2014 Update List of Top Richest Musicians in Nigeria
Update List of Top Richest Musicians in Nigeria – This list of top richest Musician in Nigeria are products of estimation based on various factors such as popularity, endorsement value, show rate, awards, sales, investment, influence, social media presence, YouTube views and so on.
2014 Update List of Top Richest Musicians in Nigeria
1. P-square
P-square which is made up of two identical twins, peter and paul Okoye. They began singing and dancing together back in their High school in Jos, Nigeria. They are now the richest in the entertainment industry. They won the KORA award for Best African Artiste in 2010.
Peter and pual built a house within six mouths valued at $3 million in the same neighborhood and named it “Squareville”. They also owned a hotel and two multimillion naira factories in Jos with other investments.
2. Wizkid
Wizkid is one of the hottest musician in Nigeria and the world. The CEO of Starboy. He has collaborated with top world celebs such as Akon, Young Jeezy and Kardinal Official. He signed a multimillion naria endorsement deal with Pepsi. Wizkid new deal worth about $350,000. He is believed to have signed a deal worth millions of US Dollars with Akon’Conveist music label.
3. D’Banj
D’Banj, aka kokomaster, Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, has been rocking it in Nigeria and around the world since 2007. He was the first African artist who signed with the music label GOOD, owned by Kanye West. He certainly has very good passion for business. Apart from Music, he has many source of income, which include, the Koko Mansion, a TV reality show, Koko Lounge, an upscale hangout in Lagos and UK, Koko Foundation, and his recently launched Koko Mobile, under his label Koko, and many other endorsement.
4. Turface
Innocent Idibia, popularly known as Tuface,was once a member of Plantation Boyz. He is believed to be one of the richest entertainer in Nigeria. His wealth came from various real estate investments across Nigeria as well as the $80,000 he charges per show.
5. Don Jazzy
Michael Enebeli, popularly known as Don Jazzy, is a co founder of Mo’Hit (now owner of Marvin Records) is one of the best and most sought after producer in the showbiz world. He is richly endorsed.
Other artistes that are among the top musicians in Nigeria include:
Davido
Phyno
Bonaboi
Flavour
This list is aimed at promoting the image and culture of Nigeria across the glob.