Bracket biography | History

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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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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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