In this post, platinumtimes.ng chronicles the biography, background, career, songs of famous hip hop artist, Tiwa Savage.
Tiwa Savage, born as Tiwatope Omolara Savage is an afrobeats singer, songwriter and actress known for singing in both Yoruba and English.
Her ability to blend R&B, afrobeats, hop and afropop has earned her the title of The Queen of Afrobeats. She has contributed greatly to the Nigerian music industry and has several achievements.
Profile details
Name: Tiwatope Omolara Savage
Stage name: Tiwa Savage
Born: February 5th, 1980
State of Origin: Lagos State, Nigeria
Education: University of Kent, Berklee College of Music
Marital status: Married
Career: Musician, actress
Early life
Tiwa Savage was born in Isale Eko, Lagos State on 5th February, 1980. She belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria.
Education
She holds a degree from the Berklee College of music and an honorary degree from the University of Kent.
Career
Tiwa started her music career doing backup vocals for artists such as George Michael and Mary J. Blige. After participating in the UK edition of The X Factor after which she signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2009.
Due to the growth of the Nigerian music industry, she returned to Nigeria and signed up with Mavin Records in 2012 and featured on the label’s 2012 compilation album Solar Plexus.
Her debut studio album Once Upon a Time was released on 3 July 2013, it contained seven singles: “Kele Kele Love”, “Love Me (3x)”, “Without My Heart”, “Ife Wa Gbona”, “Folarin”, “Olorun Mi” and “Eminado”. The album was nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and for Best R&B/Pop Album at The Headies 2014.
Savage’s second studio album, titled R.E.D which carried two singles, My Darlin” and “Standing Ovation” was released on 19 December 2015.
In June 2016, Savage signed a management and publishing deal with Roc Nation and later released her debut EP Sugarcane in September, 2017. R.E.D and Sugarcane have both been nominated for Best Album at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
In November 2018, Savage won Best African Act at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards, becoming the first woman to win the category.
In May 2019, she exited Mavins Records and joined the Universal Music Group where she recorded her third studio album Celia in August 2020. It produced four singles: “Attention”, “Dangerous Love”, “Koroba”, and “Temptation”.
Her second extended play, titled Water & Garri, was released on 20 August 2021.
In March 2022, Savage announced the Water & Garri North American Tour in support of the EP. The Afrobeats queen has also featured in TV series such as MTV Shuga Season 3, Color girls and Jenifa’s Diary.
Private life
Tiwa was listed on BBC’s list of the 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017. She also made the Women4Africa 2022 Goldlist.
She was once married to Tunji “Tee Billz” Balogun but the union is now dissolved, however, she has a son for him from the union.
Tiwa Savage has performed in several international shows including King Charles III’s Coronation Concert which held at Windsor Castle.
She is a brand ambassador of Nestle, Maggi chicken cubes, Forte Oil, Pepsi, and Konga.
Net Worth
She has acquired a substantial net worth of over $5 million for herself through her music career.
Awards
- MTV Africa Music Award for Best female artist, 2014.
- Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best female artist, 2014.
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, 2018.
- City People Music Award for Best Collabo, 2018.
- The Headied Award for Best Collabo, 2018, 2023.