John Ighdaro (born on July 5, 1990) famously known as Johnny Drille is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and sound engineer.

He is signed under the Mavin record label which is owned and managed by Don Jazzy.

He is a native of Edo state.

Real Facts About Johnny Drille

• Full  Name: John Ighdaro
• State Name: Johnny Drille
• Born: July 5, 1990
• Age: 32 years old (2022)
• Place Of Birth: Edo State
• State of Origin: Edo state
• Nationality: Nigerian
• Genres: R&B, Contemporary
• Label: Mavin record
• Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
• Net Worth: N/A

Early Life & Education

Johnny Drille was born and raised in Edo state into a family of five children.

He is the eldest of among his five siblings.

The singer graduated from the University of Benin, Edo state where he studied English and Literature.

Career

The talented singer who started doing music at a very tender age in the church was a contestant in the MTN project fame season 6.

Ever since then, he has been churning out songs until he caught the attention of the Mavin boss, Don Jazzy when he did a super cover of Di’ja’s hit song “Awwww”.

He followed it up with his own personal song “Love don’t lie” and later released another song “Wait for me” which topped the Nigerian charts at that time.

He also released the folky love song “beautiful love”, a celebration of true love.

The singer revealed that he had tried his hands at multiple genres of music
including high life and hip hop but didn’t work out for him as expected
until he figured out a way to stand out when he came across the music
of the American folk board, Mumford & Sons.

Discography

Singles

• Wait for Me
• Love Don’t Lie
• My Beautiful Love
• Start All Over (Featuring Niniola)
• Romeo & Juliet
• Halleluya (featuring Simi)
• Awa Love
• Forever
• Shine
• Finding Efe
• Papa
• Dear Future Wife
• Count on You
• Something Better
• Mystery Girl
• Bad Dancer
• Loving Is Harder
• How Are You (My Friend)