Afro-Pop
Nigeria
Kizz Daniel
About Kizz Daniel
Hometown
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Born
May 1, 1991
Genre
Afro-Pop
When Nigerian singer-songwriter Kizz Daniel—Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe—started singing and writing lyrics at age seven, his dad encouraged him while also urging him to finish his education.
∙ Fresh out of university, he scored a hit as Kiss Daniel with 2014’s “Woju,” which received a nomination for Hottest Single at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
∙ His debut LP, 2016’s New Era, peaked at No. 8 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and won him three Headies, Nigeria’s equivalent of the Grammys.
∙ The videos for his 2016 single “Mama” and “One Ticket,” his 2019 collaboration with American-born Nigerian singer-songwriter Davido, have each racked up more than 36 million views.
∙ In 2017, Daniel split from his label, launched his own Flyboy Inc. imprint and signed producers Demmie Vee and Philkeyz.
∙ He blended Afropop with EDM, grime, and hip-hop on his collaboration-packed hit sophomore album, 2018’s No Bad Songz.
Influenced by Kizz DanielKizz Daniel has influenced the music of Ginius, Demmie Vee, Promphizy and more.
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