Davido (21 November 1992) is one of the most influential acts to come out of Africa, with top-charting songs and monster hits.
Nigeria is a country known for its music, and American-Nigerian superstar, Davido has contributed massively to the Afrobeat movement started by Fela Kuti. He is one of the most popular artists to come out of Africa and is a regular face on the Forbes Africa list year in and year out.
At the beginning of his career, the African artiste was signed to HKN Records, a label he started with his elder brother, Adewale Adeleke, also known as ChairmanHKN. In 2016, as he is fondly called, OBO started his separate record label named DMW.
He has spent over ten years in the music industry and has one of the most successful careers by a black artiste, especially an African one at that.
Davido Biography
The Nigerian-American singer and businessman was born on 21 November 1992, David Adedeji Adeleke, also known as Davido, in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States, to Nigerian parents, Chief Adedeji Adeleke and Veronica Adeleke. At the tender age of 11, the singer lost his mum, Vero Adeleke, a university lecturer at that time.
He attended the prestigious British International School, Lekki, Lagos, and moved back to the US at 16 to study business administration at Oakwood University. While he was at this university he found his passion for music. He began making beats and formed a music act with his cousins, Sina Rambo and B-Red.
David Adeleke returned to Nigeria after his father found out he dropped out of university in 2011 and enrolled at Babcock University, where his father started a music department just for him. In July 2015, he graduated from the university with a second-class upper.
After releasing his single Dami Duro, he rose to fame, which rocked the Nigerian and African airwaves. At this period, the artist was signed to HKN Music which he co-founded with his elder brother, Adewale Adeleke.
In 2016, months after he signed a contract with Sony Music for $1 million, he started his record label named Davido Music Worldwide (DMW). He signed acts like Dremo and Mayorkun to the label, and Peruzzi has since joined the label.
Under DMW, with PLUG Media as his management, the musician has been able to shoot for the stars as he has signed lucrative endorsement deals and taken DMW to the next level. On the 31st of March, 2023, he released his fourth studio album, Timeless.
Profile
Name |
David Adeleke |
Spouse(s) |
Chioma Avril Rowland |
Child(ren) |
Imade, Hailey, and Ifeanyi Adeleke (Deceased) |
Businesses Owned |
DMW |
The year he was born |
1992 |
Nationality |
Nigerian/American |
Net Worth |
R302 million |
Who is the richest between Wizkid and Davido?
Davido.
How much is Davido’s father’s net worth?
According to various online publications, his father is worth $700 million.
Is Davido a billionaire?
No, he is not.
Where does Davido Live Now?
Lagos, Nigeria.
Davido Age
As of 2024, he is 31 years old.
Davido Songs
Here are some songs released by the music artist and African businessman.
- Back When feat. Naeto C (2011)
- Dami Duro (2011)
- All of You (2012)
- Ekuro (2012)
- Overseas feat. Sina Rambo (2012)
- Skelewu (2013)
- Globe (2013)
- Aye (2014)
- Tchelete feat. Mafikizolo (2014)
- Dodo (2015)
- OwoniKoko (2015)
- Fans Mi feat. Meek Mill (2015)
- The Sound feat. DJ Buckz & Uhuru (2015)
- The Money feat. Olamide (2015)
- Gbagbe Oshi (2016)
- How Long feat. Tinashe (2016)
- Coolest Kid in Africa feat. Nasty C (2016)
- If (2017)
- Fall (2017)
- Fia (2017)
- Like Dat (2017)
- Assurance (2018)
- Nwa Baby (2018)
- Blow My Mind feat. Chris Brown (2019)
- Risky feat. Popcaan (2019)
- 1 milli (2019)
- Sweet in the Middle feat. Naira Marley, Zlatan, Wurld (2019)
- D & G feat. Summer Walker (2019)
- Jowo (2020)
- The Best feat. Mayorkun (2020)
- Fade Away ft. Bella Shmurda (2020)
- La La feat. CKay (2020)
- Fem (2020)
- So Crazy feat. Lil Baby (2020)
- Holy Ground feat. Nicki Minaj (2020)
- Champion Sound X Focalistic (2021)
- Feel (2023)
- Unavailable (2023)
- Away (2023)
- Kante (2023)
Davido Albums
He has released three studio albums and one EP so far.
- Omo Baba Olowo: The Genesis (2012)
- Son of Mercy (2016)
- A Good Time (2019)
- A Better Time (2020)
- Timeless (2023)
All of the above are albums except the Son of Mercy EP, released after the artiste joined Sony Music.
Davido Wife
The Nigerian star is married to Chioma Avril Rowland.
Davido Social Media
You can connect with the superstar via various social media platforms.
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Feels like just yesterday we made history. We’ve done it before… Now let’s do it again! Your boy back! LONDON you can call me Santa with the amount of surprises we got planned on this one ? 02 Return FULLY LOADED!
Sign up now for early access to tickets ! Link in my bio!! ?? pic.twitter.com/NZZIT13rLY— Davido (@davido) September 30, 2021
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Davido Net Worth
The estimated net worth of the singer is R188,228,500 million.
