Phantom (producer)

Phantom
Birth nameAyobami Olaleye
OriginNigerian
GenresAfrobeats, Afropop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsBMG UK

Ayobami Olaleye professionally known as Phantom is a multi-gold, award-winning Afrobeats record producer, singer, and songwriter. In 2020, he became the third Nigerian Afrobeats producer in history to be certified by Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) after Burna Boy’s "Ye"[1] became a certified gold record in France. The song earned him an award at 2019 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, in the African Producer of the Year category,[2] with a nomination at The Headies, in the Producer of the Year category.

On 8 August 2022, he was cited as one of the producers on the TurnTable Nigeria Producer Top 100 chart, and reached number 17.[3]

  1. ^ Ibironke, Oluwatobi (11 March 2019). ""'Ye' Stamped My Name Amongst The Greats." – Phantom". Tush Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-06-14. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Soundcity MVP Awards Festival 2019 - Complete Winners' List + Photos". Soundcity. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "TurnTable Producers Top 100". Turntable. Turntable. Retrieved 1 September 2022.