Flavour biography-Nigerian musician Music Profile.

Real Name: Chinedu Okoli

Stage Names: Flavour,Flavour N'abania

Date of Birth: November 23rd, 1983

State of Birth:  Enugu State.

State of Origin: Umunze,Orumba South LGA, Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria.

Nigerian artist, Flavour

Flavour is the first son of his family of four siblings and seven step brothers and sisters.

Loved for his Originality in songwriting and Music delivery in Nigerian Highlife style, mixed with a modern appeal of Afro hip hop, Nigerian music celebrity popularly called Flavour among his large following audience is a music listeners delight any day, any time!

The Nigerian singer started out in his local church as a drummer in Enugu state and aside playing drums, Flavour is also very skillful in the use of musical instrument like the guitars, Piano, keyboards. 

in 1996, through his church pastor he got introduced to the owner of soundcity communications, an emerging music company with the passion to train young Nigerians on the art of music making, performance and others basics. He gained scholarship training to get tought on professional performer and learning basics of music while at Soundcity communications.

Names like Dekumzy, Isi Charles and Nnachie were also instrumental in him learning music production.

Its worthy to note here that the exposure the Nigerian musician gained while been a pianist and drummer at city center in Enugu with a group of local bands he joined kicked start his professional career exposure and boost needed stage confidence he now enjoys.

In year 2015, the artist released his debut album which was produced by Kingsley Ogoro recording studio in Lagos.

The breakthrough finally came in 2010 when Flavour N'abania released the second album titled "Uplifted". The album was released by lolhiphop records, based in south Africa, it had tracks like "Nwa Baby" a remix of Ashawo, "Adamma" which translate as Daughter of beauty in Igbo language, a dialect The artist uses in most of his songs. Others singles in the 2010 album is "Oyi" translated as feeling cold in Igbo language (Spoken by people from Eastern Nigeria) which he featured fellow female musician Tiwa Savage.

This album and tracks contained in the release, made Flavour N'abania a household name and most sought after Musicians in Nigeria, landing several deals and brand endorsement popular among which is the Globacom Nigeria, Telecommunication deal.

October 18, 2012 under 2nite entertainment owned by the artist himself and iROCKING Limited, He released his 3rd studio album titled "Blessed" an album the artist claimed will help him be better position to define is personality and music style in the Nigerian industry.

Albums and released year

N'abania (2005)

Uplifted (2010)

Blessed (2012)

Thankful (2014)

Awards:

Awards won includes Best High Life Video, Best Indigenous Concept, Best use of costumes, Best R&B/Pop Album, Video of the Year 2013 all won by "Ada Ada" track.

City people entertainment awards for Best collabo of the year 2013 on the song "Give it to me" featuring Kcee.

Also in 2013, He won the NMVA award for Best Highlife musician for ""Kwarikwa" (featuring M-Jay, Wage G.Jay Dey, Elense).

Others are Best traditional artist,best video of the year, awarded by African Muzik Magazine awards in 2014.

Best live act, awarded by MTV Africa music awards in 2014.

Video of the year award, by City People in 2014 for song title; ada ada.

Other awards won since the beginning of his career are "The Headies" "Nigerian Entertainment Awards" "Channel O Music video Awards"

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