David Adedeji Adeleke, known universally as Davido, will be guest on the Globacom sponsored African Voices Playmakers, a 30-minute programme airing on CNN this week.
The singing sensation rose to prominence 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.
By 2012, the 2015 graduate of Music from Babcock University, Nigeria, had gained wide applause as he carted home the Next Rated award at The Headies. Between 2013 and 2015, he released the hit singles, Gobe, One of a Kind, Skelewu, Aye, Tchelete (Goodlife), Naughty, Owo Ni Koko, The Sound and The Money.
Davido founded his own record label, Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), in 2016. That label has since become the ladder from which others have climbed to get to the exclusive floor of success. He won Best International Act at the 2018 BET Awards, by 2019, he was listed as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine and in February 2021, appeared on Time magazine’s Time 100 Next List.
He released his latest album, entitled, Timeless, on March 31, 2023. Davido is one of the most followed African artistes on both Instagram and Twitter.
He will feature on CNN Channel 401 today at 4.30a.m. and 7.30 p.m. on the same channel.
