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D'banj
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D'banj, born 9 June 1981) 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,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D'Banj – Full Biography )〕 ''Artist of the Year'' at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MTV Africa Music Awards – Winners ) 〕 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 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 No. 2 on the UK R&B chart.
==Childhood==
D'banj was born in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria to a military officer who commanded an artillery regiment and a church dignitary mother who hailed from Shagamu in Ogun State. Due to his father's profession he moved several times within Nigeria and later moved to England. D'banj was expected to follow his father's military career and was enrolled to the Nigerian Military School at age eleven. However, D'banj resisted the system and disenrolled from the school after three years. While at the Military school he was a member of the elite drum corp of the Nigerian Army. From the Nigerian Military School he proceeded to another military owned institution Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ibara, Abeokuta where he completed his secondary school education.〔He also stayed in India for a while with his father.(Biography of D'banj ). dbanjrecords.com. Retrieved on 7 July 2012.〕
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