1. Tiwa Savage made an appearance on the label's 2012 compilation album Solar Plexus.
61 Facts About Tiwa Savage
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In November 2018, Tiwa Savage won Best African Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, becoming the first woman to win the category.
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Tiwatope Savage was born on 5 February 1980, in Isale Eko, Lagos State, Nigeria.
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Tiwa Savage's family relocated to London when she was 11 years old.
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Tiwa Savage graduated with a degree in accounting from the University of Kent, and started working at The Royal Bank of Scotland.
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Tiwa Savage did backup vocals for English singer George Michael at the age of 16, and lent vocals to other musicians such as Mary J Blige, Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Emma Bunton, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea Bocelli and Ms.
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Tiwa Savage enrolled at Berklee College of Music and graduated with a degree in professional music in 2007.
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In 2006, Tiwa Savage participated in the UK edition of The X Factor and advanced to the final 24 but ended up being the 12th person to be evicted.
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Tiwa Savage has received songwriting credits for her contribution to Monica's soul-tinged ballad "Catch Me".
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Tiwa Savage wrote Jaicko's "Oh Yeah", featuring Snoop Dogg, and Deluna's "Push Push", featuring Akon.
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Tiwa Savage performed background vocals on Whitney Houston's album I Look to You.
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In December 2011, Tiwa Savage co-hosted the second season of Nigerian Idol alongside IllRymz.
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Tiwa Savage made her acting debut with Joke Silva and Ireti Doyle in the stage adaptation of For Coloured Girls.
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Tiwa Savage established the 323 Entertainment record label with her former manager and husband Tunji "Tee Billz" Balogun, to whom she got engaged on 5 February 2013.
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Tiwa Savage joined Mavin Records in 2012 and was one of the lead acts on the label's compilation album Solar Plexus.
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Tiwa Savage said her debut studio album would include songs in her native tongue.
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In celebration of the 52nd anniversary of Nigeria's independence, Tiwa Savage performed her rendition of "Arise, O Compatriots" for Ndani Sessions.
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Tiwa Savage started recording her debut studio album Once Upon a Time in 2010.
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Tiwa Savage held an album listening party at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi in May 2013.
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Tiwa Savage named the album Once Upon a Time in order to portray the positive stories about her life.
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Tiwa Savage said she wanted to motivate other upcoming artists by telling them that, once upon a time, she was a little girl in Isale Eko who dreamt of being a star.
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Tiwa Savage has been involved in many youth empowerment and breast cancer screening projects across Nigeria.
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Tiwa Savage helped raise money for an organisation that builds schools in her hometown.
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Tiwa Savage signed endorsement deals with Pepsi, Forte Oil and Maggi.
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On 31 January 2014, Tiwa Savage released the Spellz-produced track "Love in Yellow" in celebration of Valentine's Day.
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Tiwa Savage was featured on Reekado Banks's 2014 single "Turn It Up", which was produced by Don Jazzy.
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On 19 May 2014, Foston Musik premiered the Tiwa Savage-assisted remix of Patoranking's "Girlie O".
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On 7 June 2014, Tiwa Savage performed at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards alongside Miguel, Flavour N'abania, Davido, Mafikizolo, Uhuru, Oskido and Professor.
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In June 2014, Tiwa Savage collaborated with Mi Casa, Lola Rae, Sarkodie, Diamond Platnumz and Davido on "Africa Rising", a song for DStv's campaign of the same name.
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In June 2016, there were reports in the media that Tiwa Savage had signed a management and publishing deal with Roc Nation.
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Tiwa Savage performed on the Liberty Stage of Jay Z's Made in America Festival.
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Tiwa Savage released her debut EP Sugarcane on 22 September 2017.
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Tiwa Savage revealed to The Fader magazine that she did not have any plans to release the EP, but decided to put out the project after recording so much music for her upcoming album.
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On 24 August 2018, Tiwa Savage headlined a concert at The O2's Indigo venue.
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In November 2018, Tiwa Savage won Best African Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, becoming the first woman to win the category.
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Tiwa Savage released the melodic track "One" on 15 November 2018.
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On 2 December 2018, Tiwa Savage performed at the 2018 Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100, which took place at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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On 13 March, Tiwa Savage was added to the lineup of artists who performed at the 2019 Wireless Festival.
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In July 2019, Tiwa Savage was featured on "Keys to the Kingdom", a track she co-wrote for Beyonce's soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift.
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On 19 November 2019, Tiwa Savage released the Black Jheerze-produced track "Attention" and the Pheelz-produced track "Owo Mi Da".
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Tiwa Savage performed background vocals on "Eko", a slow-burning ballad from Coldplay's eighth studio album Everyday Life.
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In mid-2017, as Tiwa Savage was preparing to release Sugarcane, she began to be called the Queen of Afrobeats by the media.
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Glamour magazine in South Africa used that title in 2018, BellaNaija and the Namibian Sun used the term in 2019 as Tiwa Savage joined Motown, The New York Times reported her as Queen of Afrobeats in 2020, and Allure magazine declared Tiwa Savage the Queen of Afrobeats in a May 2021 cover story.
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Tiwa Savage herself has denied the title, saying that other women performing in the genre, including Alade and Simi, had been working just as hard to deserve the honor.
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In May 2020, Tiwa Savage was featured on Billboard magazine's cover story, titled "Africa Now", alongside Mr Eazi and Davido.
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On 18 August 2020, Tiwa Savage released the track list for her third studio album Celia, and announced that it would be released on 28 August 2020.
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Tiwa Savage named the album Celia in order to pay homage to her mother and to women all around the world.
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On 15 July 2022, Tiwa Savage received an honorary degree from the University of Kent during a graduation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.
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Tiwa Savage was awarded a doctor in music award for her inspirational and international career in music.
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Tiwa Savage delivered an acceptance speech at the ceremony and sang a rendition of "Optimistic" by Sounds of Blackness.
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In February 2023, Tiwa Savage announced on Instagram that she co-produced the film Water and Garri with Meji Alabi.
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Tiwa Savage wrote and performed the film's original soundtrack, and served as an executive producer along with Vannessa Amadi-Ogbonna.
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On 7 May 2023, Tiwa Savage performed at King Charles III's Coronation Concert, held at Windsor Castle; she wore a custom Lanre da Silva gown that showcased her Nigerian heritage.
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Tiwa Savage's performance was praised, but her presence at the event was criticised on social media because of the UK's colonial history in Nigeria.
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On 26 February 2025, Tiwa Savage was featured on British singer Craig David's single "Commitment".
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Tiwa Savage debunked her husband's infidelity claims and accused him of financial recklessness, drug addiction and abandonment.
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On 19 July 2021, Tiwa Savage lost her father to an undisclosed illness.
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On 8 June 2021, Tiwa Savage was reported to have been involved in a verbal exchange with Seyi Shay at a saloon in Lekki, Lagos.
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Tiwa Savage refused to give the person money and instead decided to publicly speak about the leaked video in order to own the narrative.
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Tiwa Savage revisited the incident on Asake's 2022 single "Loaded", which she was featured on.
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Tiwa Savage appeared on BBC's list of the 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017.