See Top 6 Records Only Davido Holds In The Music Industry

Davido has been one of Africa's most well-known musicians for more than ten years. And his run is still going strong.

In 2011, Davido made his debut with the song "Back When," a joint effort with well-known rapper Naeto C. However, his big hit "Dami Duro," the second single from his debut studio album "Omo Baba Olowo," catapulted him to stardom.

He has become one of the most well-known musicians to come out of Africa in the last ten years. He has made history, broken records, and set records. Here are Davido's Records Only Davido Holds In Music Industry .

Top 6 Records Only Davido Holds In The Music Industry

1. First Nigerian Artiste To Be Featured In Official FIFA World Cup Theme Song

Made history, as the first-ever West African singer to be featured on the official Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup soundtrack.

2. First African To Perform At Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO)

Davido was nominated and went on to edge out Wizkid, Mr Eazi, Tiwa Savage, Wande Coal, Maleek Berry, and others to pitch the “Best African Act” award.

3. First Nigerian Music Artist To Get Featured In An American movie

Davido is the first Nigerian music artiste to be featured in an American movie,landed his Hollywood debut in the 2021 sequel Coming 2 America.

4. First African Artist To Receive An Award On The BET Awards Main Stage

And the first winner to receive his on the main stage was Davido, Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Distruction Boyz (South Africa), Fally Ipupa (D. R. Congo), and Tiwa Savage (Nigeria) to win the award.

5. First Nigerian To Hit 1 Million Views In A Record 7 Hours

“FEM” hit over 1 million views in 7 hours breaking his previous record for “Blow My Mind” with American singer, Chris Brown which hit a million views in 10 hours.

6. Most Followed Nigerian Across All social media platforms

Davido holds the record of the artiste with the most social media followers, a record he has been holding for the fifth year running now without anybody coming close to upstaging that. 12.7M on Twitter,25.4M on insta..