5. David
David Adedeji Adeleke was born on November 21, 1992, to Adedeji and Vero Adeleke in
Atlanta , Georgia . He is the youngest of five. His father is a Nigerian business magnate and his late mother was a university lecturer. He attended the British International School in
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Lagos . Davido gravitated towards music when he started visiting recording studios with one of his musician cousins. At the age of 16, he moved to Alabama to study business administration at Oakwood University .
Davido bought musical equipment while at Oakwood and started making beats.
He made his music debut as a member of the music group KB International.
He dropped out of Oakwood University to pursue a career in music and relocated to London, where he focused more of his energy towards vocals.
When Davido returned to Nigeria in 2011, his music career was sidelined after he agreed to honor his father by enrolling at Babcock University .
In July 2015, he earned a degree in music from Babcock after his father paid the university to start a music department for an inaugural class of one.
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