Nigerian Artistes That Grew Up Abroad But Blew In Nigeria

Nigerian Artistes That Grew Up Abroad But Blew In Nigeria Hi LocaaTuners, we're back once again with another exclusive content like we always do because we're masterminds. This list entails names of artistes that were bred and brought up in the overseas, then decided to come back to their fatherland Nigeria, then blew and became a megastar. 1. Maleek Berry Maleek Shoyebi aka Maleek Berry was given birth to on the 11th of August 1987. He is a British-Nigerian music producer and recording artist. After he rose to stardom in 2012, he got a nomination in the "Music Producer Of The Year" category at the 2014 NEAs (Nigeria Entertainment Awards). Maleek Berry has worked with popular artists like Wizkid, Davido, Wale, Runtown, Iyanya, etc. In 2018 he was nominated in the "Next Rated" category of the annual Headies Awards, which he later lost to Mayorkun. 2. Naira Marley Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is a Nigerian musician, who was originally given birth to in Nigeria but later relocated to Pechkam, South London, UK at the age of eleven. He never had a dream of becoming an artist; it was just something that came to past as he says. He only wanted to help his MC friends in Peckham to manage their rap careers. The Issa Goal crooner is very good and diligent at what he does; he always knows the perfect artiste to feature on his songs. His hit songs are Marry Juana (2015), Issa Goal (2017), Japa (2018). 3. Tiwa Savage Tiwatope Savage Balogun was born in Ikeja, the capital city of Lagos State. She then relocated to London at the age of eleven just like Naira Marley. While she was attending secondary school, she was a player for her school's orchestra band. Tiwa Savage was born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she grew up in a multicultural setting due to her migration from Nigeria to the UK, and then to the United States. After graduating with a degree in Business Administration from the University Of Kent, she started working at The Royal Bank of Scotland. At the age of 16, she did backup vocals for George Michael and lent vocals to other musicians such as Mary J. Blige , Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Kelly Clarkson, Ms. Dynamite amongst others. Her hit songs are: Kele Kele Love, Love Me Love Me, All Over, Tiwa Vibes, etc. 4. JJC Abdul Rasheed Bello aka JJC is a Nigerian musician who was given birth to on the 4th of April 1977, in Kano. The stage name JJC is a common Nigerian slang knows as Johnny Just Come; which means a person who has just arrived. Despite his Nigerian origin, he has been living in London for the last 25 years. He formed a group called JJC & The 419 Squad. This group won the 2004`s KORA All Africa Music Awards. JJC also worked with many African pop artists, like Bouqui, Don Jazzy, Weird MC, etc. He recently got married to the popular actress Funke Akindele, also know as Jenifa. JJC's hit songs are We Are Africans, My Life, Feeling You, etc. 5. Sauce Kid Babalola Falemi popularly known as Sauce Kid grew up in Nigeria, where he had his primary and secondary school education. He later travelled to the United States of America. Although he recently got jailed in the United States for Credit Card Theft, but later granted bail. His hit songs are Omoge, Yebariba, Under G, Carolina featuring Davido. This is our shortlist and we do hope you enjoyed reading! Nigeria is truly the giant of Africa, because if these artistes hadn't return from the overseas, they wouldn't have become prominent like they all are today.