Fireboy DML
Born
February 5, 1996
Genre
Afrobeats
About
Fireboy DML is a Nigerian singer-songwriter whose music fuses Afropop, R&B, and soul. Born Adedamola Adefolahan, he grew up singing in church, started making music while at university, and eventually was signed by Nigerian rapper Olamide's independent label, YBNL Nation. "Jealous", his 2018 breakthrough single, won Listeners' Choice honors at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, presented by a popular African music TV channel. Within three days of its release, Fireboy DML's 2019 debut album, Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps, garnered more than six million streams on a single music service. In July 2020, his "New York City Girl" reached No. 11 on Billboard's Top Triller Global chart, and a month later, "Eli" peaked at No. 7 on the same chart. His sophomore album, APOLLO-featuring guest turns by American rapper D Smoke and Nigerian singer Wande Coal-rose to No. 14 on Billboard's World Albums chart in 2020.