In this post, platinumtimes.ng chronicles the biography, career, lifestyle, songs of famous hip hop star, Kizz Daniel.
Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe also known as Kizz Daniel is an Afropop singer and songwriter from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria.
He is the CEO of Fly Boy Inc record label and was formerly signed to G-Worldwide Entertainment where he released some of his albums. He rose to prominence after releasing his debut single, “Woju” in 2014.
Profile summary
Name: Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe
Stage name: Kizz Daniel
Date of birth: 1st May,1994
State of origin: Ogun State, Nigeria
Education: Federal University of Agriculture
Career: Musician
Early life
Kizz Daniel was born into a family of Yoruba ethnicity on 1st May, 1994. He hails from Abeokuta North local government area.
His late father, Kola Anidugbe was a lecturer at FCOF Osiele in Abeokuta and his sister Toluwape Anidugbe is a Radio Presenter with COOL FM in Kano State, she hosts programs like Good Morning Nigeria and many more.
Education
Kizz Daniel schooled at Abeokuta Grammar School and the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta where he bagged a degree in Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology (Water Engineering).
Career
While in the university, Kizz Daniel aspired for a career in music alongside his studies. He released his debut single “Woju” in 2014 and this recorded huge success and brought him to the spotlight.
As a follow-up to this success, in 2015, he released another single,”Laye” and then a video album titled “new era in 2016 whe being signed to Label G-WorldWide.
He went on to launch his own personal label- Flyboy I.N.C after he exited from the Label G-WorldWide. He released another hit single, “FOR YOU” which featured Wizkid and “One Ticket” featuring Davido which hit the charts within 24hrs of its release.
Following a case filed against him by his former Boss, he changed his name from Kiss Daniel to Kizz Daniel and this was rectified across his musical accounts. He released his 2nd Studio album and his first under FlyBoy Inc titled “No Bad Songz”.
The album which hit the charts within 24hrs of its release had 20 Songs including the pre-released One Ticket which he featured Davido, Nasty C, Diamond Platiumz, Philkeyz, Demmie Vee, Dj Xclusive, Wretch 32, Diplo and Sarkodie.
The album received lotd of it’s on music platforms and debuted at No 55 on the US iTunes Chart and became number 1 on the world Album Chart within 24 hours of its release. On 25 June 2020, he released his third studio album ‘King of Love’.
In 2022, he dropped his latest hit track his Buga” which became a hit with dance challenges on Instagram and TikTok with prominent people including the President of Liberia, George Weah dancing to it.
He also released a new song called “Cough (Odo)” produced by Blaise Beatz. He went on to drop a mind-blowing song titled “Shu Peru” on 12th May, 2023 and another follow-up single “Twe Twe” with a featured performance from Davido.
His musical albums and songs includes;
New Era (2016)
No Bad Songz (2018)
King of Love (2020)
Barnabas (2021)
Maverick (2023)
Some of his hit singles are;
Alone, Gods, Duro, No Do, For you, Jombo, Tere, Mama, Over, Gobe, Oyibe, Woju, Time No dey, Jaho, Red & Green, Ada, My G, Pipa, Flex, Hook, Cough (Odo), Aii, Show You Off, Yapa, Shu Peru, Chek, Buga (Lo Lo Lo), Twe Twe amongst others.
Personal life
Kizz Daniel was born as the second child among five children. He is famous for his afropop, dancehall and R & B music.
The star artist is not married but has a set of triplets boys from his baby Mama. His triplets boys are Jamal, Jalil and Jelani, he unfortunately lost Jamal few days after his birth and he’s left with Jalil and Jelani to care for.
He also had a brief affair with his fellow music artist, Chidinma Ekile but they both parted ways and focused on their music careers.
Net worth
Kizz Daniel has over the years amassed great wealth of over $1 million from his musical career and ambassadorial deals.
Awards
- Nigeria Entertainment Award as Best New Act to Watch, 2015.
- Hottest Single of the Year, 2016.
- City People Music Award Music as Artist of the Year (Male), 2016.
- The Headies as Best R&B/Pop Album, 2016.
- Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year, 2016.
- Album of the Year, 2016.
- Soundcity MVP Awards, Song of the Year, 2023.