1. FEMI KUTI: He has been nominated four times for the grammy award in the world music category in 2003, 2010, 2012 and 2013 but has never won it. Femi kuti’s voice was featured in the video game ” Grand Theft Auto IV”  if any Nigeria musician will win He would probably be the one.


2. LAGBAJA: Lagbaja is a multi- award winning Nigerian Afrobeat musician, singer and song writer. He was born in 1960 in Lagos. He is also a Globacom ambasssador.


3. DARE ART ALADE: Popularly known as Darey – is a Nigeria multi-platinum selling and award winning musician,singer-songwriter,and idol series judge.Darey is having one of the best vocal power in Nigeria music.


4. ASA: Asa is a Nigerian French singer, and a recording Artist. Her stage name “Asa means Hawk” in Yoruba. Asa as won alot of award including “French Music Awards” for the female artis of the year in 2011.


5. TIMI DAKOLO: Timi Dakolo is a Nigerian singer. He is the winner of the first season of Idols West Africa in 2007, beating the runner – up, Omawumi with 63% of the votes. In recent weeks Timi Dakolo as showned us what he is capable of by releasing two great songs “Iyawo mi, Great nation and Wish me well”



6. BANKY W: Wellington was born in the United states to Nigerian parents, but the family moved back to Lagos Nigeria when he was 5 years old where he began singing in his church at the age of 8. He along with Sasha p were the first official ambassadors of samsung electronics in Nigeria. Banky W has won alot of award which inludes” John Leonnon song writing award and Independent Music Awards,Usa”.

Do you think anyone who deserve it is not listed here? Add Yours with good reasons.