Jamiu Damilare Tajudeen (born 25 October 1995) known professionally as Jamopyper, is a

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singer and songwriter signed to Zanku Records owned by Nigerian Musician

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. In 2020 he was nominated as Rookie Of Year at

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. He is regarded as one of the promising acts in the Nigerian music industry

Early life and education

He was born on 25 October 1995 in Egbeda,

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, Nigeria, as the first of six children. He hails from Iganna,

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, Nigeria. His primary education began at Topaz Emerald School, Egbeda, and secondary education at Millennium Secondary School, Egbeda.

Musical career

Jamopyper grew up with the forethought of becoming a mechanical engineer as a young lad, but developed interest in doing music full time from the plaudits he received when he performed at small gatherings at the age of 12, which influenced his decision to chase a career in music professionally in 2005, with the likes of Akon, Rihanna, Wizkid, Davido and 9ice being his main inspiration. His single release Omode Meta featuring

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and

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, spotlighted him in 2018 followed by another single "Josi" featuring

and Chinko Ekun gaining him more popularity in the Nigerian Music Space. His career began to pick up steam with the release of the song "Of Lala" which topped music video charts in nigeria for weeks and culminated with the released of the hit single "iF No Be You " ft

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. In an interview with

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he said "I am excited about the dimension my musical career has taken. I have a lot of songs coming out and I am with my team and what they have lined up for me. The competition may be rife but I am only concentrating on getting better and making good music". His career hit another milestone when he was signed to Zanku Records Owned By

In 2019. He has also been featured on several tracks. In 2020, Jamopyper was nominated by the famous headies awards as rookie of the year alongside Omahlay,

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, and

Tems Temilade Openiyi (born 11 June 1995), known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer. She rose to prominence after she was featured on Wizkid's 2020 single "Essence," which reached the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after the releas ...

Discography

Singles

As a featured artist

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

Official Youtub

1995 births 21st-century Nigerian male singers Yoruba-language singers Living people Nigerian People's Party politicians