Mayorkun, Madrid

Mayorkun biography

Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist.[1] He was discovered on Twitter by Davido when he posted a cover of one of Davido's "The Money" featuring Olamide.[2] He was later signed to Davido's DMW in 2016[3] and released his first single called "Eleko". Music Career Mayowa decided to leave his bank job to search for another due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by Davido in February 2016.[8] Davido followed him on twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he can do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter[9] and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to Davido Music Worldwide.[10] Mayowa released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days.[11][12] To his name, Mayowa has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles "Posh" and "Fantasy" featuring Olu Maintain[13] in anticipation of his first studio album titled "The Mayor of Lagos".[14]. The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November 2018.[15] On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15.[16]

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