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Davido: Biography, Net Worth, Albums & List of All Davido’s Songs
With a vivacious personality and fan base that crosses the pacific, it’s quite obvious Davido is well-loved: home and abroad. Davido is the son of a rich man that offers scholarships to underprivileged kids and has an amazing talent. The CEO of DMW and HKN songs are well-composed and with the concept. and relates well with fans and fellow artists also have good fashion sense. Want to know more about the A-rated artist? Look no further Ekomiami got you covered.
Davido’s Biography
Davido was born David Adedeji Adeleke, on August 21, 1992 to Nigerian billionaire and business mogul, Dr. Deji Adeleke and Professor, Mrs. Vero Adeleke in Atlanta, USA. He is from Osun State in Nigeria. He is a popular Nigerian singer, songwriter, rapper, performer and record producer. Davido is also known as O.B.O “Omo Baba Olowo” which in English means “son of a rich man”.
Davido lost his mother in 2003. He attended the British International School in Lagos for his secondary school education and studied Business Administration at Oakwood University, Alabama, USA before relocating back to Nigeria.
Davido’s Career
Davido’s interest in music started when he was at Oakwood University in the United States there he bought musical equipment and began making beats as well as recording vocal references. His music career while at schools in the United States did not blossom as he had a series of poor performances that eventually made him dropout of the USA university and relocate to London to fully face music.
In 2011, Davido returned back to Nigeria and enrolling at Babcock University in Ogun State to study Music. He came into limelight in the same year after his rave hit single ‘Back When’ that feaured Nigerian rapper Naeto C. shot and directed by Clarence Peters, received frequent airplay.
Davido became an instant hit when he sang “Dami Duro” which gave him the right fan base he needed to raise to stardom. He has since released numerous singles and albums ever after. He and his elder brother Adewale Adelekei are the co-owners of HKN Music(a record label home to B.Red, Sina Rambo and DeeKay).
He has produced songs for A-listed artists like Naeto C, Tiwa Savage, Skales and Sauce Kid. He signed an endorsement deal with MTN Nigeria as the face of MTN Pulse in August 2012. Davido is a SONY Music ambassador.
It is believed he also purchased a ₦45 million Porsche car for his girl friend, Chioma Avril Rowland.
Davido’s Net Worth 2020 (Forbes)
Davido is one of the richest musicians in Africa and Nigeria in particular with an impressive net worth of $13 million.
Davido’s Endorsement Deals
Davido has endorsements with top brands in Nigeria and even abroad. Due to his successful hits and celebrity status, OBO is a brand ambassador for Infinix telephone brand. This deal worth millions of Naira as it took over six months to pull through.
In 2012, Davido was reported to have signed a ₦30 million endorsement deal with MTN. The deal made him the face of MTN Pulse. In 2013, he signed another endorsement deal with Guinness Nigeria where he performed at the Guinness World of More Concert alongside popular artists like P-Square, D’banj, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Burna Boy, Olamide, Phyno and Tiwa Savage.
The Atlanta born artist also has an undisclosed big deal with SONY Entertainment, one of the world’s famous music record label.
Awards & Nominations
Davido has received a total of 42 awards from 87 nominations which includes 2 BET Awards, 1 Kora Award, a Channel O Music Video Award, a Ghana Music Award, a Nigeria Music Video Award, 2 MTV Africa Music Awards, 2 African Muzik Magazine Awards, 5 The Headies Awards, 7 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and 2 Dynamix All Youth Awards.
Controversies
Davido has been involved in a number of controversies which has sparked a lot of debate about the singer.
Davido accused the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in 2014 of asking for cash after he missed his flight to London. The PRO of NIS debunked his claim, stating that the artist didn’t possess the proper travel documents hence he was denied an exit permit.
Vanguard newspaper once reported that Davido and Sophia Momodu, fought over the custody of their daughter Imade Adeleke. The medium said he was charged for alleged child trafficking, trying to keep Imade away from her mother, as well as trying to flee Nigeria with the baby which he denied.
There was a time he had a beef with Wizkid while the latest beef he has is with Kizz Daniels.
Albums
Davido has four albums as of August 2020. They are:
- Omo Baba Olowo (2012)
- The Baddest (2014)
- Son of mercy (2016)
- TBA
List of All Davido’s Songs
- Back When (featuring Naeto C)
- Dami Duro
- Ekuro
- Overseas (featuring Sina Rambo)
- Gbon Gbon
- All of You
- Feel Alright (featuring Ice Prince)
- One of a Kind
- Gobe
- Skelewu
- Aye
- Tchelete (Goodlife featuring Mafikizolo)
- Dodo
- Fans Mi (featuring Meek Mill)
- Owo Ni Koko
- The Sound (featuring Uhuru & Dj Buckz)
- The Money (featuring Olamide)
- Gbagbe Oshi
- Maga To Mugu (featuring Simi)
- If
- Fall
- Pere (featuring Rae Sremmurd, Young Thug)
- Fia
- Like Dat
- My lilly (featuring Jah Prayzar)
- Assurance
- Wonder Woman
- 2018 Flora My Flawa
- Assurance
- Nwa Baby
- 2019 Blow My Mind (featuring Chris Brown)
Nigerian comedienne,Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam, popularly known as Taaooma in her latest skit, made a funny rendition of her parents getting a divorce.
Tao as she is fondly called was trying to weigh into whatever marital issues the duo is experiencing, and proffer a solution, but her mum landed her the usual slap to reset her brain.
Watch the video which features Nigerian comedian Lasisi Elenu and MC Lively here.
Nigerian artiste Davido and Atlanta rapper Lil Baby have come together for the new song “So Crazy.” The track, produced by Nick Papz and Xander, arrives with a music video directed by David Wept. It was filmed in Los Angeles.
Watch below.
“I’ve known Lil Baby for quite a while, and I think it’s important that I point this out: When you are collaborating on a record, you need to make sure that the relationship is good outside of music,” Davido said in a statement. “I feel like that is when you make the best music.”
“So Crazy” will appear on Davido’s next album A Better Time, which is set for release this Friday, November 13 (via Davido Worldwide Entertainment/Sony Music UK/RCA Records). The LP follows last year’s A Good Time.
Davido had an interview with Rolling Stone on the 5th of November 2020. He spoke about how the pandemic influenced the creation of his highly anticipated album ‘A Better Time‘ and adapting to the new state of things.
During his interview Rolling Stone, Davido expressed the negative and positive impact the pandemic had on his career. He said:
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I’ve recorded so much music. The only thing I could do was get in the studio. That’s one of the positive things that the pandemic brought to my career. It made me focus more, definitely, being in the studio, having nowhere to go. The only place I could be was at home. So I just made sure I was just recording and recording. I probably recorded like two albums already, apart from A Better Time.
O.B.O (Omo Baba Olowo) as he is also fondly called by friends and acquaintances, expressed how he misses being able to perform physically to a live audience and how he is adapting to the new wave of things as an artist.
My most favorite thing about being a musician and making music is being on the road, being able to perform, being able to go on tour. But we’re learning to live with it. The other day I did a Livestream-type show. It was a link you had to click and watch. It was pretty cool, but it’s not really the same. Social media helps cross that bridge, but at the same time, it’s just not the same.
The FEM crooner revealed how he stumbled on the A Better Time album, as he intentions were to promote his previous album ‘A Good Time‘ via tours but then the pandemic happened and then he maximized the free times to create music: He said:
I didn’t plan the album. I just dropped A Good Time, almost exactly a year ago. My plan was to tour with the A Good Time album. Do America and go to Europe, and then I was meant to go to Asia, Australia, and do mad festivals. That being said, we had to cancel the whole tour, obviously, because of the pandemic. So I was like, “You know what, I’m not about to just sit at home and not do nothing.” So I got back in the studio, and funny enough, I was making better music than I had previously dropped, and we just kept going. Before I knew it I had 20 songs in the studio, all done and recorded and finished. Then I was like, “Should I just put it out?”
Davido went further to say:
I was thinking of putting out like a little quarantine playlist. But then, I was like, “Nah, I think I want to release another body of work.” My sophomore album was called A Good Time, so, obviously, A Better Time, it’s a better album. You know what I’m saying? I took my time. Better visuals, better production, everything as a whole package. I’ve never really had time to refocus, sit down, and record a project, because I’m always on tour. I’m always all over the place. For the first time I had the opportunity to sit down and focus with my producers and take our time on each and every song.
Read his full interview with Rolling Stone
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