30:
640:
731:
299:. She dropped her corporate job for a career in music in 2013 and went on to release her first official single titled "Were Niyen" which was received to critical acclaim. On 2 October 2014, she released another song produced by
1235:
203:
and the United States of
America where she dropped her job as a business consultant to pursue a career in music in 2013. In 2015, she released a marriage-themed single title "
1250:
894:
275:
where she completed her secondary school education. She holds a bachelor's degree in
International Business & Fashion Merchandising after graduating from
1220:
1225:
1240:
268:
869:
353:
1157:
1245:
1230:
369:
1215:
693:
312:
208:
1103:
813:
1210:
1131:
339:
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
647:
909:
787:
744:
300:
764:
272:
379:
1013:
199:?" was used at the Nigerian Youth Presidential debate in 2011. Born in England, Tonye was raised in France,
1045:
963:
1205:
840:
267:
mother, Tonye had most of her early life in
Nigeria, Paris and the United States of America. She attended
155:
1074:
991:
1200:
276:
29:
818:
102:
888:
374:
736:
391:
296:
232:
92:
937:
240:
316:
97:
1194:
264:
252:
244:
236:
1158:"Yemi Alade, Seyi Shay, Di'ja & More Battle For Glory at the ELOY Awards 2015"
624:"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
263:
Born in
England into the family of an Edo State father who was a diplomat and an
386:
248:
228:
726:
559:
220:
204:
1018:
845:
224:
107:
910:"I would like to date Don Jazzy because… – Tonye Garrick on love and music"
870:"Iyanya Singer's record label Made Men Music Group signs new singer Tonye"
292:
192:
287:
Prior to picking music as a profession, Tonye had previously worked for
1107:
1079:
1050:
968:
325:
320:
200:
207:" which got her nominated in the "Most Promising Act" category at the
914:
526:
330:
on 21 June 2014, she said she is working on her debut studio album.
78:
634:
288:
307:" which did well to gain grounds. In 2015, her song titled "
255:
before she developed her interest in music at the age of 7.
814:"I left my plum bank job for love of music – Tonye Garrick"
1185:
311:" became popular and thus winning her a nomination at the
211:. She is signed to Made Men Music Group since April 2016.
231:" was given to her by her grandmother who is a native of
651:
323:
as her musical influences. In an interview granted to
170:
1104:"My Father is Not Happy with My Music Career, But..."
1132:"Nigeria Entertainment Awards 2015 Full Nominations"
765:"Tonye Garrick: the singer getting Nigeria dancing"
195:
singer and songwriter. Her a cappella song titled "
165:
161:
151:
141:
124:
116:
85:
74:
54:
44:
39:
20:
788:"Afrobeats Artist Tonye Releases New Promo Photos"
120:Singer-songwriter, fashion and interior designer
1236:Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls alumni
8:
315:. She cites Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson,
893:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
337:
28:
17:
841:"The 10th NEA Awards 2015– Nominees List"
50:Tamunotonye Nneka Nkiruka Ibiyemi Garrick
1251:21st-century Black British women singers
1039:
1037:
669:
962:Okon-Ekong, Nseobong (30 August 2015).
756:
187:(born 27 August 1983), simply known as
1014:"I understand my body – Tonye Garrick"
886:
994:. Naija D.E.E.V.A.S. 19 December 2012
357:
352:
349:
346:
343:
7:
239:. She grew up listening to songs by
1221:21st-century Nigerian women singers
1102:Showemimo, Adedayo (21 June 2014).
992:"Deeva of the Week – TONYE GARRICK"
936:Falode, Tolu (25 September 2015).
14:
1226:Nigerian women singer-songwriters
812:Ajose, Kehinde (29 August 2015).
694:2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
313:2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
227:, South-South Nigeria. Her name "
209:2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
1073:Obioha, Vanessa (1 March 2015).
729:
638:
1130:Segun, Oleniju (11 June 2015).
1046:"I Started Singing By Accident"
1044:Odukoya, Lanre (9 March 2013).
1156:Aina, Idris (5 October 2015).
964:"A CHILDHOOD DREAM COMES TRUE"
938:"Statistic With Tonye Garrick"
908:Filani, Sola (21 March 2015).
269:Vivian Fowler Memorial College
1:
1241:Queen's College, Lagos alumni
767:. True Africa. 8 October 2015
295:Touche Tohmatsu Limited as a
1075:"Changing the Face of Music"
786:Badu, Ama (7 January 2015).
1246:Marymount University alumni
1231:Nigerian singer-songwriters
1162:Entertainment Rave Magazine
1267:
745:List of Nigerian musicians
623:
711:Music Artist of The Year
689:
592:
557:
521:
493:
465:
462:
431:
426:
397:
390:
385:
378:
373:
368:
365:
362:
27:
1216:Musicians from Edo State
259:Early life and education
593:"Written in The Stars"
631:Awards and nominations
273:Queen's College, Lagos
40:Background information
350:Peak chart positions
219:Tonye is a native of
652:adding missing items
277:Marymount University
1211:Singers from London
698:Most Promising Act
340:
942:Genevieve Magazine
819:Vanguard Newspaper
650:; you can help by
522:"Criminal (Remix)"
427:Non-album singles
338:
191:is a British-born
103:urban contemporary
720:
719:
668:
667:
628:
627:
179:
178:
1258:
1186:Official website
1173:
1172:
1170:
1168:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1070:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1041:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1010:
1004:
1003:
1001:
999:
988:
982:
981:
979:
977:
959:
953:
952:
950:
948:
933:
927:
926:
924:
922:
905:
899:
898:
892:
884:
882:
880:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
837:
831:
830:
828:
826:
809:
803:
802:
800:
798:
783:
777:
776:
774:
772:
761:
739:
737:Biography portal
734:
733:
732:
670:
663:
660:
642:
641:
635:
530:
398:"What About Us"
341:
297:business analyst
175:
172:
144:
68:
64:
62:
47:
32:
18:
1266:
1265:
1261:
1260:
1259:
1257:
1256:
1255:
1191:
1190:
1182:
1177:
1176:
1166:
1164:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1140:
1138:
1129:
1128:
1124:
1114:
1112:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1086:
1084:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1057:
1055:
1043:
1042:
1035:
1025:
1023:
1022:. 14 April 2013
1012:
1011:
1007:
997:
995:
990:
989:
985:
975:
973:
961:
960:
956:
946:
944:
935:
934:
930:
920:
918:
907:
906:
902:
885:
878:
876:
868:18 April 2016.
867:
866:
862:
852:
850:
839:
838:
834:
824:
822:
811:
810:
806:
796:
794:
785:
784:
780:
770:
768:
763:
762:
758:
753:
735:
730:
728:
725:
676:Award ceremony
664:
658:
655:
639:
633:
524:
523:
381:
336:
285:
261:
241:Whitney Houston
217:
182:
169:
142:
137:
112:
69:
66:
60:
58:
45:
35:
23:
12:
11:
5:
1264:
1262:
1254:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1181:
1180:External links
1178:
1175:
1174:
1148:
1122:
1094:
1065:
1033:
1005:
983:
954:
928:
900:
860:
849:. 11 June 2015
832:
804:
778:
755:
754:
752:
749:
748:
747:
741:
740:
724:
721:
718:
717:
715:
712:
709:
705:
704:
702:
699:
696:
691:
687:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
666:
665:
645:
643:
632:
629:
626:
625:
621:
620:
618:
615:
612:
609:
606:
603:
600:
597:
594:
590:
589:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
555:
554:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
519:
518:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
491:
490:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
463:"Wait For Me"
460:
459:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
429:
428:
425:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
395:
394:
389:
384:
377:
372:
367:
364:
360:
359:
356:
354:Certifications
351:
348:
345:
335:
332:
291:Financial and
284:
281:
260:
257:
216:
213:
181:Musical artist
180:
177:
176:
167:
163:
162:
159:
158:
153:
149:
148:
145:
139:
138:
136:
135:
132:
128:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
111:
110:
105:
100:
95:
89:
87:
83:
82:
76:
72:
71:
65:27 August 1983
56:
52:
51:
48:
42:
41:
37:
36:
33:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1263:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1206:Living people
1204:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1196:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1179:
1163:
1159:
1152:
1149:
1137:
1133:
1126:
1123:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1098:
1095:
1083:
1081:
1076:
1069:
1066:
1054:
1052:
1047:
1040:
1038:
1034:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1009:
1006:
993:
987:
984:
972:
970:
965:
958:
955:
943:
939:
932:
929:
917:
916:
911:
904:
901:
896:
890:
875:
874:Pulse Nigeria
871:
864:
861:
848:
847:
842:
836:
833:
821:
820:
815:
808:
805:
793:
789:
782:
779:
766:
760:
757:
750:
746:
743:
742:
738:
727:
722:
716:
713:
710:
707:
706:
703:
700:
697:
695:
692:
688:
684:
681:
678:
675:
672:
671:
662:
653:
649:
646:This list is
644:
637:
636:
630:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
598:
595:
591:
588:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
528:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
432:"Were Niyen"
430:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
396:
393:
388:
383:
376:
371:
361:
355:
342:
333:
331:
329:
327:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
282:
280:
278:
274:
270:
266:
265:Anambra State
258:
256:
254:
253:Brenda Fassie
250:
246:
245:Janet Jackson
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
214:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
197:What About Us
194:
190:
186:
185:Tonye Garrick
174:
168:
164:
160:
157:
154:
150:
146:
140:
133:
130:
129:
127:
123:
119:
117:Occupation(s)
115:
109:
106:
104:
101:
99:
96:
94:
91:
90:
88:
84:
80:
77:
73:
67:(age 41)
57:
53:
49:
43:
38:
31:
26:
19:
16:
1165:. Retrieved
1161:
1151:
1139:. Retrieved
1135:
1125:
1113:. Retrieved
1106:
1097:
1085:. Retrieved
1078:
1068:
1056:. Retrieved
1049:
1024:. Retrieved
1017:
1008:
996:. Retrieved
986:
974:. Retrieved
967:
957:
945:. Retrieved
941:
931:
919:. Retrieved
913:
903:
877:. Retrieved
873:
863:
851:. Retrieved
844:
835:
823:. Retrieved
817:
807:
795:. Retrieved
791:
781:
769:. Retrieved
759:
708:ELOY Awards
659:October 2015
656:
324:
308:
304:
286:
262:
237:Rivers State
218:
196:
188:
184:
183:
147:2010–present
143:Years active
15:
1201:1983 births
525:(featuring
494:"Criminal"
334:Discography
249:Celine Dion
229:Tamunotonye
125:Instruments
1195:Categories
1167:2 February
1141:31 October
1115:31 October
1087:31 October
1058:31 October
1026:31 October
998:31 October
976:31 October
947:30 October
921:30 October
853:30 October
825:30 October
797:30 October
792:GlamAfrica
771:30 October
751:References
714:Nominated
701:Nominated
648:incomplete
560:Ari Belema
309:Abi Belema
221:Benin City
215:Growing up
205:Ari Belema
61:1983-08-27
46:Birth name
34:on NdaniTV
1019:The Punch
846:NotJustOk
225:Edo State
108:Dancehall
81:, Nigeria
889:cite web
723:See also
305:Criminal
303:titled "
301:Password
293:Deloitte
233:Kalabari
193:Nigerian
171:iamtonye
156:Made Men
1108:Thisday
1080:Thisday
1051:Thisday
969:Thisday
682:Result
382:R&B
326:Thisday
321:Aaliyah
201:Nigeria
166:Website
134:singing
98:afropop
70:England
915:YNaija
879:2 June
679:Prize
527:Timaya
358:Album
344:Title
317:Brandy
283:Career
152:Labels
131:Vocals
86:Genres
75:Origin
690:2015
673:Year
596:2016
565:2015
466:2014
435:2013
401:2010
347:Year
189:Tonye
79:Lagos
22:Tonye
1169:2016
1143:2015
1136:36NG
1117:2015
1110:Live
1089:2015
1082:Live
1060:2015
1053:Live
1028:2015
1000:2015
978:2015
971:Live
949:2015
923:2015
895:link
881:2016
855:2015
827:2015
799:2015
773:2015
685:Ref
366:GHA
363:NGA
328:Live
319:and
271:and
251:and
173:.com
55:Born
654:.
387:AUS
370:RSA
289:UBS
223:in
93:RnB
1197::
1160:.
1134:.
1077:.
1048:.
1036:^
1016:.
966:.
940:.
912:.
891:}}
887:{{
872:.
843:.
816:.
790:.
617:—
586:—
562:"
551:—
515:—
487:—
456:—
422:—
392:UK
380:US
375:US
279:.
247:,
243:,
235:,
63:)
1171:.
1145:.
1119:.
1091:.
1062:.
1030:.
1002:.
980:.
951:.
925:.
897:)
883:.
857:.
829:.
801:.
775:.
661:)
657:(
614:—
611:—
608:—
605:—
602:—
599:—
583:—
580:—
577:—
574:—
571:—
568:—
558:"
548:—
545:—
542:—
539:—
536:—
533:—
529:)
512:—
509:—
506:—
503:—
500:—
497:—
484:—
481:—
478:—
475:—
472:—
469:—
453:—
450:—
447:—
444:—
441:—
438:—
419:—
416:—
413:—
410:—
407:—
404:—
59:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
