D'banj
Pop music, Composer
1980 –
Who is D'banj?
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, is a Nigerian icon who is a singer-songwriter, an harmonica player and a businessman. He has won several music awards including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act; Africa. He adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name Dapo and his surname Oyebanjo. D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afro-Beats and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B chart.
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- Born
- Jun 9, 1980
Zaria - Ethnicity
- Yoruba people
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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