Mr Leo

BIOGRAPHY

Mr Leo hailing from Cameroon is an award winning afropop and afrofusion singer-songwriter. Hailing from the city of Buea, Fonyuy Nsobunrika is a cultural promoter through his musical journey where he brings together the various English and French music cultures from home. His music, baptised as mboa pop, is a groovy melange of Cameroonian rhythms, with influences from afropop, pop, blues, and hip hop, sung in English, French & Lamnso.


Music has been a part of Mr Leo’s life since childhood. His father, a prison officer, indulged in DJing at local clubs and parties, exposing  Mr Leo to music early. However, Leo only began to dive into music in a quest to woo a lady he admired in school who was part of the school choir. This led to him joining the choir “Breakthrough Voices” of Molyko in school, where he met Salatiel under whose mentorship his professional career evolved.


Mr Leo’s first release  “E Go Better” (Apha Better Records, 2014) tells the story of a young man who hopes for a better tomorrow for him and his girlfriend. He successfully touched the hearts of the Cameroonian youth who recognized themselves in him. This song found prominence on radio and TV airplay and clubs making Mr. Leo the new nugget to watch out for.


Growing up in the English speaking regions of Cameroon as a minority in a majority french speaking country, Mr Leo found a problem to solve - engaging both English and French audiences in a multicultural country. He then began creating music that went beyond language, genre, cultures and several such barriers in a globalising multilingual world


Mr Leo is a feminist, appreciating the support of strong women influences in his life - such as his mother. Leo dedicates most of his career  celebrating and empowering women, love and family values.


Today Mr Leo is a household name across French Speaking Africa and its diaspora with two albums, several awards and recognitions, including Knight of the National Order of Merit and Afrima Nomination.


He has over 2.5 million accumulated followers across social media platforms, and over 70 Million accumulated views across streaming platforms. He has featured artists such as  Hiro, Kerozen, Daphne, & Revolution, and headlined/performed at events such as Visa for Music (Morocco) & Rema (Burkina Faso) alongside artists like P Square, Dj Arafat, etc. and has featured in top global media like CNN African Voices & Music in Africa.


In 2018, he created Lionn Productions an independent record label that has brought out talents such as Kameni, Gomez and Mr Sympa, as well as championing the Lionn Initiative, an NGO with aim to help communities in need especially young people in the creative sector.

DISCOGRAPHY

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

FACT SHEET / ONE SHEET

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yIYvmEKOcE2VzjCfsS9KorWcHFIsPnh_LPIkM515bI8/edit?usp=sharing 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Music Streaming:  https://ffm.bio/mrleo  

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/leo4live 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrleo237  

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mrleo237  

Website: www.mrleomusic.com 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGF17r6aD_v9e_z6Spo57wA 

MUSIC VIDEOS

LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyMxzibxKjc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLlsB5Cn6t8 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUaJF2d_7eg  

https://youtu.be/v3UjmPibY50  

MAJOR EVENTS

PRESS MENTIONS

HIGH RESOLUTION - PICTURES

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c7KW9qG9py3fN2OiPHgM6xMK91tstcZy?usp=sharing 

PRESS BOOK (ENGLISH)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8YtgahgM4KkD3HoBB4fq2eARDS2yuqw/view?usp=sharing  














PERFORMANCE PLANS

ITEM

NUMBER OF MEMBERS 

DESCRIPTION

Full Live Band

10

Dj Live Band

3

Dj Live Band + Guitar

3

Playback 

2

Playback + Dancers

3

Acoustic + Solo

1

Acoustic + Piano

2

Acoustic + Percu

3


Notes

MANAGEMENT

Agency: Mutumbu

Manager: Verkijika Divine Nyuyki

Email: contact@mutumbu.com / contact@mrleomusic.com

Website: www.mutumbu.com 

Tel / Whatsapp: +237674871077 / +237 651259884