ARAB ARTIST

Davido

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Davido
Davido on the set of D’Prince’s “Gentlemen” music video shoot in January 2014
Background information
Birth name	David Adedeji Adeleke
Also known as	Davido
Born	21 November 1992 (age 21)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Origin	Lagos, Nigeria
Genres	Afropop
Occupations	Recording artist, singer-songwriter, record producer, rapper
Instruments	keyboards
Years active	2011–present
Labels	HKN Music
Associated acts	B.Red, Sina Rambo, Shizzi, Naeto C, Ice Prince, 2 Face Idibia, Kay Switch, D’banj, Deekay, Danagog, Runtown, T-Spize, Diamond Platnumz, Sarkodie
Website	iamdavido.com

David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992),^[1][2] better known by his stage name Davido, is a Nigerian American recording artist, performer, and record producer. In 2011, he co-produced and released “Dami Duro“, a song well-received throughout Nigeria. Along with his elder brother Adewale Adeleke, Davido is the co-owner of HKN Music, a record label home to Sina Rambo,^[3] B. Red,^[3] and DeeKay.^[4] He has produced for numerous artists, including Naeto C, Skales, Tiwa Savage, and Sauce Kid. In April 2012, he signed an endorsement deal with MTN Nigeria.^[5] On October 23, 2013, Davido partnered with Guinness for the “Guinness World of More” concert.^[6] Davido has won a BET Award, a Kora Award,^[7] a Channel O Music Video Award, a Ghana Music Award, a Nigeria Music Video Award, two MTV Africa Music Awards, three The Headies Awards, four Nigeria Entertainment Awards, and two Dynamix All Youth Awards, among others.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Davido relocated to Lagos at a young age. He released his debut album Omo Baba Olowo in 2012, which contained the singles “Back When” featuring Naeto C, “Dami Duro”, “All of You”, “Overseas” featuring Sina Rambo, “Ekuro”, “Gbon Gbon”, and “Feel Alright” featuring Ice Prince. Davido has released “Gobe“, “One of a Kind”, “Skelewu“, “Aye“, and “Tchelete (Goodlife)”, five singles from his upcoming album; the upcoming album, currently untitled, was slated to be released in the fourth quarter of 2014.^[8] In a 2014 interview with the Nigerian Tribune, Davido said that his second studio album will not be released in 2014.^[9]

C-waves Exclusive Interview with Fisayo……..

-Whats your name ?
My name is Olufowobi olufisayo


-Where are you from?
Am from ago iwoye,ogun state
-What do you do?
Well am a student of hnaub
-Since when have you been in the musical industry?
Hmmm…suprisingly av not been long in the industry. A year and 3 months. Judging by the first time I ever set foot into a studio
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-What is you stage name ?
My stage name is Fisayo
-What inspired your genre of music?
I’d say my brother,he was always mymin krayzie bone’s verses wen I was yung.wen I grew up I started listenin to it nd it became part of me to rap nd speak fast.dat was wen I took it as ma genre.

-What are your future plans for the industry as an Artiste ?
My initial plan was to be the pioneer of chopper style in nigeria buh I think we now have uzikwendu. now I’ve got  plans to show ma versatility along the line I’d rap in yoruba,would sing pop,dance all and maybe RnB.’s.

-Which Artiste would you like to work with in the nearest future?
Well presently I’d like to feature ice prince, reminice comes along d line. And uzikwendu for sure.
-What are your advice to your fans and upcoming Artiste?
Ma first advice is dat dey get there hearing aids. (Laughs) just kidding.I may advice them to turn eye away from other things I do and face my music cause am a very funny person nd I mostly don’t take things serious until there’s a dead end. Y’all should look out for Fisayo and I in turn won’t let y’all down.

Twitter handler. @FisayoOlufowobi