{"id":545,"date":"2021-02-07T05:26:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T05:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=545"},"modified":"2021-02-07T05:26:10","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T05:26:10","slug":"timi-dakolos-infidelity-scandal-rancor-with-daddy-freeze-music-career-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/02\/07\/timi-dakolos-infidelity-scandal-rancor-with-daddy-freeze-music-career-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Timi Dakolo\u2019s Infidelity Scandal, Rancor With Daddy Freeze, Music Career And All You Need To Know About Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born January 20, 1981, Timi Dakolo is one of Nigeria’s finest vocalist and well respected for his craft.<\/p>\n

He was a coach on Season one and two of The Voice Nigeria; one of his team members, Cornel emerged third in the debut edition, while Idyl, a singer he trained won the second edition of the competition.<\/p>\n

Early Life\/Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Timi Dakolo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Timi Dakolo was born in Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa native and Ghanaian mother, Norah who died when he was thirteen.<\/p>\n

Despite being born in Ghana, Timi Dakolo has a Nigerian passport and does not claim dual citizenship. He was raised by his grandmother Aleni Dakolo and his aunt, Susan Larry in Port Harcout. Timi in 2005 gained admission into university of Port Harcourt where he studied Communication.<\/p>\n

The gifted vocalist was awarded a certificate in songwriting from the prestigious Berklee Colege of Music in year 2016.<\/p>\n

Music Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Timi Dakolo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dakolo credits his grandmother, with whom he had a very special relationship with as his early singing teacher. Timi started singing in church at the age of 12. In 2003 he joined the singing group \u2018Purple Love\u2019 as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005.<\/p>\n

While in Port Harcourt, Timi won a local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO. In 2006, Timi Dakolo auditioned for reality show Idols West Africa in Calabar. His songs of choice were Commissioned\u2019s More Than I and Lemar\u2019s Time to Grow. His vocals impressed the judges, and he was seen as a contender for the prize. A week before the viewing of the Top 24 performances, Dakolo received the news that his grandmother had died.<\/p>\n

While in the competition, Timi Dakolo was never in the bottom 3. In the final three weeks of the competition it was revealed by the producers of the show that Timi had the highest number of votes each of those weeks.<\/p>\n

He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. With his victory, he got a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes.<\/p>\n

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Timi Dakolo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After winning Idol West Africa in 2007, on January 1, 2008, on New Year\u2019s Day, Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt. He had gone to the hotel to attend a church service in the company of his friends. The attack was a random act of violence by a faction of Niger Delta militants and did not target Timi. Although a hotel security guard was murdered in the attack, Timi escaped with a flesh wound, was rushed to the hospital, treated and discharged on the same day.<\/p>\n

In 2011 Timi Dakolo released his debut album \u201c Beautiful noise\u201d featuring\u00a0 songs such as \u2018There\u2019s a cry\u2019, \u2018Great Nation\u2019 and \u2018Heaven Please\u2019.<\/p>\n

He is well known for his love song \u2018Iyawo Mi\u2019 released in 2014 and his 2015 song \u2018Wish me well\u2019 which he won the best\u00a0 Best Male Performance, Best R&B Single and Best Recording of The Year prize at the Headies 2015 miusic awards ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria.<\/p>\n

Breakout Songs<\/strong><\/h2>\n