Timi Dakolo is known with the hit songs ‘Iyawo Mi‘, ‘Great Nation‘, ‘Take It’ ft.Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. He has been called The Voice and is dubbed Nigeria’s King of Soul. With his victory, he got a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes. He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. His vocals impressed the judges, and he was seen as a contender for the prize. Timi Dakolo’s songs of choice were Commissioned’s More Than I and Lemar’s Time to Grow. In 2006, Dakolo auditioned for the Idols West Africa music show in Calabar. Around that same period, Timi won a local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO, which was held in Port Harcourt. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as all its members had gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt. In 2003, he joined the singing group Purple Love as a founding member. Timi started singing in church at the age of twelve. Timi and Susan Larry relationship was so deep that he declined an offer to move to Lagos with his parents, opting to stay back in Port-harcourt.
He was raised in Port Harcourt by his grandmother Ateni Dakolo and his aunt Susan Larry, and he credits his aunt as his early singing teacher. Despite being born in Ghana, Timi has a Nigerian passport and does not claim dual citizenship. Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer born in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when he was thirteen years old.
Inspirational singer, Timi Dakolo shares new song and music video – “Everything” (Amen).Īlmost a year off the music scene, Timi Dakolo returns with the release of this new motivational/prayerful single titled “ Everything” ( Amen), produced by Cohbams Asuquo.
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