This is Nigerian mainstream artists that became a household name and spent 10 years and more longevity.
Spanning through some of our iconic artists who sometimes are regarded as Legends for mainstream longevity as they spend 10 years and more of consistency and dominance.
We’ll focus on the ones that are still currently in the spotlight after so many years.
Practically and evidently extending for a decade and more of consistency in the Nigerian music industry is a very rare attribute in the spotlight.
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Below are Nigerian mainstream artists that have spent 10 years and more on stage
2Baba
Innocent Ujah Idibia known by his stage name 2Baba, is a Nigerian singer, musician, songwriter, record producer.
Legendary 2baba is one the most consistent artists with over 2 decades and counting (20years plus), came to the limelight in 1994
Dbanj
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo better known by his stage name D’banj, is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, rapper.
D’banj is also one of the artists with longevity, about 2 decades now in the music industry, came to the limelight in 2004.
M.I
Jude Abaga better known as M.I Abaga, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist and record producer.
M.I is also one of the artists with longevity and most consistent hip hop artists, M.I came around in 2004
Vector
Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name Vector, is a Nigerian rapper and songwriter.
Vector is over 12 years on the Nigeria music mainstream, he launched in the spotlight in 2008.
Timaya
Inetimi Timaya Odon better known by his stage name Timaya is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.
Timaya came to the limelight in 2005, almost 16 years and counting in the mainstream.
Wande Coal
Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe popularly known as Wande Coal is a Nigerian singer.
Wande coal came to the limelight in 2006
Flavour
Chinedu Okoli better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania or simply Flavour, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Flavour came to the limelight in 2005
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Wizkid
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun known professionally as Wizkid is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, one of Africa’s biggest artists and the most decorated Nigerian artist ever.
Wizkid came to the limelight in 2008.
Olamide
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (born 15 March 1989), known professionally as Olamide is a Nigerian hip hop and recording artist.
Olamide came to the limelight in 2010
Davido
David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one of the most influential artists in Africa
Davido came to the limelight in 2010
Phyno
Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike better known as Phyno, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.
Phyno came to the limelight in 2007.