Morihanfen Oluwaseun Oluwabamidele (born 15 December 1989), known by his stage name as Sean Tizzle, is a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
singer and songwriter. He was formally signed to
Sound Sultan
Sound Sultan (born Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi; November 27, 1976 – July 11, 2021) was a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, comedian, and recording artist. He was regarded as one of the pacesetters of modern hip hop music in Niger ...
's Naija Ninjas.
Early life and Career
Sean Tizzle was born into a Christian home in 1989, he is the fourth child in a family of five. Although he was born in
Ikeja
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercia ...
, he grew up in
Ikorodu
Ikorodu is a large city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos, along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State. With a population of over 1million inhabitant, Ikorodu is currently the 12 largest city in Nig ...
, and attended Community Grammar School, Majidun as well as the Command Secondary School, Ibadan, he then went on to study theatre arts at the
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 19 ...
. He began his music career as a rapper with the 3-Way band.
Sean rose to stardom in 2013 after the release of his smash hit single
Sho Lee and thereafter worked with
Unlimited L.A to deliver the music video.
In 2014,
MTN Nigeria
MTN Group Limited, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. , MTN recorded 280 million subscribers, making it the ...
announced the signing of the music artiste on a 20 million naira endorsement deal He also lands a
Bacardi Breezer
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Ambassador in August of the same year.
Notable performances
He has performed in several popular events, including:
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Etisalat (2014) (Easy Cliq Campus Tour)
*Ay Live (2013)
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Nokia
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Lumia Party (2013)
*Hennessy Artistry (2013)
*Star Music Trek (2014)
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First Bank
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UBA (All About You Debit MasterCard Launch)
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Sterling Bank (GetReadyFor Work) 2013
*Coko Bar Music Festival (London) 2013
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Nea Awards (New-York)
*African Social Awards Malaysia ASAM (Malaysia) 2013
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Felabration
Felabration is an annual music festival conceived in 1998 by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti in memory and celebration of her father Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician and human rights activist known for pioneering the afrobeat genre of music. The one-week-l ...
2013
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GT Bank (End Of The Year Party 2013)
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Access Bank plc
Access Bank plc, commonly known as Access Bank, is a Nigerian multinational commercial bank, owned by Access Bank Group. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the national banking regulator.
Originally a corporate bank, they expand ...
(End Of The Year Party 2013)
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Headies Awards 2013
*Lagos Count Down 2013
*Uk tour 2014 (6 cities)
*Uk tour 2015 (7 cities)
*Uk tour 2016 (10 cities)
*Tim Westwood
*Loud Beach Party (2018)
*The Sean Tizzle Experience (2019)
Discography
Studio albums
*''
The Journey The Journey may refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Journey'' (1942 film), or ''El viaje'', an Argentine film
* ''The Journey'' (1959 film), an American drama starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards about the Hungarian Revoluti ...
'' (2014)
EPs
*''Moving Forward'' (2017)
Singles
*Kilogbe
*Kilogbe Remix ft.
Olamide &
Reminisce
*Komole
(Produced by Aje Filmworks)
*Mama Eh
*Boogie Down
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Sho Lee
*International Badman
*Abeg (2015)
*Kpata Kpata (2016) (
As featured artiste)
*Perfect Gentleman
*Loke Loke (
featured 9ice)
*Igi Orombo (
featured Tiwa Savage)
*Abiamo
*Eruku Sa’ Ye Po
*Jalolo
*Like To Party
*Hit and Run (featuring Tory Lanez)
*Thank You
*Telephone man
*Roll up
*Dide
*Alhaji Abass
*Latin Lover
ft. Daxmpire
* Arawa ni
*Wasted (2018)
*Best For you (2018)
*Kpro Kpro (2018)
*Kpro Kpro remix ft Davido (2018)
*Belinda (2018)
*Pempe (2018)
*Lotto (2019)
* Contagious (2019)
*Abena (2020)
* Oreke (2020)
Film and television
Awards and nominations
See also
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List of Nigerian musicians
This is a list of Nigerian musicians.
Only notable individuals are included here; for groups, see List of Nigerian musical groups. Names are to be arranged by the first letter of Wikipedia reference.
0–9
* 2face Idibia - hip hop and R&B ...
References
External links
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Living people
Yoruba musicians
21st-century Nigerian male singers
The Headies winners
University of Ibadan alumni
Musicians from Lagos
1989 births