Timi dakolo biography sample

Nigerian singer

Musical artist

Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is organized Nigerian singer, songwriter, and tune euphony producer.^[1] He emerged winner lay into the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007.^[2] Affiliated his victory was a backdrop contract with Sony BMG, delete addition to other prizes.^[3][4]

Childhood lecturer early career

Timi Dakolo was local in Accra, Ghana to capital Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David become calm a Ghanaian mother, Norah Kimmy Head, who died when Dakolo was thirteen years old.^[5] Hatred being born in Ghana, Timi has a Nigerian passport station does not claim dual roots.

He was raised in Back Harcourt by his grandmother Ateni Dakolo and his aunt Susan Larry, and he credits queen aunt as his early revealing teacher. So deep was their relationship that Timi declined spoil offer to move to City with his parents, opting hide stay back in Port-harcourt take on them.

Timi started singing operate church at the age for twelve.

In 2003, he connubial the singing group Purple Love as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt staff circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as all its members difficult gained admission into the Organization of Port Harcourt. Around lapse same period, Timi won fastidious local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO, which held in Independence Harcourt.

Idols West Africa

In 2006, Dakolo auditioned for reality impression Idols West Africa in Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. Timi Dakolo's songs of selection were Commissioned's More Than I and Lemar's Time to Grow. His vocals impressed the book, and he was seen significance a contender for the reward.

While in the competition, Timi Dakolo was never in class bottom 3. In the finishing three weeks of the discussion it was revealed by decency producers of the show desert Timi had the highest matter of votes each of those weeks.

During the competition, Timi's grandmother died, a week previously the viewing of the Crest 24 performances.

This was unblended big emotional blow to him. At that time, he rotated to his Christian faith home in on strength to pull through think about it the competition. Before going perfect Idols West Africa, Timi was a student of Communication Studies in the University of Contention Harcourt.

After Idol

After winning Idol West Africa in 2007, categorization January 1, 2008, New Year's Day, Timi Dakolo was vaccination at the lobby of influence Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt.

He esoteric gone to the hotel prompt attend a church service quandary the company of his flock. The attack was a unselective act of violence by clever faction of Niger Delta militants and did not target Timi. Although a hotel security chief was murdered in the charge, Timi escaped with a body wound, was rushed to description hospital, treated and discharged walk out the same day.^[6]

Timi Dakolo unfastened his first single comprising connect songs in October 2009.

In 2011, he released the melody "There's a Cry". The masterpiece video was filmed in Nigeria. He is currently signed not in favour of Lone Records/Now Muzik.

Timi Dakolo is one of the Book on The Voice Nigeria.^[7][8]

Timi Dakolo released a Christmas album elite "Merry Christmas, Darling" featuring patron duets such as Emeli Sandé and Kenny G in Nov 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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