Paulino YQ was born Innocent Dumnodi Ehigiator in a family of five (5)brothers and three (3) sisters in a small village called Abudu,Edo State in Nigeria.He attended school in the village he lived in and started his singing career at a very young age, singing from class room to class room and many people became aware of his talent throughout the years. As the smallest and funiest boy in the class, they named him YQ, Meaning Young and Quizzical. His father’s name is Paul and his name Innocent. When combined, Paulino was formed
This is Paulino Y Q, the reggae dancehall emperor, happy with Africa and the rest of the world, putting music into the hierarchy of importance by sending truth, righteousness, love and laughter to everyone who is ready to receive his powerful, inspiring message.
It’s been his dream as a teenager to make friendship with the world and he knew that the friendship could be possible but only through his music; he then chose to travel across borders to let his beautiful music be heard.
.In the early ninties,Paulino YQ hooked up with Deon Maas in South Africa who first showed friendship and faith in his musical career..

His inspiration, he said is from nobody but nature and what he sees in his day to day activities..
Paulino YQ is totally committed to Reggae Dancehall Music with a strong influence of afro beat and it is his toasting style in the Dancehall Scene in Africa that saw him become known as The Dancehall Emperor. “Dancehall Emperor”was a single track which he did in 1997. along hits such as “Tic-Tac and Hail Rastaman”, “Rejected and Hold” and, “Buttshegone (Butt she’s gone)”. His happiest moment of his career was in 1992 when he recorded his first ever track ‘Work Together’. it was his first time to be in the studio and sang to the michrophone . He followed this work up in 1994 when he recorded more songs including “Tea without Sugar”. However, none of this material has ever been released not until recently.

I have always pushed for a record release since 1990 but it was not easy not until 2006 I got the break through and released my debut album ;The Court Of Love.said Mr YQ“The Court Of Love” is Paulino’s first, released full length album. Which he recorded in 2004/2005, working with musicians like Eugenius Alcupoem, Ian Osrin, and Collin Peddie. Khanyo Maphumulo, Mpho, Patrick Mokhobo, Juan Thyme, Sandy B, Joel Klein and Galvan Eckhart. The album was released under Paulino’s own record label (Eclipse Recordx Entertainment) ERENT

The success of “The Court of Love has given Paulino YQ strength and confident to releasing his previously unreleased album; Africa Unite’ and; Issue Of The Heart’ this two previousely unreleased albums were recorded in the early and late ninties .Despite success in most corners of Africa,Paulino YQ is still bubbling under the musical scene in South Africa .and his repertoire and albums have demonstrated that he is an artist to watch out for

.My Personal Secretary ,is a concept about a man who was a director of a firm, had a wife and extra marital affair.Inorder for the wife not to understand his extra marital affair,he decided to employ her as his personal secretary.”If you are married as a couple does not show that you are responsible but the ability to stay away from infidelity and respect your marriage life shows that you are responsible”This is what my personal secretary is all about said Paulino YQ. He also said that he has never spent so much time in the studio in his entire career like he did while recording “ My Personal Secretary.” I can’t understand why it became more difficult and took me months to complete. but at the end, it was an album worth taking time to do and I guess whoever hears it will know that there was a lot of work put in it to really make it an album”.Eugeninius Alcapoem, Neal Snyman, Solomon Willy, Siyabonga Duma, Mfundo, Nomonde Nxumalo, Shiela Mkhize, Nompumelelo Mhlongo are the musicians he worked with in this album; My Personal Secretary.

‘My Music is my happiness, Music is my life, there is nothing like making a living out of what makes one happy, that is pure pleasure,when it come’s to music’,anything is possible. says Paulino Y Q. “I need the African style and feeling in my music," Paulino continues, “I believe music can and must teach the youth about their roots and culture.”

“Hold tight, push up your hand in the air, wind your button like you never did and have no fear Paulino Y Q is around and is here to stay.” The joy of music is in Paulino Y Q so check out his debut album titled “The Court of love’, his follow up album; My Personal Secretary, and his previously unreleased album; Africa Unite and Issue Of The Heart.Now in stores, it’s all about love and laughter.