Boniface is the recording name of Bruce Boniface, an English singer-songwriter, vocal arranger and producer born in 1981 on the Seychelles Islands and later raised in England after his family moves there when he is six. He starts making music at the age of three and has recorded two studio albums and a Christmas release by the time he is five, before pausing at 13 and then continuing to develop his singing and dance skills. His influences include Michael Jackson, Boyz II Men, Babyface, Lionel Richie and Usher.

Solo career

Boniface is best known for the single “Cheeky”, which reaches number 25 on the UK Singles Chart and becomes a Top 40 hit. He tours with Destiny’s Child in the UK and across Europe in 2002 and 2003, and signs to Virgin Records in 2006.

Other artists with the same name

The name Boniface is also used by a Manitoba indie band fronted by Michelle II Visser, which takes its name from the Winnipeg neighbourhood where she grows up. That project releases the singles “I Will Not Return As A Tourist”, “Fumbling”, “Dear Megan”, “Ghosts”, “Wake Me Back Up” and “Keeping Up”.

It is also the name of a black metal duo from North Dakota made up of Dagoth and Dionysus, who release EPs in 2012 and 2013.