He is best known for mixing African elements with global mainstream pop. He started his professional singing career while studying at University and after his study was completed he began gaining attention with his early music. Over time Davido has established himself as one of the most prominent singers all around the world, as a result, he became the richest Nigerian singer with a net worth of $40 million. From 2013 to 2016, Davido released numerous hit tracks which helped him to earn global success. His hit music led him to sign a deal with a famous label called Sony Music in January 2016. Shortly after the singer decided to launch his own record label named Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in which artists have been signed like Dremo, Mayorkun, Peruzzi, and Liya. According to the report in English magazine New African magazine Davido was included in the 2019 list of “Top 100 Most Influential Africans”. So in this post, you will find the total net worth of Davido, his luxurious lifestyle, and a lot more.
Net Worth 2023:
Early Life:
Davido was born David Adedeji Adeleke on the 21st of November 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia. His father Adedeji Adeleke is a successful business magnate who owns Pacific Holdings Limited and is the President of Adeleke University. His mother Veronica ‘Vero’ used to work as a University Lecturer. Davido grew up alongside five older siblings and he is his father’s second-born son. He first attended British International School Lagos (BIS) in Victoria Island, before moving to Alabama, United States, to study business administration at Oakwood University at the age of 16. While attending Oakwood, Davido discovered his passion for music, he bought musical equipment and began creating his own beats. To form the music act KB International, Davido teamed up with his cousins B-Red and Sina Rambo. Later he eventually dropped out of Oakwood University to start a full-time career as a singer and soon after he moved to London, where he started working on his vocals. After returning to Nigeria in 2011, Davido had taken a short break from his singing career and enrolled at Babcock University. Davido finally completed his graduation with a degree in music from Babcock University in July of 2015 after his dad paid the university to start a music department for an inaugural class of 1 student.
Music Career:
After coming back to Nigeria, Davido began recording his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo in 2011. Davido collaborated with big names such as Jay Sleek, Maleek Berry, GospelOnDeBeatz, Spellz, Mr. Chidoo, Dokta Frabz, Theory Soundz, and Shizzi to produce this mixture of Afrobeats and hip hop album. The guest appearance came from artists including, Sina Rambo, B-Red, Kayswitch, Naeto C, 2 Face Idibia, and more. The project was released in 2012 and it received negative reviews from music critics, however, it won Best R&B/Pop Album and earn 2013s Album of the Year at The Headies nomination. The album also received 2013s Nigeria Entertainment Awards nomination in the category of Best Album of the Year. Back When was the lead single from the album which was released on May 7, 2011. Later Davido continued to release its following singles including, Dami Duro, Ekuro, Overseas, and All of You.
Breakthrough:
In 2013, Davido dropped the song “Gobe” which was produced by Shizzi. The track went viral, ranking the 2nd spot on Premium Times‘ list of the Top 10 singles of that year. Later the music video of the song was recorded in South Africa and it amassed more than 40 million views on YouTube. In 2016, he also released his debut mixtape entitled Son of Mercy. Apart from all that, on November 22, 2019, Davido finally came up with the release of his second studio album titled A Good Time. The album features some hit tracks such as, If, Fall, Assurance, Blow My Mind ft Chris Brown, and Risky. For this project, the guest appearance came from high-profile artists such as Chris Brown, Summer Walker, Gunna, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Dremo, Peruzzi, Popcaan, Zlatan, and some others. Furthermore, the album was a massive hit, becoming the first to amass a billion streams as well as the most-streamed African album of all time on various platforms. Davodo’s third studio album, A Better Time was released in May 2020. The guest appearance came from Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Nas, Chris Brown, Young Thug, and Tiwa Savage and it included a total of 11 tracks. The album’s lead single FEM went viral and racked up over 1.8 million views on YouTube within 24 hours, becoming the fastest Nigerian music video to reach 1 million views. The single also reached #1 on the Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 chart. As per the report of 2020, the album A better Time has managed to amass more than 213.2 million streams in one month.
Awards:
Davido has been working in the music industry since his teenage years and the singer has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career.
Wins:
Kora Award for Best Newcomer in 2012, BET Awards for Best International Act: Africa in 2014, Dynamix All Youth Awards for Promising Youth Artiste in 2011, African Muzik Magazine Awards for Best Male West Africa in 2014,MTV Africa Music Awards for Best MaleArtist of the Year in 2014, Ghana Music Awards for African Artiste Of The Year in 2014, City People Entertainment Awards for Musician Of The Year (Male) in 2014, The Headies for Artiste of the Year in 2018.
Nominations:
Soul Train Awards, The Future Africa Awards, MOBO Awards, MTV Europe Music Awards, World Music Awards, Nigeria Music Video Awards, 4Syte TV Music Video Awards, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Personal Life:
In 2013 the Nigerian singer Davido began dating Sophia Ajibola Momodu who is a socialite, model, and entrepreneur. On May 14, 2015, the two welcomed their first child a daughter named Aurora Imade Adeleke. Shortly after the birth of their child, they parted ways. Then in 2015, Davido started his relationship with anchor, model, and reporter Amanda ‘Mandy’ Adeleke. Their daughter Hailey Veronica Adeleke was born on May 9, 2017. That same year the couple got separated. In 2017, Davido dated Chioma Avril Rowland a Nigerian chef, model, and social media personality. After two years of dating they two got engaged in 2019 and welcomed their first son together named David Adedeji Adeleke Jr. who was born on October 20 of that year. Davido and Chioma decided to get married in 2020 but they eventually separated ways at the end of that year.
Biography:
Car Collection:
There is no arguing with the fact that Davido is one of the richest singers in Nigeria and he has been able to buy superluxurious cars for himself. So let’s take a deep look at its total car collection of Davido. Davido also owns many other cars including:
Bentley Continental GT N95 million,Porsche Panamera Turbo S N22.8 millionRange Rover SV Autobiography N98 MillionChevrolet Camaro N9.4 millionAudi R8 N23.4 millionLamborghini Urus N75 millionAudi Q7 N12 millionToyota Land Cruiser N30 million
According to some reports, Davido also owns a Private Jet, becoming him the youngest Nigerian to own one. The Jet was purchased by his father and it cost around $62 million.
When it comes to the top brand ambassadors in Nigeria then the first name that comes to our mind is Davido. In April 2012 he has made a ₦30 million endorsement contract with MTN a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company.
Endorsement:
In the following year, Davido became the brand ambassador of the Nigerian division of the famous Irish alcoholic brand named Guinness. He then became the face of many multinational brands including, Infinix Mobile, 1xBet, French alcoholic brand Martell, and others. The singer has managed to establish himself as the most influential and richest artist in the Nigerian music world. Davido’s annual income is roughly $20 million which he earns from various sources. In March 2023, Davido earned worldwide recognition after being featured on the hit single Hayya Hayya (Better Together), becoming the first multi-song official soundtrack of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2023. Due to this track, Davido came up as the first Nigerian singer to have been featured in a FIFA World Cup single. The majority of his income comes from album sales, live shows, hit singles, and collaborations with other high-profile artists. Apart from that, he is one of the most followed personalities in Nigeria, the singer has more than 25 million fans following on Instagram alone. Davido is close to 3 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. Davido’s net worth is regularly growing.
Interesting Facts:
Davido was studying at Oakwood University when he first began making beats after purchasing musical pieces of equipment.He teamed up with his cousins B-Red and Sina Rambo and formed the KB International musical group.In 2021 David was the second most followed African on Instagram having almost 25 million fans.
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