In this post we will be discussing about the biography of Davido Adeleke. David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known as Davido, songwriter, and record producer. He is the biggest and one of the most influential artistes in Africa. Davido is one of the best artist in Nigeria Making the List of the richest male musicians in Nigeria, Davido is one of the Artist in Nigeria you must not skip whenever you are talking about music in Nigeria because he has made Nigeria Proud both National and International. Now lets go down to the biography of Davido.
Biography Of Davido Adeleke
Birth name
David Adedeji Adeleke
Also known as
OBO Baddest
Born
November 21, 1992 (age 28)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Afrobeats Afro pop music pop electropop dancehall R&B reggae
Occupation(s)
Singer songwriter record producer
Instruments
Vocals
Years active
2010–present
Labels
Adeleke studied Business Administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. Davido 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 hit singles “Gobe”, “One of a Kind”, “Skelewu”, “Aye”, “Tchelete (Goodlife)”, “Naughty”, “Owo Ni Koko”, “The Sound” and “The Money”.
In January 2016, Davido signed a record deal with Sony Music and a few months later founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), to which acts Dremo, Mayorkun, Yonda, Peruzzi and the groups first female act Liya[4] are currently signed. In July 2016, Davido 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”.