10 Afrobeat Artists who has shut down the 02 Arena London

 D BANJ

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo popularly know as D’banj born 9 June 1980 is a Nigerian musician he is also known as koko master. He has achieved critical acclaim with his success in music-making. The award-winning superstar is considered one of the pioneers of Afrobeats and is one of the most influential celebrities in Africa, and the rest of the world. D’banj dropped out of university twice, once from Lagos State University and a second time from a university in London. He met Don Jazzy while working as a night guard in London in the early 2000s. He, Don Jazzy and JJC Skillz formed a group called 419 Squad.
D’banj and Don Jazzy returned to Lagos, Nigeria, in 2004. They formed their joint-owned record label Mo’ Hits Records that year. They also released the evergreen single “Tongolo”, which D’Banj’s mom allegedly paid for.He released three studio albums under Mo’ Hits record label and one compilation album as well. In 2012, he and Don Jazzy went their separate ways in a highly publicised controversial manner. D’banj went ahead to found DB Records, signing his younger brother, K-Switch (or KaySwitch as an artist). During the course of his music career, Dbanj has won at least 29 major awards from reputable award events.

2FACE IDIBIA

 

Innocent Utah Idibia (September 18, 1975) popularly known by his stage name  is a Nigerian-born Afrobeat singer, musician, songwriter, producer, and philanthropist. He is also an entrepreneur, humanitarian and social activist. He is said to be one of the most celebrated singers in the African music industry. He was the first winner of MTV Europe. 2Face moved to Lagos state with Faze (Chibuzor Orji) and Blackface (Ahmedu Augustine) and the trio formed the 'Plantashun Boiz' band. The band released 2 albums Body and Soul and Sold Out in 2000 and 2003, respectively. 2Face launched his debut solo album, Face 2 Face which established him as a productive and talented solo artist. The success of the album will largely be credited to the popular hit track, African Queen.He released his second album Grass 2 Grace in 2006 and in 2007, the band of three came back together to record their third and last album, Plan B.

WIZKID 

WIZKID Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun is a Nigerian singer and songwriter born in Lagos Nigeria.  He began recording music at the age of 11, He is considered to be one of the three top Afro beat artiste in Africa at the moment. WIZKID first single was released 2009 which was “Holla at your boy” the single gave him a glorious breakthrough which lead to his album “SUPER STAR” which was released 2010. WIZKID was the first Nigerian artiste to sell out the London 02 Arena in 2018 with 20,000 capacity when he had his Afro Republik concert.

David Adedeji Adeleke born November 21, 1992, better known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, US, and raised in Lagos; he made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International. He studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. Davido rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbon Gbon", and "Feel Alright"—were taken.

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