It’s celebration time for Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.

The 28 years old Afropop crooner and father of three yesterday (Monday) was 10 years in music business.

The bearded artiste who fondly refers to himself as Omo Baba Olowo (OBO) posted a video on his Instagram page and called on all well wishers to celebrate 10 years in music with him.

“10 amazing years!! Thank you!!!” he said.

Davido rose to fame after releasing “Dami Duro”, the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012). In 2012, he won the Next Rated award at The Headies.

Between 2013 and 2015, he released a number of hit singles and in January 2016 signed a record deal with Sony Music.

He then founded the record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW), to which acts Dremo, Mayorkun, Peruzzi and some others have been signed.

In July 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony’s RCA Records. In October 2016, he released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy, which was supported by the singles “Gbagbe Oshi”, “How Long” and “Coolest Kid in Africa”.

In April 2017, Davido re-negotiated his contract with Sony due to creative control issues and later that year he released five singles including “If” and “Fall”.

"If" generated worldwide social media activity while “Fall” became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.

He released his second studio album “A Good Time” in November 2019, supported by singles including “Blow My Mind”.

Davido was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2019.

He released his third studio album “A Better Time”, on 13 November 2020.

It has been back to back hits from the Afropop and Dancehall music star since he made his debut in the music industry 10 years ago.

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