Dizzy K Falola
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Dizzy K Falola is a London
-based Nigeria
n singer, currently performing as a gospel
artiste, but is perhaps best known as a former eighties pop star, famed for the hit "Baby Kilode".
He met Tony Okoroji, who became his mentor, in the early eighties and soon began working with him. His album '"Baby Kilode", and its title track, became instant hits. Other albums included Sweet Music and Excuse Me Baby. Along with Chris Okotie
, Felix Liberty and Jide Obi
Falola stimulated Nigeria's emerging music industry with a unique brand of pop music. His last secular hit was African Jamboree, produced by Bisade Ologunde.
who himself had rediscovered Christianity, Falola turned down a recording contract with EMI to relocate to the United Kingdom
and concentrate on gospel music.
His first Christian recording was in 1994; since then he has toured with ministries through Europe
and America
where his albums My Joy, Power in the Blood, The Healing Songs, I'm Blessed , and Marvellous have sold alongside Canada
, Sweden
, and numerous African counties.
In 2001, after many years abroad, he paid a short visit to his homeland, and in 2002 performed at the official African launch of the Dizzy K Gospel Music Ministries and the Centre of my Joy album.
Now married with four children, Falola continues to reside in London, and runs a studio that publicises youth problems.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n singer, currently performing as a gospel
Gospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
artiste, but is perhaps best known as a former eighties pop star, famed for the hit "Baby Kilode".
Early life and pop career
Falola, whose parents died when he was young, was raised in Nigeria, where he displayed an early talent for music, and studied at the University of Ife.He met Tony Okoroji, who became his mentor, in the early eighties and soon began working with him. His album '"Baby Kilode", and its title track, became instant hits. Other albums included Sweet Music and Excuse Me Baby. Along with Chris Okotie
Chris Okotie
Chris Okotie is a leading Nigerian televangelist and the pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, a Pentecostal congregation in Lagos, Nigeria since February 1987.- Education and career:...
, Felix Liberty and Jide Obi
Jide Obi
Jide Obi Ibo is a Nigerian music star of the 1980s.Jide Obi was born in England to a Nigerian barrister of England's Lincoln Inn, and a teacher....
Falola stimulated Nigeria's emerging music industry with a unique brand of pop music. His last secular hit was African Jamboree, produced by Bisade Ologunde.
Gospel music ministry
As a famous singer, Falola lived live in the fastlane until he became a born-again Christian in 1989. Encouraged by singer Ebenezer ObeyEbenezer Obey
Ebenezer Obey , nicknamed the "Chief Commander," is a Nigerian pop musician.- Biography :Obey, whose full name is Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi, was born in Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria of Egba-Yoruba ethnic background. He is of the Owu subgroup of the Egba. He began his professional...
who himself had rediscovered Christianity, Falola turned down a recording contract with EMI to relocate to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and concentrate on gospel music.
His first Christian recording was in 1994; since then he has toured with ministries through Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where his albums My Joy, Power in the Blood, The Healing Songs, I'm Blessed , and Marvellous have sold alongside Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and numerous African counties.
In 2001, after many years abroad, he paid a short visit to his homeland, and in 2002 performed at the official African launch of the Dizzy K Gospel Music Ministries and the Centre of my Joy album.
Now married with four children, Falola continues to reside in London, and runs a studio that publicises youth problems.
External links
- Baby Kilode on SoundCloudSoundCloudSoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
- Excuse Me Baby on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Be my friend on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Musician's homepage