COLA-MAN´S BIOGRAPHY   

MICHAEL U. IGBOANUGO WHO IS MUSICALLY KNOWN AS "COLA-MAN" WAS BORN IN A SMALL TOWN CALLED AWKA-ETITI IN ANAMBRA STATE,NIGERIA.HIS STYLE OF MUSIC IS A MULTIPLE KIND OF MIXTURE,REGGAE,RAGGA,DANCEHALL,ROOTS & CULTURE WITH MANY DYNAMIC KIND OF STYLES.

COLA-MAN STARTED MUSIC AT THE AGE OF 14 DURING HIS PRIMARY SCHOOL DAYS.HE WAS ONE THE BEST PERFORMER IN HIS MUSICAL GROUP ORGANIZED BY THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AND HIS GROUP WAS ALWAYS WINING IN ANY MUSICAL COMPETITION DUE TO COLA-MAN`S INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCES.

AFTER HIS SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN 1996,HE FORMED A MUSICAL GROUP CALLED "DE SHANDIES" WITH A GUY CALLED MATHY.THE GROUP COULD NOT RELEASE ANY ALBUM DUE TO LACK OF SPONSORSHIP BUT THEY DID A LOT OF SONG WRITINGS,REHEARSALS AND STUDIO DEMO RECORDINGS.

THE GROUP "SHANDIES" DECIDED TO BREAK UP IN 1998 BECAUSE THINGS WERE NOT GOING THE RIGHT WAY FOR THEM,IT WAS DURING THIS TIME COLA-MAN WENT INTO HIGHER INSTITUTION "I.M.T, ENUGU STATE IN NIGERIA WERE HE STUDIED FINE AND APPLIED ART.

AFTER HIS STUDIES,COLA-MAN MOVED OVER TO LAGOS TO STAY WITH HIS ELDER BROTHER IN SEARCH OF MUSICAL CONTACTS.BECAUSE OF HIS DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED, HE JOINED CHARLEY BOY`S FAN CLUB WHERE HE MADE A REMARKABLE FOOTPRINT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

IN THE YEAR 2003, COLA-MAN LEFT AFRICA FOR EUROPE TO CONTINUE HIS MUSICAL JOURNEY IN AUSTRIA,AND EVER SINCE THEN HE HAS BEING IN THE MUSIC SCENE,PERFORMING IN DIFFERENT CLUBS AND FESTIVALS LIKE: VOLKSGARTEN CLUB,VIBRATIONS CLUB,FIVE BAR CLUB,WIRR CLUB WITH SUPER SENSATION BAND IN RIKITIK SECTION, SLIDERS CLUB, B72 CLUB

HE HAS BEEN IN FESTIVALS LIKE: PROSI MULTI-CULTURAL STREET FESTIVAL VIENNA,DONAU INSEL FEST,WOODS DOC`S OPEN-AIR CHARITY CONCERT 6TH SEPT 2003 IN BURG LIECHTENSTEIN AUSTRIA,A.D.A GALA-NIGHT FEST,VIENNA CARITA'S END OF THE YEAR PARTY,VIENNA SOLI FESTIVAL FOR DESERTEURS AND FLUCHTLINGSBERATUNG,VIENNA SUMMER STATION ALL STARS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006,RADIO AFRIKA TV (RATV) 10th YEAR ANNIVERSARY 2007.

WINNING IN MANY COMPETITIONS LIKE "KEMYA LABEL MUSIC AND DANCE CONTEST" WHICH WAS HELD ON 10TH SEPTEMBER 2004. AT W.O.M VIENNA AUSTRIA , WHERE HE WON AGAINST OTHER CONTESTANTS WITH 1,850 POINTS WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST,WHERE OTHER ARTIST HAD JUST 800 POINTS.

COLA-MAN´S FIRST ALBUM WHICH IS CALLED "LETTER TO AFRICA" HAS BEEN RELEASED SINCE "2ND SETEMBER 2007 IN AUSTRIA AND NIGERIA MARKETS.

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