Godson Ominibie Epelle (born 27 June 1994), known professionally as 1Da Banton, is a

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singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his song "No Wahala", first released in 2021, and re-released in 2022 as a remix featuring Kizz Daniel and

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Background and career

1Da Banton was born and raised in Port Harcourt,

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. He was pursuing a degree in civil engineering before he decided to drop out and begin his music career. He relocated to

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in 2014 after signing a deal with Adasa Cookey's Squareball Entertainment. In July 2017, he released his debut extended play (EP) titled ''The Banton EP''. One of the EP's songs, "Way Up", was used as the theme song for the third season of ''Big Brother Naija''. He gained widespread recognition after the release of "No Wahala", which was one of the tracks on his album ''Original Vibe Machine'', released in 2021. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listed the song among his 2021

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playlist favorite songs of the year. In 2022, 1Da Banton released a remix of "No Wahala" which featured Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage. He has also collaborated with Jamaican singer Kranium, Ghanaian dancehall musician Stonebwoy, and Nigerian artists

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and

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Discography

Studio albums *''Original Vibe Machine'' (2021) Extended plays *''The Banton EP'' (2017) Singles *"Love Her Daily" (2016) *"Farabale" (2019) *"Whine fi Mi" (featuring Kranium) (2019) *"Foreigner" (2020) *"African Woman" (2020) *"Same Girl" (2020) *"Shenor" (2020) *"No Wahala" (2021) *"No Wahala" (remix) (featuring Kizz Daniel and

) (2022) *"Summer Love" (2022) As featured artist *"Faaji" –

featuring

Bad Boy Timz Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin (born 13 August 1999) professionally known as Bad Boy Timz is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "MJ," and a follow-up remix which featured Nigeria singer Mayorkun. He ...

and 1Da Banton (''

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'', 2021)

Awards and nominations

* The Beatz Awards 2021

Selected production credits

"Barrawo" by Ajebo hustlers "Barrawo" (remix) by Ajebo hustlers featuring

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References

Nigerian artists Nigerian musicians 21st-century Nigerian musicians Musicians from Port Harcourt Singers from Port Harcourt People from Port Harcourt 1994 births Living people Musicians from Rivers State