Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo ( born 9 June 1980 ) , known by his stage name D'banj , is a Nigerian musician , singer , songwriter , entrepreneur , television personality , and rapper . 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 , Best International Act : Africa at the 2011 BET Awards , and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards , Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards 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 in 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart . As of 2016 , D'banj is ranked to be the richest solo musician in Nigeria according to T.I.N Magazine
2014 World Music Awards
2014 World Music Awards
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