corporate Marketing Campaigns, having been featured prominently in projects like Etisalat’s 0809ja Launch, Cocacola-Nigeria’s World Cup Theme Song, and Microsoft’s Anti-Cyber Crime Initiative. Last but not least, he is an accomplished Master of Ceremonies/Host, as he has successfully anchored numerous high profile events such as The HipHop World Awards (2009), Nigerian Breweries Legend Extra Stout Product Launch, and The Gulder Ultimate Search Celebrity TV Show Launch.
Banky played a major role in mobilizing the Nigerian youth to participate in the Occupy Nigeria series of protests in January 2012. The protests were to resist the implementation of the government’s fuel subsidy removal policy.
Not to mention he is responsible for bringing up a few nigerian trending artists like wizkid,skales,shaydee and more.
He has been concluded to be the 4th most influential Singer in Nigeria as of 2015.
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