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Six Nigerians Who Are Grammy Award Winners

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4 years ago

Jan 4, 2021.

The Nigeria music industry is rapidly growing and it’s receiving international recognition. Different Nigerian artists have promised to bring home a Grammy award, but failed to deliver a Grammy to Nigerians.

We have some Nigerians who have won a Grammy award in the past. Here are the list.

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel is famously known as Seal. He is a British-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

Samuel has been nominated 14 times for the Grammy award and he has one won 4. He earned three in 1996 and earned the fourth one in 2011.

Helen Folashade

Helen Folasade Adu is a British-Nigerian born singer, songwriter, and actress who is Popular known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She is famously known as “Sade Adu”. Sade has won Four Grammy awards.

She is the first artist of Nigerian origin to win the Award. She won her first Grammy award as the “Best New Artist” in 1986. She won the Second, Third and Fourth in 1994, 2002 and 2011 respectively.

Lekan Babalola

Lekan Babalola is a Nigerian jazz percussionist and musician who was born in Lagos State, Nigeria.

He has won two Grammy Awards to his name. The first one in 2006 while the second Award in 2009. He is Nigeria’s first Grammy award winner.

Hakeem Seriki

Hakeem Seriki is rapper and entrepreneur from Houston, Texas. His stage name is Chamillionaire.

His father is a Nigerian while his mother is African-American. Hakeem is also a Grammy Award winner.

Kevin Olusola

Olusola is a musician, cellist, rapper, record producer, beatboxer, singer, and songwriter. He has won three Grammy Awards. He won the awards in 2015, 2016 and 2017.