Added: Mar 01, 2020
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Hardy performing in Kampala, Ugandan from 2017. | |
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Birth name | Museka Mathias Junior. |
Born | November 15, 2000 (age 20) Rubaga Hospital, Kampala, U.G. |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Silver Planet Music |
Associated acts | Radio & Weasle |
Website | Silverplanet.og |
Museka Mathias Junior (born November 15, 2000) is a Ugandan versatile music singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is proficient at more than 30 instruments and is signed to Silverplanet music.
Hardy released his self-titled debut album in 2017. It reached number seven on the Ugandan Billboard 2017 and number one on the Top Zouk Albums, and has sold over 1.1 million copies. Its most successful single, "Need a girl like you ", has sold over 3.5 million copies and made Hardy the youngest male act to ever top the Billboard Hot Zouk Songs. His second studio album, Storyline, was released on May 6, 2018, and was led by its first single, "Invisible".
Hardys' commercial success and his talent both as a songwriter and instrumentalist has prompted Billboard to call him the Leader of Zouk Music's Youth Revolution. He has been nominated for five BB awards, including Best New Artist and won the BB Award for New Artist of the Year in 2018, along with three Bb Awards.
Hardy was born on November 15 2000, at Rubaga Hospital in Kampala, UGANDA; he is an last born child. His parents both have Tanzanian (Swahili) ancestry, along with English, Tanzania, and Ugandan. Hardy grew up singing songs in both English, Luganda and Swahili. He began his career when he was 2. At 4, he began making appearances locally and on national television, including Ubc, East afric