Popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer and billionaire, Adeleke David popularly known as Davido, has sang the praises of d’banj calling him a legend.
Davido said the ‘Oliver Twist’ crooner opened the road for international recognition for Nigerians, Oliver Twist, 2012.
Speaking in a recent interview with Apple Music, Davido pointed that D’banj success in the international space, created recognition for nigerians talent and songs.
He said, “D’banj was my first vision of a Nigerian artist taking over the world. No one in America was booking Nigerian artists for shows but that changed when I saw Kanye West in D’banj’s ‘Oliver Twist’ video on YouTube.
‘It was because of the success of ‘Oliver Twist’ that Americans started booking D’banj, 2Face, P-Square and other African artists for shows. They were making about $1,000,000 per show. So I decided to switch and start doing African music because that’s where I am from.”
While some Nigerian have found this to be baseless, mentioning a few names that had international recognition and award even before D’banj. The likes of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, King Sunny Ade, also 2face ‘African Queen’.
Wow, what a legend
Legend!!
He’s a legend
Even Davido confirm it
Respect