ARTIST OF THE YEAR
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2001
Contestant Number
2001
About Contestant
Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing the lead single "Like to Party" from his debut studio album, L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside (2018) marked his major-label debut. In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards. He was also announced as Apple Music's Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African Giant was released in July 2019.
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2002
Contestant Number
2002
About Contestant
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), known professionally as Wizkid (sometimes stylized as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He started recording music at the age of 11 and managed to release a collaborative album with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. Wizkid signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E) in 2009. He rose to prominence after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album Superstar (2011). "Tease Me/Bad Guys", "Don't Dull", "Love My Baby", "Pakurumo" and "Oluwa Lo Ni" were also released as singles from the Superstar album. In February 2014, Wizkid became the first ever Nigerian musician to have over 1 million followers on Twitter. Ayo, his self-titled second studio album, was released in September 2014. It was supported by six singles: "Jaiye Jaiye", "On Top Your Matter", "One Question", "Joy", "Bombay" and "Show You the Money". Wizkid left E.M.E after his contract expired. In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the global hit, "One Dance", which reached number one in 15 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. He signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records in March 2017. His third studio album Sounds from the Other Side was released by RCA Records. It serves as his major label debut and was primarily a Caribbean-influenced record. SFTOS was supported by five singles: "Daddy Yo", "Sweet Love", "Come Closer", "African Bad Gyal" and "Naughty Ride". In addition to his solo work, Wizkid has collaborated with several other artists and was featured on the hits "Brown Skin Girl" (with Beyonce), "Energy (Stay Far Away)" (with Skepta), "Sexy Mama" (with Iyanya), "Slow Down" (with R2Bees), "The Matter" (with Maleek Berry), "Pull Over" (with KCee) and "Bad Girl" (with Jesse Jagz). Moreover, he became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to "One Dance".
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2003
Contestant Number
2003
About Contestant
David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Lagos, Davido made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International. Davido rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012). The album also contains six additional singles: "Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbon Gbon", and "Feel Alright". In 2012, Davido won the Next Rated award at The Headies. Between 2013 and 2015, he released the hit singles "Gobe", "One of a Kind", "Skelewu", "Aye", "Tchelete (Goodlife)" featuring Mafikizolo, "Naughty" featuring DJ Arafat, "Owo Ni Koko", "The Sound" and "The Money" featuring Olamide. Few months after signing with Sony, Davido founded the Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) record label. Dremo and Mayorkun are currently signed to the label. In July 2016, Davido signed a record deal with Sony's RCA Records. He released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy in October 2016, supported by the singles "Gbagbe Oshi", "How Long" and "Coolest Kid in Africa". The EP features guest appearances from Simi, Tinashe and Nasty C. Davido revealed to Pulse Nigeria in April 2017 that he renegotiated his contract with Sony due to creative control issues. He released five singles in 2017 after restructuring his contract, including "If" and "Fall". The former generated worldwide social media activity, while the latter became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2005
Contestant Number
2005
About Contestant
Teniola Apata, better known as Teni, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and entertainer. Teni is the younger sister of Nigerian singer Niniola. She attended Apata Memorial High School and has a degree in business administration from American InterContinental University. Teni released her debut single "Amen" while signed to Shizzi's Magic Fingers Records. She left the record label and signed with Dr. Dolor Entertainment in 2017. Teni started gaining prominence after releasing the single "Fargin" in September 2017. She made her breakthrough after releasing the hit singles "Askamaya", "Case" and "Uyo Meyo". "Askamaya" was ranked 15th on MTV Base's year-end list of the Top 20 Hottest Naija Tracks of 2018. Teni won Rookie of the Year at the 2018 Headies Awards, and Most Promising Act to Watch at the 2018 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. She also won Best New Artist at the 2018 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. NotJustOk ranked her eighth on their list of the 10 Hottest Artists In Nigeria. She was listed among the "Six Nigerian breakout stars, viral sensations of 2018" by Premium Times newspaper. On 20 February 2019, Teni was featured on YouTube Music's Trending Artist on the Rise. On May 3, 2019, Teni released the video for "Sugar Mummy". On June 14, 2019, she released a new single titled “Power Rangers”.
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2006
Contestant Number
2006
About Contestant
Tiwatope Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Five years later, she began her music career doing backup vocals for artists such as George Michael and Mary J. Blige. After participating in the UK edition of The X Factor and graduating from Berklee College of Music, Savage signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2009. Inspired by the growth of the Nigerian music industry, Savage moved back to Nigeria and signed with Mavin Records in 2012. She made an appearance on the label's 2012 compilation album Solar Plexus. Her debut studio album Once Upon a Time was released on 3 July 2013. It was supported by seven singles: "Kele Kele Love", "Love Me (3x)", "Without My Heart", "Ife Wa Gbona", "Folarin", "Olorun Mi" and "Eminado". The album was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and for Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies 2014. Savage's second studio album R.E.D was released on 19 December 2015. It yielded two singles: "My Darlin" and "Standing Ovation". In June 2016, Savage signed a management and publishing deal with Roc Nation. In September 2017, she released her debut EP Sugarcane. R.E.D and Sugarcane have both been nominated for Best Album at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In November 2018, Savage won Best African Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, becoming the first woman to win the category. In May 2019, she announced her record deal with Universal Music Group and exit from Mavin Records. Savage sings in English and Yoruba; her music is a blend of Afrobeats, R&B, pop and hip-hop. Savage's contributions to the Nigerian music industry have earned her several achievements. She has been involved in youth empowerment and breast cancer screening projects and has raised funds to build schools in Nigeria
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2004
Contestant Number
2004
About Contestant
Naira Marley was conceived in Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria yet later moved to Peckham, South London when he was just 11-years of age. The vocalist settled on a choice sooner or later to help his MC companions in Peckham to deal with their rap vocations yet then discovered that he is skilled with regards to singing, this was the point where he started to investigate music. He began releasing his possibilities in the year 2014; Naira Marley found his singing ability when he was asked by his companions to sing in one of their account sessions in the studio which was only a joke. In the wake of seeing his ability and prospect in his music vocation, he at that point chose ultimately to seek after his music profession, and this time there is no returning. He proceeded to discharge one of the World glass melodies of the year titled ‘ISSA GOAL.’ He highlighted Olamide and Lil Kesh in the song where he melded the UK out of control drum designs with Party verses. His significant intrigue has dependably been to turn into a voice over craftsman and MC, and he used to pay for his companion’s studio sessions in the UK. He generally trusted he didn’t have a music ability yet in 2014, his companion’s induced him to hit to the studio, and after that, he discharged his first melody, ‘Wed Juana’ ft Max Twigz and it turned into a UK road jam. He came entirely into the spotlight after discharging his tune, ‘Issa Goal’ ft. Olamide and Lil Kesh. From that point forward, he has been having hits consecutive, and even to the questionable, ‘Am I A Yahoo Boy.’ It was the tune that got him into the EFCC net. As indicated by the news, Naira Marley bit EFCC’s ‘huge toe’ when he transparently celebrated the digital wrongdoing in Nigeria. Not just that, he additionally shook more tables even to the degree of calling bloggers cheats. The melody was a momentous achievement, as Nigerians are consistently fresh with such tunes and even took to the no1 slanting video on YouTube Nigeria, yet that didn’t spare him from EFCC net obviously, as it was reported that he’d go court soon
CANDIDATE NUMBER:2007
Contestant Number
2007
About Contestant
Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael was born and raised in Lagos, but has family roots in Ekiti State. In 2011, he graduated with a national diploma in business administration from Moshood Abiola Polytechnic. Zlatan pursued a career in music shortly after graduating high school. When he was 19 years old, he won Airtel's "One Mic Campus Tour" music competition, held in Abeokuta, Ogun state. He gained recognition in the Nigerian music industry after releasing the Olamide-assisted "My Body" in 2017. The song gained traction after a video of Davido dancing to the song surfaced. That also marked the beginning of his friendship with Davido. Zlatan gained further exposure following his collaboration with Chinko Ekun and Lil Kesh on the 2018 hit single "Able God". Shortly afterwards, he dropped "Zanku", a song that was accompanied by a dance routine of the same name. Towards the end of 2018, Zlatan released the Davido=assisted "Osanle". In early 2019, he released "Glory" before being featured on Burna Boy's "Killin Dem", a track from the latter fourth studio album African Giant. Shortly afterwards, he was featured by Aristocrat-signed act, Ceeza Milli on a new song called "Flenjo". He was also featured on Naira Marley's "Am I a Yahoo Boy" song. On 26 July 2019, Zlatan Ibile announced that he signed an endorsement deal with carbonated soft drink manufacturer, Coca-cola.
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