Fireboy DML is a Nigerian singer-songwriter whose music fuses Afropop, R&B, and soul.

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• Born Adedamola Adefolahan, he grew up singing in church, started making music while at university, and eventually was signed by Nigerian rapper Olamide's independent label, YBNL

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• "Jealous," his 2018 breakthrough single, won Listeners' Choice honors at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival, presented by a popular African music TV channel.
• Within three days of its release, Fireboy DML's 2019 debut album, Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps, garnered more than six million streams on a single music service.
• In July 2020, his "New York City Girl" reached No. 11 on Billboard's Top Triller Global chart, and a month later, "Eli" peaked at No. 7 on the same chart.
• His sophomore album, APOLLO-featuring guest turns by American rapper D Smoke and Nigerian singer Wande Coal-rose to No. 14 on Billboard's World Albums chart in 2020.

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