D'banj
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D'banj at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo |
| Born |
9 June 1980 Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Genres | Afropop, R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, entrepreneur, TV host |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | DB Records, GOOD Music, Mercury Records, Sony Music Entertainment, ROCKSTAR4000, RCA |
| Associated acts | Kayswitch 'D Produkt', Kanye West, Tonto Dikeh, Indomix, Big Sean, Wande Coal, Durella, J.Sol, Jay Sleek, Dee Vee, Olamide, Fally Ipupa, 2 Face Idibia, Snoop Dogg, Akon, Don Jazzy, Dr SID, Ebenez Tizzy |
| Website | Official website |
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (born 9 June 1980), known by his stage name D'banj, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, musician, entrepreneur and TV host. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards
He adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo. D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart. As of 2016, D'banj is ranked to be the richest solo musician in Nigeria according to T.I.N Magazine.
D'banj also known as the Kokomaster or Bangalee,was born in June 9, 1980 in Zaria, the northern part of Nigeria to a military fatherand devout, business woman mother, from Ogun State, Nigeria, to a military officer who commanded an artillery regiment and a church dignitary mother who hailed from Shagamu in Ogun State. Due to his father's profession he moved several times within Nigeria and later moved to England. D'banj was expected to follow his father's military career and was enrolled to the Nigerian Military School at age eleven. However, D'banj resisted the system and disenrolled from the school after three years. While at the Military school he was a member of the elite drum corp of the Nigerian Army. From the Nigerian Military School he proceeded to another military owned institution Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ibara, Abeokuta where he was a church worker. There he completed his secondary school education.
D'banj was introduced to the harmonica by his late older brother, Femi Oyebanjo, who died in a plane crash at age seventeen. With D'banj's love for music being greater than his parents' military aspirations, he struggled for his parents' approval; this can be best heard through an album track, All Da Way from his debut album.
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