By Chinemerem Ndinojue
Nigerian global music sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is 32 today, and he is marking the milestone with a livestream “Davido & Friends Birthday Concert” to his fans worldwide.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Grammy-nominated singer stated this on his X account (formerly Twitter) with a post, “B DAY PARTY @StateFarmArena.”
The post has reaffirmed his earlier announcement to create an unforgettable experience for his fans worldwide with the highly anticipated “Davido & Friends Birthday Concert” holding in the United States.
According to the Afrobeat superstar, he is hosting the 32 birthday concert at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, his place of birth.
The concert is streamed live for fans across the globe by Kiswe, American internet video company that develops live streaming and interactive video platforms, particularly for sporting events and concerts.
An array of artists performing alongside Davido include South African Grammy-nominated singer and producer Musa Keys, Ghanaian band The Compozers, rappers Darkoo and Odumodublvck, ECool, Cuhdeejah, Emmerson and Mayorkun, among others.
NAN also reports that as part of events for the birthday, Davido had earlier in the week announced a N300 million donation to orphanages and organisations combating drug addiction among young people across Nigeria.
The “Timeless” crooner has made it a tradition in recent times to make goodwill donations to orphanages on his birthday as an opportunity to give back to society.
He started this charitable tradition on his birthday in 2021 when he made over N200 million in donations after sharing his bank account details on his X page.
He, thereafter, announced that he planned to donate the funds to orphanages across Nigeria in celebration of his 29th birthday.
In 2022, Davido founded Davido Adeleke Foundation with the help of other charitable organisations, in a bid to help vulnerable children in the society.
The following year, the foundation announced that it had donated over N200 million to orphanages across Nigeria, with 13,818 children as beneficiaries.
Born on Nov. 21, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia U.S., Davido is the youngest of five siblings and his father’s third-born son.
He attended the British International School in Lagos and at the age of 16 he returned to the U.S. to study Business Administration at Oakwood University, Alabama.
Davido later dropped out of Oakwood University to pursue music full-time and relocated to London, where he worked on his vocals.
After returning to Nigeria in 2011, Davido paused his music career and agreed to honour his father by enrolling at Babcock University.
He graduated from Babcock in July 2015, with a degree in music after his father paid the university to start a music department for an inaugural class of one student.
Davido came to limelight as a professional artiste with his 2012 debut studio album ‘Omo Baba Olowo’, which is a mixture of Afrobeat and hip hop.
Some of his albums, include ‘A Good Time’(2019), ‘A Better Time’(2020), and ‘Timeless’(2023), alongside hit singles such as ‘Ekuro’,’Skelewu’, ‘IF’ , ‘FIA’ and ‘Assurance’ ,among others.
He won Best African Act at the 2017 MOBO Awards, among other accolades, including BET and MTV honors, and several Grammy nominations.
The singer has six children; three girls and three boys (one of whom is now deceased),and on June 25, he married his long-term partner, Chioma Rowland, in a glamorous ceremony in Lagos.
