A university dropout (due to financial difficulties), Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie grew up in poverty, and has said that he would have been a criminal had it not been for music. Fortunately, he was able to escape those tough early circumstances via dancehall, putting a festive, Auto-Tuned spin on reggae and becoming a Naija chart hitmaker as Patoranking. A protégé of Dem Mama honcho Timaya, the young riser now rides summery Afrobeats and Popcaan-esque vocals into a promising future. Alongside a successful music career, he has also managed to find time for his role as a coach on The Voice Nigeria.