Maleek Berry

Maleek Berry
Berry in 2017
Background information
Birth nameOkunola Abdul Maleek Anu-Oluwapo Shoyebi
Also known asPapito
Born (1987-08-11) 11 August 1987 (age 37)[1]
South London, United Kingdom
Genres
Occupation(s)record producer, singer, songwriter, audio engineer
Instrument(s)Digital audio workstation, Vocals, Keyboards
Years active2007–present
Labels
Websitemaleekberry.com

Okunola Abdul Maleek Anu-Oluwapo Shoyebi[2] (born 11 August 1987), professionally known as Maleek Berry, is a British-Nigerian record producer and recording artist.[3] After his break into the spotlight in 2012, Maleek Berry was nominated as "Music Producer of the Year" at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Maleek Berry has worked with prominent artists such as Wizkid, Davido, Wale, Fuse ODG, Runtown and Iyanya.[4][5][6] In 2017 the Starboy Label signed act was nominated in the Best Male category of the annual MOBO Awards.[7]

  1. ^ Adesida, Olumide (11 August 2015). "Join us to wish Wizkid's producer Maleek Berry a happy 28th birthday!". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ "KONTROL". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ Adesida, Olumide (11 August 2015). "A biography of Maleek Berry: the man who's making timeless music". Nigeria Entertainment Today. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ^ Haliwud (18 April 2013). "Wizkid's 'Star Boy Entertainment' Signs Maleek Berry". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ Abulude, Samuel (2 April 2016). "Wizkid Collaborates With Runtown in Lagos To Kampala". Leadership Newspaper. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Interview: Maleek Berry". Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ^ "2017 MOBO AWARDS NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED! | MOBO Organisation". beta.mobo.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.