Harrison Tare Okiri: biography, age, family, net worth

All you need to know as Harrison Tare Okiri popularly known as Harrysong Let’s take a look at his Biography, Nationality, Career, Age, Net worth, Family.

ABOUT
Harrison Tare Okiri, better known by his stage name Harrysong, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.

Harrison Tare Okiri

EARLY LIFE
Harrysong Tare Okiri was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. In the year 1981, 30th of March. And currently age 40 years. He was born to Ijaw parents but moved to Lagos in 2007 after spending some of his early life in Port Harcourt.

EDUCATION
Harrison Tare Okiri, He completed both his primary and secondary school education in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria and obtained both his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate. He couldn’t complete his education due to the death of his mother, he had to drop out from school to face his musical career path.

CAREER
At age eleven, Harrysong’s music career started as a congarist in the church, his mother served as the music director before he went on to learn contemporary gospel music. In 2007, after spending some of his early life in Port Harcourt. he moved to Lagos Prior to signing to QuestionMark Entertainment, as the lead singer of a live band who perform in night clubs until he met Kcee which led to him signing for Five Star Music. And also introduced him to top music personalities.

His rise to fame came when he released the single “I’m In Love” and “Taiye & Kehinde” with the music video of the former topping music video charts including Trace TV. He went on to release his debut album Testify through QuestionMark Entertainment in 2012. However, just before the coronavirus entered Nigeria he released a new song titled Bumbumbum which he teamed up with Davido.

In 2014, Harrysong was nominated in the Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards after the release of his top and hit single “Beta Pikin” which topped in several charts and received massive acceptance from global audience.

Harrison Tare Okiri

FAMILY
Harrysong was born as the only child to Ijaw parents in Warri, Delta State. After the death of his mother, a strained relationship between him and his step-mother led to his drop-out from school and his involvement with music grew after moving to Port Harcourt.

PERSONAL LIFE
On June 22, 2017, Harrysong and Alexer Perez Gopa welcome their twins named “Perez &Tare” On the 4th of February, 2021. He confirms his engagement with Alexer Perez Gopa on his Instagram page, and they both got married on March 27, 2021, in Warri.

ACHIEVEMENT
Harrysong in the cause of his career as a musician has won several awards.

Harrison Tare Okiri

In 2013, he won Best Pop Extra Video and Most Downloaded Caller Tune, both at the Nigeria Music Video Awards and The Headies Awards.

In 2015, he won Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year, Best Contemporary Afro Video and Best Pop Extra Video, both at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Nigeria Music Video Awards. In 2015, he also won the Creative Person of the Year at the Sun Awards.

In 2016, he won Best Collabo of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

NET WORTH
Harrysong is currently one of the richest and most influential artist in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of about millions of naira.