Victor AD explained

Victor AD
Birth Name:	Victor Adere
Alias:	Red Eye, Old Warri
Birth Date:	1993 8, df=y
Birth Place:	Kirikiri, Lagos State, Nigeria
Origin:	Ughelli, Delta State
Genre:	Afrobeats
Years Active:	2017 –present
Label:	RED EYE
Associated Acts:	Burna Boy, Davido, Patoranking, Erigga
Siblings:	Joshua Adere, Deborah Adere -->

Victor Adere (born 2 August 1993), better known as Victor AD, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.^{[1] [2]} In 2019 He posted a picture of himself on the street of Dubai with the caption “God I still remember this time last year, I had no passport but now Dubai be like backyard" just to recall the journey to success so far. ^[3]

Biography

Victor Eugenie Adere was born in Kirikiri, Apapa, Lagos State, where he grew up with his family. He is the second child of four children. He attended Heritage International School in Lagos and Ekpan Secondary School in Uvwie, Warri metropolitan area.

Victor began his music career in early 2014. He has worked with producers such as Kulboybeat, Kizzybeatz, ID Clef, Mr Nolimitz. Victor AD's first music release was "Jowo"; the song became a theme song for Radio Continental.^[4]

In 2017, Victor AD released the single "No Idea".^[5] The music video for the song, which was shot and directed by Cinema House Images in late 2018, was endorsed by TV stations in Nigeria.^[6]

On 17 June 2018, Victor AD released the single "Wetin We Gain",^[7] and was discovered by the management company Longitude Promotions in 2018.^[8] The music video for "Wetin We Gain" has garnered more than 9 million views on YouTube.^[9]

Awards and nominations

• Soundcity MVP Awards Festival

Listener's Choice nominee, 2018

• SSMA: Best Pop Single and Best New Act, 2018^[10]
• WEA: Street Song of the Year and Next Rated Artiste, 2018
• City People Magazine Award: Promising Act of the Year, 2018; Pop Artiste of the Year, 2019^[11]
• Ghana Meets Naija: Recognition Award, 2018
• Ghana 3Music Awards: Best African Act, 2019
• The Headies

Best Pop Single and Song of the Year nominations for "Wetin We Gain", 2019; Next Rated nominee, 2019^[12]

Discography

Songs

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Wetin We Gain	Release: 17 June 2018 Format: CD, Digital download
No Idea	Release: 2017 Label: ETINS Records Format: CD, Digital download
Tire You	Release: 26 January 2019 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Why	Release: 10 February 2019 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Emoji	Release: 15 May 2019 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
RED EYE (THE EP)	Release: 02 August 2019 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Too Much Money	Release: 16 October 2019 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Tomorrow	Release: 09 January 2020 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Prayer Request	Release: 10 July 2020 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Wet	Release: 26 November 2020 Label: SJW Entertainment Format: CD, Digital download
Olofofo	Release: 14 May 2021 Label: Red Eye Format: CD, Digital download
Nothing To Prove (EP)	Release: 30 July 2021 Label: Red Eye Format: CD, Digital download
Omo Ologo	Release: 19 November 2021 Label: Red Eye Format: CD, Digital download
Simple Life	Release: 2 August 2022 Label: Red Eye Format: CD, Digital download
Realness Over Hype (Album)	Release: 29 March 2024 Label: Red Eye & Ufuahs Nation/ONErpm Format: CD, Digital download ^[13]

External links

• Twitter Profile
• Clothing Brand - REDEYE Exclusive
• Web

Profiles

Notes and References

1. Web site: How I felt when I heard my song encourages rituals and fraud – Victor AD. Legit Nigeria. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
2. Web site: My music not the cause of robbers' attack –Victor AD. Punch Nigeria. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
3. Web site: 2019-03-16. Victor AD shares grass to grace story. 2021-02-27. Vanguard News. en-US.
4. Web site: Jowo – Victor.A.D. Naijapals. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
5. Web site: Victor AD – No Idea . TooXclusive. Tomiwa. 20 November 2018. 11 January 2019.
6. Web site: Arunaye. Newton. 11 August 2018. Victor AD – No Idea Video. 11 January 2019. Legit9ja.
7. Web site: Victor AD's 'Wetin We Gain' is the theme song for the average Nigerian youth . Pulse Nigeria. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
8. Web site: Who is Victor Ad? (Biography, Net Worth, Songs). Mvphenryeto. 1 February 2019. 3 February 2019.
9. Web site: Watch Victor AD's Emotional Performance at Day 2 Of Felabration 2018 . The Net Nigeria. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
10. Web site: Erigga, Johnny Drille, Victor AD Nominated For 10th Annual South-South Music Awards See Nominees List . TheNet. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
11. Web site: Victor Ad Wins City People's 'Most Promising Act of the Year' Award . Uncova. 13 August 2018 . 11 January 2019.
12. Web site: Burna Boy, Starboy, Fireboy DML, Victor AD, Teni and Joeboy Nominated For BEST POP SINGLE category of the 13th Headies Awards . The Headies. 21 October 2019.
13. Web site: Mp3Mack.com . 2024-03-29 . Victor AD – Realness Over Hype (Album) . 2024-03-29 . Mp3Mack.com . en-GB.