Peter Okoye (born 18 November 1981), who is better known as Mr P, is a Nigerian singer.^[1] He rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of the P-Square duo with his identical twin brother Rudeboy^[2] and in 2021 was awarded with an honorary Doctorate degree from ESCAE University in Benin Republic.^[3][4]

Mr. P and his twin brother Rudeboy grew up in a large family, in Jos in Plateau State, Nigeria. He was born into the family of Josephine Okoye and Mazi Moses Okoye.^[5]

Peter and his brother Paul joined a school of music and drama club, where they started dancing, singing and performing songs of popular artist like MC Hammer, Bobby Brown and Michael Jackson.^[6]

In 2017, a disbandment of P-Square was made and both band members parted ways.^[7][8] Mr P first dropped his solo single titled "For My Head", "Cool It Down" in 2017.^[9]

In 2018 Mr. P collaborated with Nyanda of Brick & Lace on a song titled "Wokie Wokie".^{[10][better source needed]} In 2021, Mr. P founded his own record label called PClassic Label, the label has signed Nigerian activist and disc jockey DJ Switch^[11] and in 2021, he released a 16-track debut album titled, The Prodigal which featured Tiwa Savage, Simi, Teni, Wande Coal, Tamar Braxton, Singah, Mohombi, DJ Switch, and OvieKelz.^[12][13]

In 2013 Peter Okoye and his then-girlfriend, Lola Omotayo welcomed their daughter Aliona in a San Francisco hospital in the United States. ^[14] On 17 November 2013 the duo got married at the Ark in Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. ^[15]

On June 16, 2016, Mr P was made a Kia motor ambassador.^[16] Mr. P was also made a brand ambassador for Olympic milk, produced by Nutricima limited.^[17] Peter founded a reality TV show named Dance with Peter which was sponsored by Globacom Telecommunication Limited.^[18] In August 2021, he was unveiled as the brand ambassador of Adidas, a manufacturing company that deals with shoes, clothing and accessories.^[19]