Piece by: Maureen Waruinge

29 June 2023

• Davido was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and was raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International.\

•Apart from his shining star as an artiste, Davido is a singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter David Adedeji Adeleke professionally known as Davido has been making headlines after an American socialite alleged that she is pregnant for him.

The virality of the star prompted us to come up with this factsheet, to help you understand who he is.

Davido was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and was raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International.

Apart from his shining star as an artiste, Davido is a singer, songwriter, and record producer.

He is a two-time BET award winner, father, son, and husband.

Facts about Davido

Profession name: Davido

Full Name: David Adedeji Adeleke

DOB: Born November 21, 1992

Nationality: He is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer

Age: 30

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5' 6"

Relationship Status: Married

He confirmed his marriage to his partner Chioma Rowland in March 2023.

Davido has four children; two boys and two girls but sadly lost his oldest son and third child David Ifeanyi Adeleke Jr in 2023.

Parents: Father Adedeji Adeleke is a business magnate and his mother Vero Adeleke was a university lecturer.

Davido lost his mum when he was just 11 years old.

Davido is one of the most followed Nigerian acts on Instagram with 27.3 million followers

In 2011, Davido released his debut album titled “Omo Baba Olowo.

In 2015, he acquired a music degree from Babcock University.

In January 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music

In 2016, he also founded his record label called Davido Music Worldwide.

In 2019, he released his second studio album titled “A Good Time” and he was cited by “New African” magazine as one of the ‘Top 100 most influential Africans.’

In 2019 sells out The O2 Arena in London. He was named as the second African artiste in history to do so.

Davido won the Best African Act and Best worldwide act at MTV EMAs

He released Timeless, his fourth studio album, on March 31, 2023.

The singer owns more than 10 luxury cars the latest being the 2023 Mercedes-Maybach S680 Virgil Abloh Edition.