Music Superstar, Davido marks 32nd birthday with livestream concert

Nigerian global music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, turns 32 today and is holding a livestream  “Davido & Friends Birthday Concert” to celebrate the milestone. The Grammy-nominated singer stated this on his   X account (formerly Twitter) with a post, “B DAY PARTY @StateFarmArena.”The post has reaffirmed his earlier announcement to create an unforgettable experience for his fans worldwide with the highly anticipated “Davido & Friends Birthday Concert” held in the United States.

According to the Afrobeat superstar, he is hosting the 32 birthday concert at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, his place of birth. The concert is streamed live for fans across the globe by Kiswe, an American internet video company that develops live streaming and interactive video platforms, particularly for sporting events and concerts.

An array of artists performing alongside Davido include South African Grammy-nominated singer and producer Musa Keys, Ghanaian band The Compozers, rappers Darkoo and Odumodublvck, ECool, Cuhdeejah, Emmerson and Mayorkun, among others. According to reports,  as part of events for the birthday, Davido has announced an N300 million donation to orphanages and organisations combating drug addiction among young people across Nigeria.

The “Timeless” crooner has made it a tradition in recent times to make goodwill donations to orphanages on his birthday as an opportunity to give back to society. He started this charitable tradition on his birthday in 2021 when he made over N200 million in donations after sharing his bank account details on his X page. He later announced his plans to donate the funds to orphanages across Nigeria in celebration of his 29th birthday.

In 2022, Davido founded the Davido Adeleke Foundation with the help of other charitable organisations, in a bid to help vulnerable children in society. The following year, the foundation announced that it had donated over N200 million to orphanages across Nigeria, with 13,818 children as beneficiaries.

Born on Nov. 21, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia U.S., Davido who is the youngest of five siblings attended the British International School in Lagos and at age 16, he returned to the U.S. to study Business Administration at Oakwood University, Alabama. He returned to Nigeria in 2011 and pursued a degree in music and later graduated from Babcock University in 2015.

Davido came to the limelight as a professional artist with his 2012 debut studio album ‘Omo Baba Olowo’, which is a mixture of Afrobeat and hip-hop. Some of his albums include ‘A Good Time’(2019), ‘A Better Time’(2020), and ‘Timeless’(2023), alongside hit singles such as ‘Ekuro’,’ Skelewu’, ‘IF’, ‘FIA’  and ‘Assurance’, among others. He won Best African Act at the 2017 MOBO Awards, among other accolades, including BET and MTV honours, and several Grammy nominations.

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