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|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]]
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[record producer]]
|Years_active = 2001–present
|Years_active = 2001–present
|Label = [[Sony BMG]]
|Label = [[Zuri Entertainment]]
|Management = [[Zuri Entertainment]]
|Management = [[]]
|URL = '''[http://www.timidakolo.com/ www.timidakolo.com]'''
|URL = '''[http://www.timidakolo.com/ www.timidakolo.com]'''
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Dakolo was born in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] to a Nigerian father, [[Bayelsa]]-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when Dakolo was thirteen. His grandmother Ateni Dakolo, who lived in [[Port Harcourt]] raised him, and he credits her as his early singing teacher. Although his parents came to take Dakolo to live with them in Lagos when he was three, Dakolo refused to leave his grandmother.<ref name="starisborn"/><ref name="Timisprofile"> ''Timi Dakolo’s Profile'' from MNet Africa. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.mnetafrica.co.za/idols/contestant/profile.asp?Id=13</ref> He has two younger siblings.
Dakolo was born in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]] to a Nigerian father, [[Bayelsa]]-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when Dakolo was thirteen. His grandmother Ateni Dakolo, who lived in [[Port Harcourt]] raised him, and he credits her as his early singing teacher. Although his parents came to take Dakolo to live with them in Lagos when he was three, Dakolo refused to leave his grandmother.<ref name="starisborn"/><ref name="Timisprofile"> ''Timi Dakolo’s Profile'' from MNet Africa. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.mnetafrica.co.za/idols/contestant/profile.asp?Id=13</ref> He has two younger siblings.


Dakolo started singing in church at the age of twelve. In 2003 he joined the singing group ''Purple Love'' as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as its members had gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt, where Dakolo studied Communication Studies.
Dakolo started singing in church at the age of twelve. In 2003 he joined the singing group ''Purple Love'' as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as its members had gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt, where Dakolo studied Communication Studies (This claim suspicious. Recently, people who know Dakolo claim he was never a registed student of University of Port Harcourt. He was squarting with a friend who was a student in the university and hence milled around the student population and started claiming what he was not. Artistes for Truth in Nigeria have called on Timi Dakolo to present documents showing that he was registered as an undergraduate in the University of Port Harcourt and studing mass communication).


== Idols West Africa==
== Idols West Africa==
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==Idols West Africa Performances==
==Idols West Africa Performances==
*Top 24 - ''It Must Have Been Love'' ([[Roxette]])
*Top 10 - ''Dance with My Father'' ([[Luther Vandross]])
*Top 10 - ''Dance with My Father'' ([[Luther Vandross]])
*Top 9 - ''Ain't No Mountain High Enough'' ([[Diana Ross]]).
*Top 9 - ''Ain't No Mountain High Enough'' ([[Diana Ross]]).
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*Top 5 - ''Flying Without Wings'' ([[Ruben Studdard]]) and ''How Am I Supposed to Live Without You'' ([[Michael Bolton]]).
*Top 5 - ''Flying Without Wings'' ([[Ruben Studdard]]) and ''How Am I Supposed to Live Without You'' ([[Michael Bolton]]).
*Top 4 - Faith ([[George Michael]]) and ''Gimme the Night'' ([[George Benson]]).
*Top 4 - Faith ([[George Michael]]) and ''Gimme the Night'' ([[George Benson]]).
*Top 3 - ''If There Were Any Justice'' ([[Lemar]]) and ''Everything I Do'' ([[Bryan Adams]]).


== After Idols ==
== After Idols ==
Since winning Idols West Africa, Dakolo has performed in high profile events like the [[African Movies Academy Awards]] 2008,<ref name="TimiatAMAA2008"> ''How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA'' from The Daily Sun. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2008/may/02/showtime-02-05-2008-001.htm</ref><ref name="TimiatAMAA20082"> ''How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA'' from The Nollywood Watch. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.nollywoodwatch.com/african-movie-academy-awards-2008</ref> Red Cross Day in May 2008,<ref name="TimiatRedCrossDay"> ''Nigerian Red Cross Day'' from Official Red Cross Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.redcrossng.org/world%20red%20cross%20day2.html</ref> the Grand Finale of [[The Apprentice Africa]] in 2008, and Democracy Day Celebrations in [[Bayelsa State]]. He has also performed on the TV shows; [[Stars of the Future]] (2007) and [[Fash Football Challenge]] (2008) and the Starville Concert alongside [[Lil' Kim]], [[Amerie]], and [[Brick & Lace]] in 2007. He also featured on [[The Apprentice Africa]] in a performance at an event organised by the eventual winner of The Apprentice Africa, [[Isaac Dankyi-Koranteng]] as part of the final task of the show. His performance was featured on episode 17.<ref name="TimionTheApprentice"> ''Episode 17 Recap'' from The Apprentice Africa Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.theapprenticeafrica.com/newsdetail.php?id=53</ref>
Since winning Idols West Africa, Dakolo has performed in high profile events like the [[African Movies Academy Awards]] 2008,<ref name="TimiatAMAA2008"> ''How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA'' from The Daily Sun. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2008/may/02/showtime-02-05-2008-001.htm</ref><ref name="TimiatAMAA20082"> ''How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA'' from The Nollywood Watch. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.nollywoodwatch.com/african-movie-academy-awards-2008</ref> Red Cross Day in May 2008,<ref name="TimiatRedCrossDay"> ''Nigerian Red Cross Day'' from Official Red Cross Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.redcrossng.org/world%20red%20cross%20day2.html</ref> the Grand Finale of [[The Apprentice Africa]] in 2008, and Democracy Day Celebrations in [[Bayelsa State]]. He has also performed on the TV shows; [[Stars of the Future]] (2007) and [[Fash Football Challenge]] (2008) and the Starville Concert alongside [[Lil' Kim]], [[Amerie]], and [[Brick & Lace]] in 2007. He also featured on [[The Apprentice Africa]] in a performance at an event organised by the eventual winner of The Apprentice Africa, [[Isaac Dankyi-Koranteng]] as part of the final task of the show. His performance was featured on episode 17.<ref name="TimionTheApprentice"> ''Episode 17 Recap'' from The Apprentice Africa Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.theapprenticeafrica.com/newsdetail.php?id=53</ref>


On December 15 2008, Dakolo performed at [[Farafina]] Magazine's Visual Arts and Literature Event attended by award winning authors [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]] and [[Biyi Bandele]].<ref name="FarafinaEvent"> ''Farafina Visual Arts and Literature Event'' from The Farafinist. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://thefarafinist.blogspot.com/2008/12/farafina-magazines-visual-arts-and.html</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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* Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt on New Years Day, January 1, 2008. 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 was not targeted at Timi. A hotel security guard was murdered in the attack. Timi, who escaped with a flesh wound, was rushed to the hospital, treated and discharged on the same day.<ref name="Timishot"> ''Timi Dakolo Shot on New Year's Day'' from Ayeni The Great Blog. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://ayenithegreat.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/timi-dakolo-shot-on-new-year-day</ref>
* Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt on New Years Day, January 1, 2008. 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 was not targeted at Timi. A hotel security guard was murdered in the attack. Timi, who escaped with a flesh wound, was rushed to the hospital, treated and discharged on the same day.<ref name="Timishot"> ''Timi Dakolo Shot on New Year's Day'' from Ayeni The Great Blog. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://ayenithegreat.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/timi-dakolo-shot-on-new-year-day</ref>
* Though he was born in Ghana and his mother was from Ghana, Timi Dakolo does not claim dual citizenship. He holds a Nigerian passport.
* Though he was born in Ghana and his mother was from Ghana, Timi Dakolo does not claim dual citizenship. He holds a Nigerian passport.

==Controversies==
Recently, people who know Dakolo claim he was never a registed student of University of Port Harcourt. He was squarting with a friend who was a student in the university and hence milled around the student population and started claiming what he was not. Artistes for Truth in Nigeria have called on Timi Dakolo to present documents showing that he was registered as an undergraduate in the University of Port Harcourt and studing mass communication.

It is reported that Pan African Entertainment the owners of the Idols WA franchise and the promoters of the Sony BMG contracts with Dakolo pulled out of the contract because of breache of contract on Timi Dakolo's part.

Timi Dakolo is currently perceived as the wrongful winner of the Idols competition given his poor performance since winning the competition. His runner up, Omawumi Megbele has since released an album, topped the radio charts, and won several prestigious awards (Hip Hop Awards) and nominated in The Future Awards. Omawumi is the toast of the Nigerian music community has three videos on the air and performing at prestigious shows, while Timi Dakolo is battling with management crisis. Unable to sustain a management relationship with a reasonable period, Dakolo is seen as no-go by labels and artiste managers in Nigeria. His managers after winning Idols have given numerous press interviews, 2ce as Nice, pointing to Dakolo's irresponsibility and unprofessionalism. Timi Dakolo's engagement with Zuri Entertainment barely lasted one year and Zuri Entertainment remains quiet on the relationship. Blogs report that Dakolo allegdedly walked out on the contract failing to meet his obligations and continues to owe Zuri Entertainment substancial amounts of money even in light of his breache of the contract. He recently signed a management deal with Saphirre and Rubies Limited. Industry watchers say this relationship will go the way of others.

Sometime in August 2009, Unisoul Sony Music, Germany claimed to have signed Timi Dakolo to their label. The label is yet to issue a formal press statement. Dakolo denies such an engagement in his press interviews. <ref name="TimiUnisoul"> ''Unchained melody '' from 234Next.com. Retrieved on December 22, 2009 from http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/x2/Entertainment/5498489-146/story.csp</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:10, 23 December 2009

Timi Dakolo

Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer, best known for winning the first season of Idols West Africa,[1][2] beating rival Omawumi Megbele.[3][4][5]

Childhood/Early Career

Dakolo was born in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when Dakolo was thirteen. His grandmother Ateni Dakolo, who lived in Port Harcourt raised him, and he credits her as his early singing teacher. Although his parents came to take Dakolo to live with them in Lagos when he was three, Dakolo refused to leave his grandmother.[5][6] He has two younger siblings.

Dakolo started singing in church at the age of twelve. In 2003 he joined the singing group Purple Love as a founding member. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as its members had gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt, where Dakolo studied Communication Studies (This claim suspicious. Recently, people who know Dakolo claim he was never a registed student of University of Port Harcourt. He was squarting with a friend who was a student in the university and hence milled around the student population and started claiming what he was not. Artistes for Truth in Nigeria have called on Timi Dakolo to present documents showing that he was registered as an undergraduate in the University of Port Harcourt and studing mass communication).

Idols West Africa

In 2006, Dakolo auditioned for reality show Idols West Africa in Calabar. His songs of choice were Commissioned's More Than I and Lemar's Time to Grow. His vocals impressed the judges, and was seen as a contender for the prize.[6] A week before the viewing of the Top 24 performances, Dakolo received the news that his grandmother had died. A devout Christian, he turned to his faith for strength to pull through in the competition.

During his tenuture on the show, Dakolo was popular with voters, and was never in the bottom three. In the final weeks of the competition it was revealed by the producers of the show that Dakolo had the highest number of votes.

Idols West Africa Performances

After Idols

Since winning Idols West Africa, Dakolo has performed in high profile events like the African Movies Academy Awards 2008,[7][8] Red Cross Day in May 2008,[9] the Grand Finale of The Apprentice Africa in 2008, and Democracy Day Celebrations in Bayelsa State. He has also performed on the TV shows; Stars of the Future (2007) and Fash Football Challenge (2008) and the Starville Concert alongside Lil' Kim, Amerie, and Brick & Lace in 2007. He also featured on The Apprentice Africa in a performance at an event organised by the eventual winner of The Apprentice Africa, Isaac Dankyi-Koranteng as part of the final task of the show. His performance was featured on episode 17.[10]


Trivia

  • His favourite colour is blue.
  • Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt on New Years Day, January 1, 2008. 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 was not targeted at Timi. A hotel security guard was murdered in the attack. Timi, who escaped with a flesh wound, was rushed to the hospital, treated and discharged on the same day.[11]
  • Though he was born in Ghana and his mother was from Ghana, Timi Dakolo does not claim dual citizenship. He holds a Nigerian passport.

Controversies

Recently, people who know Dakolo claim he was never a registed student of University of Port Harcourt. He was squarting with a friend who was a student in the university and hence milled around the student population and started claiming what he was not. Artistes for Truth in Nigeria have called on Timi Dakolo to present documents showing that he was registered as an undergraduate in the University of Port Harcourt and studing mass communication.

It is reported that Pan African Entertainment the owners of the Idols WA franchise and the promoters of the Sony BMG contracts with Dakolo pulled out of the contract because of breache of contract on Timi Dakolo's part.

Timi Dakolo is currently perceived as the wrongful winner of the Idols competition given his poor performance since winning the competition. His runner up, Omawumi Megbele has since released an album, topped the radio charts, and won several prestigious awards (Hip Hop Awards) and nominated in The Future Awards. Omawumi is the toast of the Nigerian music community has three videos on the air and performing at prestigious shows, while Timi Dakolo is battling with management crisis. Unable to sustain a management relationship with a reasonable period, Dakolo is seen as no-go by labels and artiste managers in Nigeria. His managers after winning Idols have given numerous press interviews, 2ce as Nice, pointing to Dakolo's irresponsibility and unprofessionalism. Timi Dakolo's engagement with Zuri Entertainment barely lasted one year and Zuri Entertainment remains quiet on the relationship. Blogs report that Dakolo allegdedly walked out on the contract failing to meet his obligations and continues to owe Zuri Entertainment substancial amounts of money even in light of his breache of the contract. He recently signed a management deal with Saphirre and Rubies Limited. Industry watchers say this relationship will go the way of others.

Sometime in August 2009, Unisoul Sony Music, Germany claimed to have signed Timi Dakolo to their label. The label is yet to issue a formal press statement. Dakolo denies such an engagement in his press interviews. [12]

References

  1. ^ The News, June 4, 2007. Finally, Timi Dakolo emerges as the first West African Idol. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.thenewsng.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2862
  2. ^ Newswatch. Events 2007: Entertainment. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/bob/11231113412.htm
  3. ^ Daily Independent, June 21, 2007. Rewards Pour in for Timi Dakolo. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=45&a=28919
  4. ^ MNet Africa, May 27, 2007. Timi Takes It. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.mnetafrica.co.za/idols/news/default.asp?Id=167
  5. ^ a b Newswatch, June 4, 2007. A Star is Born. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/bob/10604110445.htm
  6. ^ a b Timi Dakolo’s Profile from MNet Africa. Retrieved on July 6, 2007 from http://www.mnetafrica.co.za/idols/contestant/profile.asp?Id=13
  7. ^ How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA from The Daily Sun. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2008/may/02/showtime-02-05-2008-001.htm
  8. ^ How Nollywood stormed Abuja for AMAA from The Nollywood Watch. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.nollywoodwatch.com/african-movie-academy-awards-2008
  9. ^ Nigerian Red Cross Day from Official Red Cross Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.redcrossng.org/world%20red%20cross%20day2.html
  10. ^ Episode 17 Recap from The Apprentice Africa Website. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://www.theapprenticeafrica.com/newsdetail.php?id=53
  11. ^ Timi Dakolo Shot on New Year's Day from Ayeni The Great Blog. Retrieved on December 17, 2008 from http://ayenithegreat.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/timi-dakolo-shot-on-new-year-day
  12. ^ Unchained melody from 234Next.com. Retrieved on December 22, 2009 from http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/x2/Entertainment/5498489-146/story.csp
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