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 Tiwa Savage the Pop star who has ruled Nigeria's airwaves for 4years and still counting...

Just a little over five years into her career, Tiwa Savage has remained a household name in Nigeria even after her short hiatus from the music scene following the birth of her baby. She has had great success ever since her first come out in 2010 and has achieved a lot within that short period. From ‘Kele Kele Love’ to “Ife Wa Gbona” to ‘Eminado’, Tiwa is known for back to back hits.

Born 5th February, 1980 as Tiwa Savage, she was raised in Lagos, Nigeria, London and the United States. She graduated with a degree in Business administration from the University of Kent and went on to enroll at Berklee College of Music graduating with a degree in professional music at the age of 27.

From the age of 16, Tiwa did backup vocals for George Michael and lent vocals to other musicians such as Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Emma Bunton, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea Bocelli, among others. She has also performed on stage with Sting, 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Robbie Williams and Destiny’s Child and is currently signed to Sony/ ATV Music Publishing. Her collaboration with Fantasia on the song “Collard Greens & Cornbread” earned the American recording artist a Grammy nomination in 2010.

Tiwa established her own label imprint, 323 Entertainment, with her manager and husband Tunji “Tee Billz” Balogun and joined Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records in 2012 after the label she co-owns teamed up with the executive producer. She released her debut single “Kele Kele Love” (2011) as the first single from her debut studio album Once Upon a Time in 2013 which made its way to the top of several Nigerian music charts. She immediately became a household name in the music industry and released other hit tracks icluding, ‘Love Me’, ‘Olorun Me’, ‘Ife Wa Gbona’, ‘Eminado’, ‘My Darling’ and others. Her efforts did not go unnoticed. Her achievements include one MTV Africa Music Award, two Headies Awards, one Channel O Music Video Award, one Nigeria Music Video Award, and two City People Entertainment Awards, among others.

She has also gotten endorsements: In July 2013, Tiwa signed an endorsement deal with MTN Nigeria allegedly worth N30 million and also signed endorsement deals with Pepsi, Forte Oil and Maggi.