Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj is gearing to
celebrate his 10th year in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry in year 2014. The world has watched D’banj grow in his career and it is no
doubt that in 2014, the biggest celebrations and the biggest projects will stem
out of DMK Media.
In the past years, the musician, songwriter, actor and
businessman has received many accolades and has accomplished a lot to shake the
entire entertainment industry, open doors and give our industry a face.
Continue to read the press statement below.
Here are some to name a few:
Dbanj is known to have found and signed everybody that
belonged to the one time popular record label ‘Mo Hits Records’ consisting of
major artists such as Wande Coal, Dr. Sid, Prince, K-Switch etc.
In 2004, he won the KORA Awards “Most Promising Act”, his
first major award since the start of his career.
In 2007 Dbanj was appointed as the United Nations Youth Ambassador
for Peace. He led a strong rally in Portharcourt to promote peace at a time in
which there was unrest in Rivers State. After the Rally and meeting with then
Governor of Rivers State, the curfew, which had been in place, was removed.
In this same year
(2007), Dbanj won ‘Africa Artist of the Year’ MTV Europe Music Awards. He also
won this same award in 2011 and in-between that won Best Male Artist in 2008
and 2009 at the MTV Africa Awards.
In 2008 D'banj became the first Music Ambassador to be signed
to GLOBACOM; making GLOBACOM the first Telco to endorse Nigerian Artists.
He went on to become the first Nigerian Artists to do an
International collaboration that was officially released, giving the Nigerian
Entertainment Industry major recognition with international talent and brand
(“Mr. Endowed,” featuring Snoop).
In 2011, he went on to win the Best International Act BET
Awards, a major accomplishment for D’banj.
In 2012 Dbanj hit yet another milestone with the hit song
“Oliver Twist” recorded and released in Nigeria with over 23 million views on
VEVO. Oliver Twist topped the African Charts and was a top 10 hit in the UK
singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B chart.
The year 2013 has been a strong year for the Superstar. In
May, he was appointed as a Creative ambassador for the Bank of Industry. He
performed at the Mandela Charity Event in South Africa, Hit track “Top Of The
World” became the theme song for the Africa Cup of Nation, which was eventually
won by the Nigerian Super Eagles. Dbanj
also performed at the Africa Cup of National Finale in front of 92,000 people
and 6 Billion Viewers World Wide.
Clearly, this is a man on the rise!
Bowing out of 2013 gracefully, Dbanj has released a track
with Burna Boy and recorded the official Soundtrack of award winning novel
“Half of a Yellow Sun”, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie due to be released before
the end of the year.
With a lot to expect from Dbanj in 2014, Dbanj continues to
remain a strong force in his industry, continually motivating and contributing
to our ever-growing Music Industry.
In January 2014, Dbanj will attend the African Union Summit
in Ethiopia where he will be signing a treaty that will encourage small-scale
farmers. Dbanj will also unveil his
project and partnership with the African Union and Musician and Activist ‘BONO’
through One Organization, to champion the Agriculture Industry in Africa for
2014.
Stay tuned for Events, Performances, Technology,
Agricultural Projects and more Music from Dbanj.
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