David ‘Davido’ Adeleke popularly known as Omo Baba Olowo (OBO) is a multiple-award-winning Nigerian singer who came into limelight in 2011 after his rave hit single ‘Back When’. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States on November 21, 1992.
- Davido is the son of popular billionaire businessman Adedeji Adeleke while his mother, Mrs. Veronica Adeleke was a University lecturer before she passed on.
- He began his education at the popular British School, Lagos before he moved to Oakwood University to study Business Administration but was short-lived as the singer dropped out and returned to Nigeria to pursue his music career.
- As a teenager, he started off as a “backup” for rising rapper Sina Rambo. He then started a group with B-Red and Rambo called KB International.
- In 2012 he bought a house worth N140 million in Lekki Phase 1 at the age of 20
- He is reportedly worth $16 million
- In 2017 alone, Davido received 39 awards. Two including MTV Europe Music Award as Best African Act 2017 and MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act 2017.
- The Nigerian music star now has over 13 million followers on Instagram, making him the first Nigerian artist to have such a high social media following.
- On June 2018 he became the first International act to receive his BET award live on stage during the Black Entertainment Television Awards on June 2018
- Davido’s uncle, Isiaka Adeleke was the first Governor of Osun State and two-time Nigerian Senator
- He has two daughters from Sophie Momodu and Amanda who he had a brief relationship with. He also has a son named David Adedeji Ifeanyi Adeleke Jnr with his fiancé, Chioma.
- He almost got signed into Dbanj’s DB records in 2011 with Dbanj revealing “that he had given Davido a Rolex Wristwatch, as a gift, so he could sign him” but David’s dad declined saying he wants his son to go to school.
