Blackmagic (musician)

Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter

Blackmagic

Birth name| Efemena Mukoro
Born| April 21
Genres|

* Afropop
* Afrobeat
* Rhythm and Blues
* Soul

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Occupation(s)| Musician

Musical artist

Efemena Mukoro, professionally known as Blackmagic, is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter.[2]

## Early life and education[edit]

Blackmagic is a native of Delta State but was born and raised in Lagos.[2][3] He attended King's College, Lagos for his secondary education and studied Computer Science from the University of Benin.

## Career[edit]

Blackmagic dropped out of school in order to pursue his music career and started out under the stage name, Ejay. He was signed to Lynxxx's Syndik8 records in 2010 as a Soul and Afrobeat musician. He went on to release multiple singles and his debut album titled Blackmagic 1.0 in 2011; he gained popularity with his single titled "Confam" which featured Sasha P.[4] He however came to the limelight following the release of the single, "Repete" in 2013.[5] "Repete" is described as one of the Nigerian songs with the most critical acclaim.[1] He is considered a pioneer of the Nigerian alternative scene.[3]

He changed his stage name over time to Ejay Blackmagic and to simply Blackmagic upon his exit from Syndik8 records.[2] He went on to launch his own record label, Based on Belief in 2013.[6]

## Discography[edit]

### Singles[edit]

* "Tomorrow" (2010)
* "Rainbow" (2011)
* "Fantasy" (2012)
* "Repete" (2012)
* "Foreigner" featuring Saeon
* "Black Friday"featuring Kid Konnect (2015)
* "Wonder" featuring Fetty Wap (2016)
* "No need" [7] (2018)
* "Anything for Love"[3] (2019)

### EPs[edit]

* BM[8] (2019 )

### Albums[edit]

* Version 1.0 (2011)
* Version 2.0 (2013)
* Black Friday (2015)
* Version 3.0 (2020)

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## Awards and nominations[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominee  | Result  | Ref

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2013  | The Headies | Best Alternative Song  | "Repete"  | Won  | [1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "BlackMagic". Music In Africa. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
2. ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "Blackmagic | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
3. ^ a b c d Ihekire, Chinonso (2020-02-22). "Version 3.0… Rebirth of blackmagic". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
4. ^ Omotolani (2017-04-21). "Blackmagic, Shan George, Nkiru Sylvanus are a year older today". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
5. ^ Abba, Immaculata. "Blackmagic". Nataal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
6. ^ Abimboye, Michael (2013-05-20). "Rapper Blackmagic part ways with Lynxxx's Syndik8 Records | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
7. ^ Ndeche, Chidirim (2018-02-10). "Blackmagic Is Back With "No Need"". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
8. ^ Bamidele, Michael (2019-09-10). "Blackmagic Releases New EP "BM"". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved 2021-05-31.