Davido – Gimme Dat Ting ft. NO11
Award-winning Nigerian music superstar Davido has returned with an exciting new release titled “Gimme Dat Ting,” featuring talented recording…
Davido
Nigerian Artist
Afrobeats
Rising Artist
David Adedeji Adeleke, known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and...
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Quick Facts
Real Name
David Adedeji Adeleke
Nationality
NG
Date of Birth
1992-11-21
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter
Hometown
NG
Genre
Afrobeats
Biography
David Adedeji Adeleke, known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International.
Davido studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. He rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbon Gbon" and "Feel Alright"—were taken. In 2012, Davido won the Next Rated award at The Headies.
Between 2013 and 2015, he released the singles "Gobe", "One of a Kind", "Skelewu", "Aye", "Tchelete (Goodlife)", "Naughty", "Owo Ni Koko", "The Sound" and "The Money".
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Born: 1992-11-21
Country: NG
Genre: Afrobeats
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