Kizz Daniel
Born
May 1, 1994
Genre
Afro-Pop
About
When Nigerian singer-songwriter Kizz Daniel—Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe-started singing and writing lyrics at age seven, his dad encouraged him while also urging him to finish his education.Fresh out of university, he scored a hit as Kiss Daniel with 2014's "Woju", which received a nomination for Hottest Single at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. His debut LP, 2016's New Era, peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's World Albums chart and won him three Headies, Nigeria's equivalent of the Grammys.The videos for his 2016 single "Mama" and "One Ticket", his 2019 collaboration with American-born Nigerian singer-songwriter Davido, have each racked up more than 36 million views. In 2017, Daniel split from his label, launched his own Flyboy Inc. imprint and signed producers Demmie Vee and Philkeyz. He blended Afropop with EDM, grime, and hip-hop on his collaboration-packed hit sophomore album, 2018's No Bad Songz.