Nigerian Musicians Who Have Bagged Grammy Awards (Top 10)

Who are the Nigerian Musicians Who Have Bagged Grammy Awards? A lot of Nigerians have won both national and international awards. However, most of these Nigerian artists that have been winning numerous awards have been among the best artists.

However, artists that have won Grammy Awards are not just anyhow artists but those who have all this takes. People like Burna Boy made it to this list due to his hard work and courage.

Most artists in Nigeria sing very well but they do not appear on this list because they have not gotten international recognition.

Moreover, it is only people that have all it takes to be recognized internationally that appear on this list.

Have been wondering who Nigerian Musicians Has Bagged Grammy Awards are? If you have been wanting to know about these artists, just read more because this article will give you the top 10

Some people on this list not only win Grammy Awards but also won more than 3 times. While some won 3 times in a year.

So the table below provides a name of the Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards (Top 10) with the year they were awarded.

1. Sade Adu

In 1986, Sade Adu won a Grammy for “Best New Artist,” which made her the first Nigerian to win such an award.

Singer and songwriter Helen Folasade Adu, better known by her stage name Sade Adu, was born in Britain but raised in Nigeria.

One of the most famous and successful British women in music history, Sade is recognized for her contributions to modern music.

She has won a Grammy before any other musician of Nigerian heritage. Ever since 1986, she has won four different grammy awards.

The list of her grammy awards can be listed below:

• In 1986, she won a Grammy for “Best New Artist,”
• 1994 she won another for “No Ordinary Love,” which was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.
• She received her third Grammy in 2002 for the Best Pop Vocal Album category’s “Lovers Rock
• Her fourth in 2011 for the category’s “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals” for “Soldier of Love.”

2. Burna Boy

Burna Boy, a Nigerian singer whose real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, is another Grammy winner.

With the release of “Like to Party,” the main song from his debut studio album L.I.F.E., he gained notoriety in 2012.

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards awarded his record “Twice as Tall” Best World Music Album in 2021.

However, in 2020, Burna Boy was defeated by Angelique Kidjo. The defeat did not actually bring Burna Boy down rather it gave him the courage that led to his victory in 2021.

Winning the Grammy Award twice made him the second on the list of Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards.

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3. Seal

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel is a Nigerian-British singer, and composer better known by his stage name Seal. However, he is one of the top Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards.

He has sold more than 20 million records worldwide to smash songs like “Crazy” and “Killer.” He was also well-known for the 1994 single “Kiss from a Rose,” which became a smash.

Seal has received four Grammy wins and 14 nominations. He won three Grammys for his song “Kiss From A Rose” in 1996, and he added a fourth for “Imagine” in 2011.

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4. Kevin Olusola

Nigerian rapper, beatboxer, cellist, singer, composer, and musician Kevin Olusola is also a record producer.

Joining the list of Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards is Kevin Olusola. He is well recognized for his work as the vocal trio Pentatonix’s beatboxer.

Olusola’s musical ensemble, Pentatonix, has three Grammy Awards to their name.

For their song “Daft Punk,” a compilation of Daft Punk tracks, Pentatonix received a Grammy in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental, or Acappella category in February 2015. In February 2016, Pentatonix won a Grammy in the same category for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from their album “That’s Christmas to Me.”

For their song “Jolene,” which featured Dolly Parton, Pentatonix received a Grammy in the “Best Country Duo/Group Performance” category in February 2017.

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5. Sikiru Adepoju

Sikiru Adepoju is another Grammy Award-winning Nigerian. He is a Nigerian percussionist and recording artist that focuses on both global music and traditional African music. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and multi-style performer.

As a member of Mickey Hart’s band Planet Drum, he took home the inaugural Grammy Award in 1991. Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album went to the group’s self-titled album. I’ve never before taken home a Grammy in this particular category.

As a member of Mickey Heart’s most recent group, the Global Drum Project, he won once more on February 8, 2009. At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the title album took home the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.

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6. Lekan Babalola

Lekan Babalola is a jazz percussionist and musician from Nigeria who was raised on the conga and was born in Lagos. He has seven albums under his belt and two Grammys to his credit.

He was credited with three tracks and received a Grammy in 2006 for his contribution to Ali Farka Toure’s “In the Center of the Moon.”

In 2009, he also received his second Grammy Award for “Lavary,” the 2008 album by Cassandra Wilson.

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7. Wizkid

Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known by his stage as Wizkid, received his first Grammy for his work on Beyoncé’s Brown Skin Girl music video.

In 2021, they took home the Grammy for Best Music Video.

Apart from being among Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards, he is also an award-winning artist who has won several other awards.

8. Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo was conceived on January 8, 1987. She is a successful Nigerian-English actress and singer-songwriter best recognized for her role in the Broadway rendition of The Color Purple.

She took home the Best Musical Theater Album Grammy in 2017.

Cynthia Erivo is an English actress, singer, and songwriter. She is the recipient of many prestigious accolades, including a

• Daytime Emmy Award
•  Tony Award,
• Nominations for two Academy Awards,
• Two Golden Globe Awards
• Primetime Emmy Award
• Two Screen Actors Guild Awards

9. Chamillionaire

Another Grammy-winning artist is the Nigerian-American rapper Hakim Temidayo Seriki, better known by his stage name Chamillionaire.
He won the 2007 Grammy Award for “Best rap performance by duet or ensemble” for his song “Ridin.”

Ridin also got him some other notable awards and nominations. However, his 2007 award made him among Nigerian Musicians Who Have Bagged Grammy Awards

10. Michael Babatunde Olatunji

Nigerian percussionist, educator, social activist, and music producer Michael Babatunde Olatunde also produces music.

Olatunji collaborated with Sikiru Adepoju on projects for Mickey Hart’s Planet Drum, including the drum planet Drum, which won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album in 1991, the first year the prize was given in this category.

Rounding off the list of Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards is this Nigerian misc producer Babatunde.

Summary

Below is a quick summary of the Top 10 Nigerian Musicians Who Has Bagged Grammy Awards:

• Sade Adu
• Burna Boy
• Seal
• Kevin Olusola
• Sikiru Adepoju
• Wizkid
• Cynthia Erivio
• Chamillionaire
• Lekan Babalola
• Babatunde Olatunji