Mayorkun

Mayorkun was born on 23 March 1994 in Osun State, Nigeria.[4] He is the first child of three, born into a family of entertainers. His mother is a Nollywood actress and his father, an artist and movie producer. Mayorkun was part of the choir at a very young age where he, according to him, "learnt the rudiments of music".[5] He has a degree in accounting from the University of Lagos, and was in a banking job before he was discovered in 2016.[6]

Mayorkun decided to leave his bank job to search for another due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by Davido in February 2016.[7] Davido followed him on Twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he can do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter[8] and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to Davido Music Worldwide.[9] Mayorkun released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days.[10][11] To his name, Mayorkun has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles "Posh" and "Fantasy" featuring Olu Maintain[12] in anticipation of his first studio album titled "The Mayor of Lagos".[13] The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November 2018.[14] On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15.[15]

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