Elizabeth O.
Internet Users Celebrates Davido On His 30th Birthday
It is very understandable that one of the most popular Nigerian singer Davido, is currently silent and offline as he turns 30 today.
David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer. His music blends traditional African elements with global mainstream pop.
The singer won the Next Rated Award in 2012 at The Headies after releasing “Dami Duro”, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo(2012).
Between 2013 and 2015, he released a number of hit singles, and in January 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music.
Electric Man… Baddest..Imole.. 001… European Prime Minister..the G.O.A.T… The hottest and freshest man in town…The most cheerful and energetic African Artist. The most popular and most influential. #DavidoBig30 #DavidoQatar2022 #Baddest #30BG #Big30 #DavidoAt30 pic.twitter.com/7jfWtvGKWl
— Momoh Happiness🏝🏝 (@MomohHappiness3) November 21, 2022
He then founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), to which acts Dremo, Mayorkun, Peruzzi and Liya have been signed.
30BG gain train, reply this tweet with #DavidoAt30 and follow everyone that likes your reply and follow everyone that replies with #DavidoAt30 . Let’s go pic.twitter.com/0vOhyXnbVL
— wande (@blaccmajek) November 20, 2022
In July 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony’s RCA Records. In October 2016, he released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy, which was supported by the singles “Gbagbe Oshi”, “How Long” and “Coolest Kid in Africa”.
In April 2017, Davido re-negotiated his contract with Sony due to creative control issues and later that year he released five singles including “If” and “Fall”.
“If” generated worldwide social media activity while “Fall” became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history. Davido has been famously referred to as ‘The king of modern-day afrobeats’.
Davido released, his second studio album A Good Time in November 2019, supported by singles including Blow My Mind featuring popular American singer Chris Brown .
Davido was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2019.
He released his third studio album A Better Time, on Friday November 13, 2020.
