Timi Dakolo is one of the Judges on The Voice Nigeria. He is currently signed with Lone Records/Now Muzik. In 2011, he released the song "There's a Cry". Timi Dakolo released his first single comprising three songs in October 2009.
Although a hotel security guard was murdered in the attack, Timi escaped with a flesh wound, was rushed to the hospital, treated and discharged on the same day. The attack was a random act of violence by a faction of Niger Delta militants and did not target Timi. He had gone to the hotel to attend a church service in the company of his friends. Before going to Idols West Africa, Timi was a student of Communication Studies in the University of Port Harcourt.Īfter winning Idol West Africa in 2007, on January 1, 2008, on New Year's Day, Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt. At that time, he turned to his Christian faith for strength to pull through in the competition. In the final three weeks of the competition it was revealed by the producers of the show that Timi had the highest number of votes each of those weeks.ĭuring the competition, Timi's grandmother died, a week before the viewing of the Top 24 performances. While in the competition, Timi Dakolo was never in the bottom 3. 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 reality show Idols West Africa in Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria. Around that same period, Timi won a local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO, which 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. So deep was their relationship that Timi declined an offer to move to Lagos with his parents, opting to stay back in Port-harcourt with them.
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 was born in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah Kimmy Head, who died when Dakolo was thirteen years old. Accompanying his victory was a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes. He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. In 2003, he became a founding member of the Purple Love, the musical group which dominated the Port- Harcourt local music scene until 2005.Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He began his music career as a preteen singing with his church choir in Port-Harcourt. In addition, Timi Dakolo is widely acclaimed as the ‘Nigerian King of Soul’, he is recognized and celebrated for his unrivaled vocal range and electrifying performances. RELATED: Joepraize Ft Soweto Gospel Choir – Mighty God Nigerian recording artist, singer, songwriter, and music producer, Timi Dakolo is here with a brand new gospel inspiration song tagged Everything (Amen).
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