Poco lee
Poco lee
Poco Lee (born 21/10/1996) real name “Iweh Pascal Odinaka” is one of the very impressive dancers in the Nigerian community.
Early life
Relationship
Poco Lee is in a relationship with his longtime girlfriend, Amaka. They have been together before he became famous. He got his stage name from an Italian term in music called “Poco a Poco” which means little by little. The name was given to him during a music class in Junior Secondary School and decided to add “Lee” to complement it.
Education
Poco Lee attended Nigerian Navy Primary School, Okokomaiko in Ojo, during his primary school days.
He had his secondary school education at Command Day Secondary School, Ojo Barracks in Lagos State.
Poco Lee studied Microbiology at the University of Lagos and graduated in December 2019.
Career
Poco Lee is popularly known as a dancer.
He is one of the most popular dancers in Nigeria, thanks to his “Zanku” and “leg work” expertise.
His breakthrough came after a video of him dancing to a popular dance moves “Zanku” and “Legwork” in an event, hosted at Lagos State University (LASU).
The video was reposted by Tunde Ednut, a blogger, on Instagram.
In less than an hour, Poco Lee’s dance video went viral online even on celebrities’ Instagram handles.
Poco Lee’s dance attracted Zlatan Ibile who later featured him in Zanku’s music video. After featuring in Zlatan Ibile’s music video, he became the dancer most Nigerian musicians want to have in their music video.
Songs featured in
He has featured in the music videos of the songs such as; Killin’ Dem – Zlatan Ibile ft Burna Boy, Am I A Yahoo Boy?
– Naira Marley, Zanku – Zlatan Ibile, Oyi – 2Baba ft H Idibia, Vision 2020 – Bella Schmurda ft.
Olamide, Soapy – Naira marley, Osanle – Zlatan Ibile ft Davido.
Associating with
He has worked with several artists in the Nigerian music industry, including Burna Boy, Gucci Branch, Zlatan Ibile, Davido, Olamide, Naira Marley, Rahman Jago, Tiwa Savage, Reekado Banks, and Niniola.
Award
In 2009, Poco Lee won the “Best Dancer” award at the Naija Hype Award (NHS).