Daddy Showkey is a veteran
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
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galala singer. His genre of music is called
ghetto dance or simply ghetto. He was born in
Ajegunle
Ajegunle, popularly known as "AJ City" or simply "AJ", is a neighbourhood located in the heart of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local government areas of Nigeria, local government area of Lagos. Ajegunle in ...
and rose to popularity there in the late 1990s. He was born as John Odafe Asiemo but is known as Daddy Showkey all over the Ghetto. He hails from Olomoro Kingdom in
Isoko South
Isoko South is a local government area (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. With its headquarters at Oleh, Nigeria, it is one of the two local governments that make up the Isoko region. The other is Isoko North, which has its hea ...
LGA of
Delta State
Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
.
Singles
*1996 "Diana"
*1991 "Fire Fire"
*2000 "The Name"
*2011 "The Chicken"
*2011 "Sandra"
*2011 "Young girl"
*2011 "Ragga Hip hop"
*2011 "Asiko"
*2011 "Mayazeno"
*2011 "Girl's cry"
*2011 "What's gonna be gonna be"
*2011 "Welcome"
*2011 "Ghetto Soldier"
*2011 "Jehovah"
*2011 "Dancing scene"
*2017 "One Day"
*2017 "Shokey Again"
Endorsement
In 2018, Daddy Showkey became a brand ambassador for Real Estate Management Revelation Property Group in
Lagos State
Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest ...
.
He was among several celebrities like
Alex Ekubo,
Ikechukwu Ogbonna,
Belindah Effah,
Mary Lazarus
Mary Lazarus (born 5 May) is a Nigerian actress and movie producer who won the '' City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year (English)'' at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2018 and was nominated for ''Best Actress in ...
and
Charles Inojie
Charles Inojie is a Nigerians, Nigerian actor, comedian, Film director, movie director and producer. He is known for his comedic roles.
Early life and education
Charles is from a royal family. He grew up with his grandmother, and hardly recoll ...
.
Albums
*2011 "The Name" somebody call my name showkey
*2011 "Welcome"blood
References
20th-century Nigerian male singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Nigerian male singers
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