Timi dakolo biography sample

Nigerian singer

Musical artist

Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) give something the onceover a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and medicine producer.^[1] He emerged winner of honourableness inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007.^[2] Accompanying his victory was a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes.^[3][4]

Childhood countryside early career

Timi Dakolo was born swindle Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian papa, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian popular, Norah Kimmy Head, who died like that which Dakolo was thirteen years old.^[5] Teeth of being born in Ghana, Timi has a Nigerian passport and does party claim dual citizenship. He was increased in Port Harcourt by his gran Ateni Dakolo and his aunt Susan Larry, and he credits his auntie as his early singing teacher. Tolerable deep was their relationship that Timi declined an offer to move extract Lagos with his parents, opting success stay back in Port-harcourt with them.

Timi started singing in church at one\'s disposal the age of twelve. In 2003, he joined the singing group Purple Love as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt club periphery, but disbanded in 2005 as draw back its members had gained admission ways the University of Port Harcourt. Keep up that same period, Timi won unadulterated local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO, which held in Port Harcourt.

Idols West Africa

In 2006, Dakolo auditioned replace reality show Idols West Africa direct Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. Timi Dakolo's songs of choice were Commissioned's More Than I and Lemar's Time to Grow. His vocals afflicted the judges, and he was special to as a contender for the passion.

While in the competition, Timi Dakolo was never in the bottom 3. In the final three weeks curiosity the competition it was revealed give up the producers of the show rove Timi had the highest number hint at votes each of those weeks.

During the competition, Timi's grandmother died, clever week before the viewing of greatness Top 24 performances. This was adroit big emotional blow to him. Catch that time, he turned to her highness Christian faith for strength to lug through in the competition. Before ominous to Idols West Africa, Timi was a student of Communication Studies absorb the University of Port Harcourt.

After Idol

After winning Idol West Africa draw out 2007, on January 1, 2008, Fresh Year's Day, Timi Dakolo was bump at the lobby of the Statesmanlike Hotel in Port Harcourt. He esoteric gone to the hotel to serve a church service in the society of his friends. The attack was a random act of violence saturate a faction of Niger Delta militants and did not target Timi. Notwithstanding a hotel security guard was murdered in the attack, Timi escaped criticism a flesh wound, was rushed let fall the hospital, treated and discharged guess the same day.^[6]

Timi Dakolo released crown first single comprising three songs arrangement October 2009.

In 2011, he unconfined the song "There's a Cry". Description music video was filmed in Nigeria. He is currently signed with Single Records/Now Muzik.

Timi Dakolo is lone of the Judges on The Articulation Nigeria.^[7][8]

Timi Dakolo released a Christmas medium titled "Merry Christmas, Darling" featuring visitor duets such as Emeli Sandé folk tale Kenny G in November 2019.^[9][10]

Personal life

Timi Dakolo married Busola Dakolo^[11] (née Amupitan) in 2012.^[12] They have three children.^[13][14]

Discography

Albums

• 2011: "Beautiful Noise"
• 2019: "Merry Christmas, Darling “
• 2024: "The Chorus Leader"

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

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