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Bracket biography

Bracket are a Nigerian afropop and R&B music duo which is made up of Obumneme Ali a.k.a “Smash” and Nwachukwu Ozioko a.k.a “Vast”. 
Bracket started as a three-man music group before a member called
Bistop dropped out. The duo are currently signed to Ape Planet. The Duo came to
limelite with the hit singles like “Happy Day“, “Yori-Yori” and
Ada Owerri” which received several positive reviews and airplay.Best African Group  AFRIMMA AWARD 2016 Nominees

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smashbracket

Vast and Smash both grew up in Nsukka, Enugu State, where they used to attend campus shows while growing up. Vast has a diploma and a degree in Mass Communication from the Institute of Management Technology, Enugu and the University of Nigeria respectively while Smash has a diploma in Social Works and a degree in Psychology after graduating from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The history of how the group began has been mixed in several stories
and allegations. Bistop, a former member of the group claims to be the
pioneer of the group after meeting Vast in a barbing salon back in 1999.

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vast bracket

They performed and attended several shows under a name called “Furious
BV”. In a press release, he said he left the group as a result of a
collaborative effort of a former associate producer together with Vast
and Smash. He also went on to claim that Smash was not a member of the
group until 2003 after he met Smash through a friend.

In 2012, Bracket received a Honorary award from the city of Philadelphia at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.Some of their awards include.

2012 The Headies Artiste of the Year Won
2013 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Indigenous Artist/Group Nominated
2013 2012 Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best Collaboration of the Year Nominated

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