Davido

Davido is David Adedeji Adeleke, a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and producer born in Atlanta on 21 November 1992 and raised in Lagos. His father is the businessman Adedeji Adeleke. He dropped out of Oakwood University in Alabama to make beats and later graduated in music from Babcock University.

“Dami Duro” (2011) made him a household name, and his debut album Omo Baba Olowo (2012) won him Next Rated at The Headies. Singles such as “Gobe”, “Skelewu” and “Aye” kept him on top. He signed with Sony and RCA in 2016 and set up his own label, Davido Music Worldwide. “If” and “Fall” (2017) spread far beyond Africa. “Fall” became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.

His albums since are A Good Time (2019), A Better Time (2020), Timeless (2023), 5ive (2025) and Oriadé (July 2026). He was on Time’s Next 100 list in 2021 and is one of the most-followed African artists on social media.