Onoriode Ebiere Ariyo professionally known as Onos Ariyo is a Nigerian-based singer and songwriter. She is best known for her critically acclaimed song "Alagbara" which was written & produced by Nigerian Music Producer Wilson Joel . In September 2018, she was listed in the Global Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent. Onos was born in Delta State in Southern Nigeria where she had her primary and secondary school education after which she gained admission to the Delta State University, Abraka where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in French.Onos had begun singing while she was in primary school, being a part of a number of different choirs and groups before she moved to Lagos in 2004 where she began recording her first official single, "Dance" produced by FLO