A lot of Nigerians have been asking who is the
richest musician in Nigeria in 2018
This list was put together using factors such as endorsement value,
popularity, show rates, Sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in
newspapers, investment, social media presense, Influence and so many
other factors. The list shows the African artistes making the most money
in Africa
We present to you the richest Nigerian musician in
2018
9. Timaya – Net worth N1.1 billion.
Inetimi Alfred Odon (born 15 August 1980), better known by his stage
name Timaya, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He is the founder of
South South hip hop group Dem Mama Soldiers. His solo career began in
2005 with the release of “Dem Mama”, which also appeared on his debut
album, True Story released the following year. His second album Gift and
Grace was released in 2008. His videos on youtube has been viewed over
20 million times. He is worth an impressive sum of
N1.1 billion.
8. Iyanya – Net worth N1.8 billion
Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk (born 31 October 1986), better known by his stage
name Iyanya, is a Nigerian recording artist and performer. He rose to
fame after winning the first season of Project Fame West Africa, and is
best known for his hit single “Kukere” He co-founded the record label
Made Men Music Group with Ubi Franklin in 2011. The Yudala ambassador is
worth an attractive sum of
N1.8 billion.
7. Banky W – Net worth N2.3 billion
Oluwabankole Wellington (born 27 March 1981), known under the stage
name Banky W, and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian
singer, rapper and actor. Banky W. is the brand ambassador of Etisalat
and Samsung Mobile for the West African region and also has a
multi-million naira deal with Ciroc.
Flavour – Net worth N2.5 billion
6. Flavour – Net worth N2.5 billion
Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or
simply Flavour, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
and performer. He began his musical career as a drummer for a local
church in his hometown of Enugu State. The singer is valued at an
estimated net worth of
N2.5 Billion Naira.
5. Wizkid – Net worth N2.8 billion.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), better known by his
stage name Wizkid (sometimes stylised as WizKid), is a Nigerian singer
and songwriter. He started recording music at age 11 .in 2017 Wizkid
beat a strong field including Jay-Z, Drake, Travis Scott and Kendrick
Lamar to net the best international artist prize.Other artists edged out
by Wizkid are Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Migos, Solange Knowles, SZA. He is
currently in partnership with SONY Records
4. Davido – Net worth N2.9 billion.&
David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido is one of the best musicians in the Nigerian music industry at the moment.
His 30 billion concert which was recently concluded was said to have
trended worldwide and grossed hundreds of millions of naira.
He
is presently signed with world music giants SONY records, in November
2017 Davido won the Mobo award , also emerged the best African Act for
the year, beating a field of artists, including Wizkid to get the award
(Best African Act’’). The MOBO awards, which started in 1996, is
Europe’s music award event. It is the most important and influential
event for music makers and fans, . Davido currently worth
2.9 billiom naira
3. Innocent “2Face” Idibia – Net worth N4.5 billion.
Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known by his stage name 2face Idibia, or
2Baba, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and
entrepreneur. He officially discontinued the use of the name Tuface and
selected 2baba or Tu-baba as his stage name. The number four spot on
this prime ten richest list of Nigerian musicians 2017 is well merited
for 2Face Idibia.
2. D’Banj – Net worth N5 billion
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, known by his stage name D’banj, is a
Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and television
personality.Dapo adopted his stage name- D’banj from a combination of
his first and last names and currently the CEO of MO’ Hits record
label. He has also signed top endorsement deals which have fetched him
money in recent years.
1. Don Jazzy – Net worth N6.5 billion
Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, is a Nigerian
recording artist, record producer and entrepreneur. He co-founded the
now defunct record label Mo’ Hits Records in 2004. He is also the boss
of the Top record label, MAVIN, which has stars like Iyanya, Korede
Bello, Tiwa Savage and Di’ja working with the brand. He is reported to
charge about N500,000 to produce a song which explains how he makes his
money.
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