D'banj has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards.
25 Facts About D'banj
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D'banj said the year 2021 would be marked in Grand styles and he would release his album tittled "Ikebe" before the end of the first quarter.
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D'banj, known as the Kokomaster or Bangalee, was born on 9 June 1980 in Zaria, the northern part of Nigeria, to a military officer who commanded an artillery regiment and a devout church dignitary businesswoman who hailed from Shagamu in Ogun State.
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D'banj was introduced to the harmonica by his late older brother, Femi Oyebanjo, who died in a plane crash at age seventeen.
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D'banj has once been spotted with one of Nigeria's most talented singers, "Smile Lasisi".
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D'banj was featured in Ikechukwu's 2008 hit, "Wind Am Well".
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In September 2016, it was announced D'banj was released from GOOD Music.
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In December 2012, D'banj signed a mega deal with Sony.
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In June 2014, D'banj introduced artists under his record label, which includes him, younger brother Kay Switch, brothers MossKriss and Ralph Kriss and Tonto Dikeh, Ebeneztizzy.
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D'banj released the album titled King Don Come, with guest features from the likes of Gucci Mane, Wande Coal, Harry Songs, Bucie, Busiswa etc.
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On 23 June 2012, D'banj performed at the Hackney Weekend to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was headlined by Jay-Z and Rihanna.
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D'banj performed alongside his friend, and fellow Universal Music Group label mate, Rita Ora on 30 August 2012 at the SCALA London Live Music, Clubs and Arts Venue to celebrate the release of her debut album Ora.
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D'banj performed at the AFCON 2013 closing ceremony held in South Africa.
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On 18 April 2015, D'banj performed at the Global citizen earth day a Free Concert on Capitol Hill for the 45th Anniversary of Earth Day put on by Global Poverty Project and the Earth Day Network.
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In May 2013, D'banj was named the Bank of Industry ambassador.
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In November 2013, D'banj re-signed a multi-million Naira deal with Globacom, the company he parted ways with in 2010.
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In October 2014, D'banj was named the official African ambassador for Beats by Dre.
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In February 2015, D'banj was named the official African ambassador for Ciroc Nigeria.
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In September 2015, D'banj was made the brand ambassador of SLOT, a popular mobile phone, and electronic gadget retail outfit.
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D'banj is the founder of Koko Foundation for Youth and Peace Development.
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D'banj was Nigeria's first United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace.
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In 2015 D'banj released the video to "Extraordinary" to raise awareness on gender equality and women's empowerment.
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D'banj announced the birth of their son, Daniel Oyebanjo III, in May 2017; the child drowned in June 2018.
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D'banj said she'd been abducted by Nigerian police, who turned her over to D'banj's management team who co-opted her social media and made the retraction posts.
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On 3 July 2020, D'banj sued Babatayo for N1.5 billion.