Added: Aug 17, 2022
Deejay Cross was born on 23rd December 1990 in Lira Regional Referal Hospital as Orombi Emmanuel to Mr. Joseph Obiro and Mrs. Kerin Obiro.
He grew up around Down Town Medical Clinic Kampala highway in Lira City, Uganda. He attended Ambalal primary school where he attained his Uganda Primary Leaving Examination in 2005. He went to Dara Christian High School for his Uganda Certificate of Education in 2009, as well as Makerere Highway College Kampala for Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 2011.
He also joined other schools like Butanza College, Lweero and Lira Integrated School, Lira. He then joined YMCA in Kampala, where he studied IT Essential graduating with a Certificate in 2013. Entertainment wise Orombi began his djaying career in 2009, and adapted the stage name Deejay Cross though before he was known as Dj Slim Shy. His first gig was in December, 2009 where he was a DJ on his own birthday party. Later in his djaying career he worked with Hills Bar, Lweero, DE Jug Pub Kampala, Marathon Pub, Lira, De Hive Pub, Lira and many more.
In 2012, he joined 89.8 Radio WA as a youth presenter and a trainee in the YOUTH MAGAZINE show and he was the best out of 15 trainees mentored by Professor Emmanuel Bua. He left Radio WA in 2015 and joined 89.0 Radio North, Lira as a presenter, DJ and a producer under the supervision of Okeng “Jan” James and Richard Opio.
At Radio North he was being mentored by the late Mungu Jakisa Othuba who died in 2016. In August 2019, he joined the mighty 96.1 Rhino FM as a presenter and producer.
Besides being a DJ and a radio personality, he is a very nice man who is always smiling he never gets annoyed easily. He is also considered one of the youngest music promoters in Northern Uganda has ever produced since he also worked with Luo Tunes as a writer and a promoter then currently blogging with Lira Sqoop.
He is not just an entertainment Icon, he plays soccer, he raps and he is cool friend to be a round. During his high school time he was known as the Prince of the play Boys club a.k.a Handsome Boy.
