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's list of "15 Artists to Watch in 2015". He is best known for his hit single titled "Won Gbo Mi", featuring vocal appearance from

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Early life and education

Born in the ancient city of

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, Shaydee is the second child of four children. He left Kano with his family for

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at an early age. He then attended Kogi state Polytechnic for IJMB where he graduated before he transferred to Ilorin where he is a graduate of the

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where he studied

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Career

Upon his movement from Kano to Lagos, Shaydee started singing with a friend while in secondary school. In 2010, he signed a recording contract with Cackland Records and went on to release a few songs including "Love Me Like U Used 2" and "Hands in the Air". In April 2012, MI featured Shaydee on a song titled "Pain" off his ''Illegal Music II'' mixtape. On June 11, 2012, Shaydee signed a recording deal with Empire Mates Entertainment, a move that helped launch his career further. He is often credited to have featured and written some songs off EME's compilation album titled ''

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'' which was released in 2012. Shaydee has since worked with

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among others. On November 16, 2013, Shaydee collaborated with Wizkid to release a Legendury Beatz-produced freestyle titled "Won Gbo Mi". "Won Gbo Mi" topped local music charts in the country and was widely received among music fans and critics. The video of the song was shot in Lagos and directed by Jassy Generation. It premiered on video sharing website YouTube on June 11, 2014. On September 10, 2014, Shaydee signed an endorsement deal with Metro Taxi, a Nigeria-based taxi service company. On March 18, 2015, Shaydee released a single titled "High", a song which earned him a nomination at the 2015 edition of

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. Shaydee was also nominated in the "Best R&B Artist of the Year" category at the

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. Shaydee is reportedly working on releasing his debut studio album titled ''SOS'' which was scheduled to be released in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

;As lead artist

Awards and nominations

References

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