Osby Berry is a gospel singer and songwriter who is also gifted as a music producer. He is also a member of a collaboration of worship leaders who go by the name ‘Cross Worship Music’. This group travels around the world for ministrations.
Osby has been admired and highly praised because of his unique voice and the way it speaks to the listeners.
Brief Bio Of Osby Berry
Osby was born on the 14th of October 1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a Nigerian born to Mr. Osby Berry (Senior) and Mrs. Darlene Berry Osby. Osby had an older brother named Mario Lamont Matthews who passed away in 2019.
He attended Coleran High School which was just outside Cincinnati from 2003 to 2007 and then moved to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2007 where he studied ‘Audio/Video Production’.
10 Facts About Osby Berry
1. Osby Berry Harnessed His Gift
Osby Berry studied music at the Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. He studied music there for two years; 2015 to 2017. He did not just stop at being gifted in the art, but he also decided to go learn all the ropes and make himself a better musician.
2. He Is Married
Osby married his lovely wife Shelea Berry on the 9th of November 2014. The couple first met in 2013 and a year later, they were strong enough in their relationship to tie the knot. They have been living happily together ever since. Shelea is however not Osby’s first partner as he had previously been with Ronnise M. Showes.
After almost 8 years of knowing each other and 7 of being married, the couple still loves each other as though they were still high-school lovers. They sleep off while on video calls and send each other mushy love notes with beautiful endearments and pet names.
3. He Had A son From A Previous Relationship
Osby had a son named J’aiden with his ex-partner, Ronnise. J’aiden was born in November of 2011. He also has a stepson born of his current wife, Shelea. His stepson’s name is Ju’dea and he was born in September 2013. Osby and Shelea are both responsible for both boys and they love them dearly.
4. Osby Berry’s Child With His Current Wife
Osby and his wife are expecting their first child together years after marriage and since they were told they would never have babies. Shelea took a test on the 12th of February 2021 which proved that she was pregnant and two days later, she revealed this to her husband in a dramatic way. They were both overjoyed and shed tears of joy.
The couple even organized a baby gender reveal party after they found out what the gender of their baby is. The happy, expectant couple is expecting a baby girl. Osby recently celebrated his wife’s 27th week of being pregnant with lovely photos and a beautiful caption.
5. Osby Berry Renders His Service In Several Ways
Apart from being a member of the Cross Worship group, Osby has also been a member of Tommy McGuffey’s band; ‘Tommy McGuffey, and True Worship’.
He is also the Minister of Worship at the ‘Aspire Church’ in Dayton, Ohio. He is also the keyboard player for the Valley Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton.
6. Osby Berry’s First Album
Osby Berry has been working tirelessly to put out his first album. Osby is represented by the artist management company ‘On Beat Management’ and although the album was said to have been dropped by 2020, but eventually wasn’t, we expect it soon.
7. Osby Berry Was A Contestant For ‘Voice of Victory’ Competition
Osby Berry entered the ‘Voice of Victory’ competition hosted by the Voice of Victory Church. With the quality of his unique voice, he was one of the finalists in the competition. Above all, he was the only male finalist.
8. Osby Berry Underwent A weight Loss Surgery In 2019
Osby had complained about his weight and being overweight although his wife is also on the plus side. On a video he put out on his Instagram page, he was seen putting on a surgery cap and he indicated that he was going in for weight-loss surgery. The surgery was quite a success and the singer has thanked God for seeing him through that journey. He is quite happy with his body now.
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9. He Has Worked With Notable People
Osby Berry was first noticed and began to pique the interest of a lot of people when he put out a video of himself singing his version of Hillsong Worship’s hit ‘So Will I’ (100 Billion X). This video rapidly grew his fame and as of July of 2021, has over 47 million views on YouTube.
Also, touring around the world with Tommy’s band and his Cross Worship group has afforded him the opportunity to work with a lot of people like Victoria Tunde, Tonya Baker, Marvin Sapp, Anita Wilson, Myron Butler, and Dorinda Cole who are all great artists.
10. Osby Berry’s ‘Vocal Cord’ Challenge On Instagram
Osby Berry started a challenge that he tagged the #ChildofGodVocalRunChallenge.
He put out a video of himself doing amazing vocal runs and asked that the people who could do it, should jump on the challenge. Amazingly a lot of people with great voices and who were vocally sound did jump on the challenge and Osby shared a few of them on Instagram.
