The Nigerian entertainment industry has been making it’s buzz locally
and internationally, and the influential Nigerian artists under 25 are
pulling their weight despite their age. Finally,on a very long creative
journey our artists have been finding their unique voices, and have
created a niche for themselves, individually and have influenced the
youths of the moment.
This is based on the past year and the time of writing this article,
ladies and gentlemen, here are Nigeria’s most influential artists under
25.
Wizkid
Born 16 July 1990
You know this list won’t have started if
Wizkid isn’t at the top, undoubtedly one of Africa’s most promising acts for the future.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, would be turning 26 mid year. He is a recording artist, songwriter and performer. He has won a
BET Award, a
MOBO Award, three
Headies Awards, two
Channel O Music Video Awards, four
Nigeria Entertainment Awards, a
Ghana Music Award, two
Dynamix All Youth Awards, two
City People Entertainment Awards, and a
Future Award. He has been nominated three times at the
MTV Europe Music Awards as well as four times at the
World Music Awards. He was ranked 5th on
Forbes and
Channel O’s 2013 list of the
Top 10 Richest/Bankable African Artists.
In February 2014, Wizkid became the first ever Nigerian musician to
have over 1 million followers on Twitter. Last year, international acts
Swizz Beats and
Alicia Keys showed his music love and he featured
Drake and
Skepta in his popular hit ‘
Ojuelegba‘.
Davido
Born November 21, 1992
David Adedeji Adeleke, better known by his stage name
Davido, is an American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer. He stole our hearts with hit single ‘
Dami Duro‘. Davido has won a
BET Award, a
Kora Award, a
Channel O Music Video Award, a
Ghana Music Award, a
Nigeria Music Video Award, two
MTV Africa Music Awards, two
African Muzik Magazine Awards, five
Headies Awards, seven
Nigeria Entertainment Awards and two
Dynamix All Youth Awards, among others. Hit song of 2015 was
The Money featuring
Olamide.
Burna Boy
Born 2 July 1991
Probably the most underrated musician in the Nigerian music industry, Damini Ogulu popularly known as
Burna Boy, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter. He won
Nigeria Entertainment Awards Best New Act of the Year
in 2013. He has various international collaborations to his name. He
has given way to acceptance of different genres and remains the ever
budding performer.
Chidinma Ekile
Born 2 May 1991
Ms Kedike rose to stardom after winning the third season of
MTN Project Fame West Africa. In
2012, Chidinma won the Best Female West African Act category at the
2012 Kora Awards. You would mostly find Chidinma as a feature artist on
other songs, but her musical prowess and her petite physique has earned
her a spot on our list.
Lil Kesh
Born March 14, 1995
YBNL soldier Keshinro Ololade, is a singer, rapper and songwriter. He
rose to fame after his chart-topping song titled “Shoki” rose to
critical acclaim from music critics. He has been releasing hit singles
like
Efejoku, Lyrically, Gbesere, Is It Because I Love You, the youngster doesn’t have an album yet but this year holds promises for Lil Kesh.
Patoranking
Born 27 May 1990
Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and
songwriter who came into our lives with ‘Alubarika’ and has been keeping
the dance hall alive. He has won 3
Headies Awards, 1
2014 Channel O Music Video Awards and
Nigeria Entertainment Awards. “
My Woman My Everything” featuring
Wande Coal was his hit track for 2015.
Falz
Born October 27, 1990
Folarin Falana didn’t just get into the scene in 2015, his unique
sense of rap and his skits on social media only complemented his hit
track “
Marry Me” (featuring
Poe and
Yemi Alade). He currently owns an independent record label called
Bahd Guys Records.
Cynthia Morgan
Born 23 September 1991
Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan, popularly known by her stage name
Cynthia Morgan, her music is a fusion of pop, hip hop, dancehall and
rap. The unique vibe of the German Juice musician, has made her highly
influential for her music genre. Cynthia Morgan has won 1
Headies Award.
Korede Bello
Born 29 February 1996
Currently signed to Mavin Records. He is best known for his hit
single “Godwin”, a semi-gospel and pop song which topped many music
charts in Nigeria. Korede Bello had a good year in 2015, he won 1
Headies Award in a category nobody expected him to. Hope this year only gets better.
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