10 Interesting Facts You Should Know about Davido

Popular music star, David Adeleke, stage name – Davido clocks 26 today. Since his hit song, Back When, in 2011, he has not looked back in satisfying his fans with good music. As a young musician, Davido has influenced both the music world and the political sphere. His laudable achievements make his 26th birthday worth celebrating. To celebrate the ‘baddest’ musician, amala.ng has chronicled 10 interesting facts about him.

1. Davido was born in Atlanta, Georgia on 21 November 1992. He attended the British International School in Lagos.
2. Davido is sure to give people assurance as he continues to bag multiple awards. According to Wikipedia, he has received a total of 42 awards from 87 nominations which consists of BET awards, Kora Award, MTV Africa Music Awards and Channel O music video awards and many others.
3. He is the most followed Nigerian Celebrity on instagram with a total of 8.2 million followers.
4. He studied study Business Administration at Oakland University in Alabama but returned back to Nigeria to pursue his music career. He got admitted into Babcock University to study music, a department his father helped to set up. In June 2015, he graduated from Babcock University with a second class upper degree in Music.
5. His father Adedeji Adeleke, is a billionaire and business mogul. He is the CEO of Pacific Holdings Limited and the president of Adeleke University. His mother, Vero Adeleke, was a university lecturer before she died in 2013.
6. The 26-year-old artist already has two beautiful daughters from his two baby mamas – Sophia Momodu and Mandy.
7. Davido started his own label, Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in 2016. He has fast-rising artistes such as Dremo, Peruzzi, Mayorkun and others. His philanthropic nature has groomed his label artistes and made them more successful.
8. He is currently head over heels over Chef Chioma. They met while he was in Babcock through their mutual friends. His song among her, ‘assurance,’ had great success.
9. Davido is the first African to perform live at Music of Black Origin (MOBO) awards show. He also received a MOBO award for the Best African Act.
10. Beyond being awarded locally and internationally, Davido has sold out several concert venues overseas.