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Nigerian music industry has been a great and fantastic music industry for many years now!. So many artists and many hits making waves every year in the industry, that is why Naija music entertainment industry has been regarded as the best music industry in Africa and also the world at large!!.
2021 can’t be left behind as big stars are still making waves in the industry as well as young stars are making waves as well. 2021 is almost coming to an end with few days to go, so we at Detectmind.com has decided to make a full list containing top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021.
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Here Is The List Of Top Ten Nigerian Artistes Of The Year 2021.
1. Wizkid
Multi talented Nigeria singer and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun who was born on 16 July 1990, known professionally as . has made our number one list of top ten artists of the year 2021. 2021 has been a great year for the StarBoy Entertainment CEO Wizkid wining his first ever Grammy Award for Best Music Video as a lead artist on Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl” He is also the most awarded African artist at the BET Awards. In October 2020 he released his fourth album, Made in Lagos, The album includes the single “Essence” featuring Tems, following a remix released by Justin Bieber.
2. Burna Boy
Oluwa Burna as he’s formally called. The talented Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter whoes real names are Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has been making alots of waves and airplay for many years and He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists ever. Burna Boy is also among the list of top Nigerian artist of the year 2021.
Burna Boy is the first Nigerian artist with back to back nominations at the Grammys. In 2021 Twice as Tall won the Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.
3. Olamide
Olamide Baddo the CEO and chariman of YBNL NATION (Yahoo Boy No Laptop) is a multi talented Nigerian hip hop recording artist, singer, rapper, songwriter, and record owner. He made the list of top ten artists of the year 2021. Olamide started this year 2021 on a high note with the hit single “Rock” and followed up with a 10-track album, “UY Scuti”.
4. Fireboy
Nigerian singer and songwriter Adedamola Adefolahan born on 5 February 1996, known professionally as Fireboy DML, who’s signed under YBNL NATION owned by legendary Rapper Olamide. His breakthrough single “Jealous” first appeared on YBNL Nation’s collaborative album YBNL Mafia Family (2018), before being re-released on 25 March 2019.
2021 is a very good year for the young artist Fireboy with his hit single which he titled “Peru”, which he also dropped the remix of Peru featuring American British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran.
5. Tems
2021 has been a great year for this talented Nigeria female singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi who was born on 11 June 1995, better known by her stage name Tems. On 15 September 2021, Tems released her second extended play titled “If Orange Was a Place”, primarily produced by GuiltyBeatz. with her collaboration with Drake on the song “Fountains” from his album Certified Lover Boy, and the Wizkid single “Essence” remix with Justin Bieber, earned her a Grammy Award nomination.
6. Kizz Daniel
Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, is a multi talented Nigerian singer and songwriter. Who rise to fame with his singles “Woju” and “Yeba”. Since than the Talented artist keep making waves and hits back to back. 2021 is also a good year for the artist releasing his hit song like Lie, Pour Me Water, Eh God (Barnabas), Oshe, under his 2021 body of work tittled “Barnabas”
7. Buju
2021 has been a very fantastic year for this young super star Daniel Benson popularly known as Buju has also made our list of top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021. The young artist has bang alots of hits such as Feeling, Outside, Never Stopped, I Do, Confident, Something sweet, Kilometer and many more under his body of work tittled “Sorry I’m Late”
8. Davido
Multi talented Nigerian & American singer, songwriter, and record producer. David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido, The Omo Baba Olowo crooner has made our number eight list of the top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021, the year 2021 hasn’t really been a great year for the artist musically but he still made the list with his 2021 hits singles like Lakiriboto, Unforgiving, All, Yakpa and many more.
9. Ckay
Chukwuka Ekweani, better known by his stage name Ckay is a talented Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer with so many hits under his name, he was signed to Chocolate City Records. With his hits singles Boyfriend, Felony and Love Nwantiti. making him to be among the our list of top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021.
9. Tiwa Savage
Tiwa Savage has been the only female artist that has made our list of top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021. Tiwa who’s formally called is a Nigerian talented female singer, songwriter and actress. Born as Tiwatope Savage born on 5 February 1980. She made the list of her 2021 hits like Somebody’s Son, Ade Ori, Work Fada, Special Kinda and many more!!….
We have come to the end of the list of top ten Nigerian artists of the year 2021 and we hope this list is/was useful?.
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