Famous Nigerian Musicians

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Burna Boy
(Singer)
Burna Boy
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Birthdate: July 2, 1991
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Davido
(Singer-Songwriter)
Davido
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Birthdate: November 21, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
American-born Nigerian artist David Adedeji Adeleke, better known as Davido, studied business before venturing into music. He soared to fame with his hit tracks Dami Duro and If. He owns a record label, too. His song Fall was the longest-charting Nigerian pop track in the history of Billboard.
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Fela Kuti
(Multi-Instrumentalist & the Creator of ‘Afro-beat’, a Genre that Fuses West African Music with American Funk & Jazz)
Fela Kuti
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Birthdate: October 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died: August 2, 1997
Political activist and Afrobeat inventor Fela Kuti initially performed with his band Koola Lobitos and later renamed it Nigeria '70. He was inspired by the Black Power movement, which also gradually transformed his musical style. He married 27 women in 1978, to mark the anniversary of the Kalakuta Republic attack.
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 4 
Keiynan Lonsdale
(Actor)
Keiynan Lonsdale
5
Birthdate: December 19, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Australian actor, dancer and singer-songwriter Keiynan Lonsdale is best-known for playing Wally West/Kid Flash in The CW series The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. Other on-screen portrayals of Lonsdale includes Oliver Lloyd in the series Dance Academy and Uriah Pedrad in film The Divergent Series: Insurgent. He has also released the studio-album Rainbow Boy and worked as an MTV VJ.  

 5 
Wizkid
(Singer-songwriter)
Wizkid
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Birthdate: July 16, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Surulere, Lagos

Nigerian singer Wizkid soared to fame with chart-busting tracks such as Holla at Your Boy. A performer who has revolutionized the Afrobeats genre, Wizkid supported Nigeria’s End SARS protests against police brutality, on social media. In 2011, he was part of a paternity scandal but denied having fathered a child.

 6 
Dr. Alban
(Recording artist and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records)
Dr. Alban
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Birthdate: August 26, 1957
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oguta, Nigeria
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Korede Bello
(Singer-Songwriter)
Korede Bello
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Birthdate: February 29, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lagos State

Nigerian singer Korede Bello was just 7 when he had started performing, using the pseudonym African Prince. His single Godwin later catapulted him to fame. Bello also boasts of a mass communication degree and has been associated with philanthropic activities such as cancer awareness programs.

 8 
Femi Kuti
(Nigerian Musician)
Femi Kuti
2
Birthdate: June 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
 9 
William Onyeabor
(Musician)
William Onyeabor
3
Birthdate: March 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nigeria
Died: January 16, 2017
 10 
King Sunny Ade
(Singer)
King Sunny Ade
2
Birthdate: September 22, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria
 11 
Patrice Wilson
(Record producer, songwriter, and singer)
Patrice Wilson
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Birthdate: June 19, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Nigeria
 12 
Babatunde Olatunji
(Musician, Percussionist)
Babatunde Olatunji
3
Birthdate: April 7, 1927
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ajido
Died: April 6, 2003
 13 
Cait O'Riordan
(British Musician, Bass Guitar Player, and Radio Host)
Cait O'Riordan
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Birthdate: January 4, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
 14 
Nathaniel Bassey
(Trumpeter, Pastor)
Nathaniel Bassey
2
Birthdate: August 27, 1978
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
 15 
Cait O'Riordan
(She played bass guitar for the Irish punk/folk band the Pogues from 1983 to 1986)
Cait O'Riordan
1
Birthdate: January 4, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
 16 
Bombino
(Singer)
Bombino
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tidène, Niger
 17 
Nicole Moudaber
(Disc jockey)
Nicole Moudaber
3
Birthdate: January 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
 18 
Ayo
(Singer-Songwriter)
Ayo
2
Birthdate: September 14, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Frechen, Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 19 
Nneka
(Songwriter, Singer, Actor)
Nneka
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Birthdate: December 24, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Warri, Nigeria
 20 
Sonny Okosuns
(Musician)
Sonny Okosuns
2
Birthdate: January 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Enugu, Nigeria
Died: May 24, 2008
 21 
Ayo Jay
(Singer)
Ayo Jay
2
Birthdate: August 9, 1989
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: London, England
 22 
Adé Bantu
(Nigerian-German Music Producer, Musician, and Social Activist)
Adé Bantu
1
Birthdate: July 14, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
 23 
Eddy Wata
(Eurodance artist)
Eddy Wata
1
Birthdate: March 3, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kaduna, Nigeria
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Jerome Sydenham
(Known for establishing a pan-African electro direction within the house and techno genres)
Jerome Sydenham
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Birthdate: 1967 AD
Birthplace: Ibadan, Nigeria