Niniola Apata (born on 15 December 1986) famously known as Niniola is a vocalist, singer, songwriter, and stage performer.
She was noticed public at the MTN Project Fame Music competition Season 6 held in 2013.
She was nominated for Most Promising Act to Watch at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards after she released her debut single titled” Ibadi”.
Real Facts About Niniola
- Full Name: Niniola Apata
- Stage Name: Niniola
- Born: 15 December 1986
- Age 36 years old (by December 2022)
- Gender: Female
- Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
- State Of Origin: Ekiti State
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Parents: Simon Apata
- Siblings: Teniola
- Occupation: Singer • Songwriter
- Net Worth: Not estimated yet.
Niniola Early Life & Education
Niniola was born in the city of Lagos state, Nigeria but she originally hails from the Western region of Nigeria, Ekiti state precisely.
She was born into a Christian household and she is Yoruba by ethnicity. She is Simon Apata‘s daughter; a former Brigadier General, her dad was murdered while she was eight years old. She has a younger sister name Teniola Apata who is famously known as Teni Makanaki.
Niniola attended her primary education at Apata Memorial School, a military boarding school in Ekiti state founded by her late father, Simon Apata.
She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education, a four-year course at the University of Lagos.
Niniola Career
Niniola‘s love for music dated back to her secondary school days. She uses her classmates as her audience and performs for them for free. She was so good that she led the school’s cultural musical group in inter-school and inter-state competitions.
After graduation, Niniola continued to pursue her passion for music which led her to participate in the MTN Project Fame Season 6 edition in 2013. Her performance was weak acknowledge as she finished 3rd in the competition.
Her first single titled, Ibadi, produced by Sarz and released in March 2014, became one of the most requested and listened-to songs in Nigeria and Africa at large. She went on to make more hits. Gbowode was one, for example.
Soke followed by, Start Over, Shaba, J’ete, Jigi-Jigi, not leaving out Maradona, and Sicker, were all hit singles.
Niniola’s international appearance has seen her work with Ugandan Eddy Kenzo on his hit song titled, Mbilo Mbilo. This feature won them the award for Best Collaboration at the AFRIMA award in 2016.
Renowned African DJ Snake couldn’t get over Niniola‘s single, Maradona, which propelled her to collaborate with a remix titled, Maradona Riddim, released on 22 July 2018.
Niniola kept releasing hits, breaking the first female Nigerian artist’s record to surpass 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
Niniola Awards & Nominations
- Grammy Awards 2020-Nominated
- Africa’s Choice Awards (next rated 2015)
- Screen Awards (Best Female Artist 2015)
- Nigerian Oscar (Most Promising Artist Of The Year 2015)
- Ghana Naija ShowBiz Awards (Best Female Acts 2018)
Niniola Discography
- Ibadi (2014)
- Good (2014)
- Akara Iyabo (2015)
- Soke (2015)
- Start All Over (2016)
- Jigi Jigi (2016)
- Saro (2017)
- Maradona Riddim (2017)
- Magun (2017)
- Bana (2018)
- Designer (2019)
- Fantasy (2020)
Niniola Networth
Niniola’s net worth has not been disclosed to the public yet at the time of this article.
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