Bello Emmanuel Oluwashina (born February 1, 1992, professionally known as Fresh VDM) is a Nigerian record producer, and musician. Known for producing

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’s hit single “Fia” which was nominated for song of the year and best pop single at

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award. He is currently signed to

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Early life and education

Bello Emmanuel Oluwashina was born in Togo, lome. He spent his childhood in Lome, Togo, before returning to Nigeria as a teen. He went to secondary school at Vale College, Ibadan, Oyo State and studied International Relations and Diplomacy at

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Career

On November 10, 2017, He produced

’s hit single “Fia” In 2018 Davido officially signed him to DMW as the label in-house producer. In 2018, he was nominated for Producer of the Year at the

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. In 2018, He won Producer of the Year Award at

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, and Producer of the Year at the

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Production discography

Awards and nominations

References

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