Awards & Winners

D'banj

Date of Birth 09-June-1980
Place of Birth Zaria
(Nigeria, Kaduna State)
Nationality Nigeria
Profession Singer-songwriter, Instrumentalist, Entrepreneur
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and businessman. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009. and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act: Africa. He adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name Dapo and his surname Oyebanjo. D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B chart.

Awards by D'banj

Check all the awards nominated and won by D'banj.

2014


Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Music Award for World’s Best Song Oliver Twist
World Music Award for World’s Best Live Act
World Music Award for World’s Best Male Artist
World Music Award for World’s Best Video Oliver Twist
World Music Award for World’s Best Entertainer of the Year

2012


MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act

2011


BET Award for Best International Act: Africa

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BET Award for Best International Act: Africa

2007


MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act