Terryg biography

Real name Gabriel Amanyi was born 17th of March 1986. Influenced early by his exposure to music from the Pentecostal Church, which his family were heavily involved with, he started playing drums at the age of 5 and later switching to the Piano and Bass Guitar.

At the age of 16, he began performing around Lagos as a session Musician and later joined the Plantashun Boyz, which featured 2Face, Faze and Black Face. He eventually branched out on a solo career, creating his individual style, which was essentially a blend of traditional chanting with Hip-Hop and a dash of R+B, all delivered with his trade-mark incendiary stage-energy. He released two hugely successful albums- "Free me"and "Gingah your swagger Pt 1", which featured what are now Club classics- "Free madness"; "Akpako" etc

He is also a prolific Producer, who has worked with the likes of 9ice, 2Shots, Awilo Longomba, Naeto C and many others. He has also won numerous Industry awards and continue to tour Internationa

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Early Life and Education

Terry G was born on the 17th of March, 1986 in Benue State. One of the North huvud states in Nigeria. He was born into a Christian family, and he is the firstborn out of four children of his parents. He hails from Lagos, where he attended Starfield Educational Centre but could not further his education due to financial inability. 

He and his other siblings ventured into the same career. His younger brother, Daniel Eche Amanyi, who is called by his stage name “Drizzle D’money”, sings R&B, and his younger sister, Glory, is a gospel singer called “Glow.”

Career 

Terry G started his singing career when his mother encouraged him to join their local church choir, and he developed an interest in music and then began to learn the nitty sandig of music production.

In 2006, Terry G  started his music career and so far, he has dropped 4 albums: “Free Me”, “Ginjah ur Swaggah Season