Today, one of the biggest forces in African music and a legend in the Nigerian entertainment space Davido celebrated his 32nd birthday. The artist who debuted the scene in 2011 has gone on to build a legacy for himself in his 13 years at the top of the music business.
Davido cemented his position as a global force within African music. Often called “001” or “Omo Baba Olowo”, the American born, Nigerian raised icon has amassed over 5 billion streams and over 1.2 billion video views across his 13-year career. The most followed Afrobeats artist across social media, Davido has been a forerunner in connecting the world to Afrobeats.
He has earned over 30 awards and nominations internationally including 2023’s Grammy, BET, EMA and VMA Award Nominations. He was also featured on the cover of Forbes magazine in 2023.
Davido is a global media powerhouse with countless television and media appearances including, The Tonight Show, Live with Jimmy Kimmel, The Daily Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Uproxx, New York Times, and Apple’s Zane Lowe among others.
In 2023 Davido became the first African artist to top Itunes Album Chart with the release of his 1 billion streaming 4th studio album “Timeless” . He also got three Grammy nominations including Global Music Album of the Year for “Timeless”, Global Music Performance for “Feel” and Best African Musical Performance for the hit smash “Unavailable”.
He has proven himself as a powerful touring artist. In addition to Davido’s April 2024 Madison Square Garden performance, 2023 saw sold-out tour dates across the globe including multiple shows at London’s 02 and Atlanta’s State Farm Arena ( A. W. A. Y Festival ).
Career performance highlights also include headlining “AfroNation” around the globe and closing the 2022 World Cup with a performance seen by over +250 million viewers.
He penetrated the global market in 2019 with hit singles “If”, and “Fall” from his 2019 album titled “A Good Time.” In 2020 he released his third studio album, the follow up to “A Good Time”, A Better Time” which featured the hits, “FEM”, “Holy Ground ft. Nicki Minaj” and “Shopping Spree ft. Chris Brown”.
Davido also expanded his leadership on social media with the success of his Tik Tok “Unavailable” dance challenge surpassing +100M videos view creations.
Today we celebrate a legend, a pioneer, a hit maker and a philanthropist. The entire NetNg team wishes Davido a happy birthday and more years at the top.
