Tiwa Savage

Tiwa Savage

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About Tiwa Savage

After breaking into the music industry in Britain and the US, pop singer Tiwa Savage became a star in her native Nigeria. She’s been dubbed the “Queen of Afrobeats.” • Born in Lagos, Savage moved to the UK for school when she was 11. She was a teenager when she began singing backup onstage for acts including George Michael, Sting, and Mary J. Blige. • After competing in the third season of the The X Factor in the UK, Savage moved to Boston to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music. She received a diploma in professional music in 2006. • Savage signed a publishing deal with Sony in 2009 and was soon writing songs for artists including Babyface, Kat Deluna, and Fantasia. • Inspired by the growth of Afrobeats music, she soon moved back to Nigeria, where she co-hosted Nigerian Idol in 2011 and released her debut LP, Once Upon a Time, in 2013 on the Lagos label Mavin Records. • After a second album, R.E.D., in 2015, Savage became the first Nigerian to sign a management and publishing deal with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation. • Savage broke through to a wider audience on her third album, 2020’s Celia. The 13-track collection went Top 20 on Billboard’s World Albums chart and climbed up the rankings of various streaming services around the world.

HOMETOWN
Ikeja, Nigeria
BORN
February 5, 1980
GENRE
Afrobeats
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