"Fall in Love" is a song by Nigerian singer and

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D'banj Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (born 9 June 1980), known professionally as D'banj ( ), is a Nigerians, Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. He signed with American rapper Kanye West's record label GOOD Music ...

. It serves as a single from his third studio album, '' The Entertainer'' (2008), and was produced by Don Jazzy. According to the website Africa Review, it earned D'banj national stardom in Nigeria. "Fall in Love" was nominated for Song of the Year at The Headies 2009. The music video for the song won Most Gifted Afro Pop Video at the 2010 Channel O Music Video Awards. Moreover, the video was nominated in the Best Male Music Video of the Year (Artist & Director) category at the 2010 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Music videos

There were two music videos released for the song. The 2010 Face of Africa finalists are featured in the first music video, which was released on January 26, 2010. The finalists selected for the video were told to play various

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characters, including "Rock Chick", "Russian Princess", and "Harajuku Girl".

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decided to shoot another music video after the first one received negative reviews from critics, who felt it didn't complement the song. Moreover, numerous critics thought it was a bit naive to hire models to play the role of vixens. On May 4, 2010, the second music video with Nollywood actress Genevieve Nnaji was released. ''Nollywood Watch'' reported that Nnaji was paid ₦2 million for the role she played in the music video. Prior to the video's release, there were reports about a romance between Nnaji and D'banj. In an interview with Toolz on NdaniTV's ''The Juice'', D'banj confirmed the report surrounding his affair with the actress and said they were in a brief relationship.

Live performances

D'banj and Don Jazzy performed the song together at the former's sister wedding ceremony for the first time since splitting.

Accolades

References

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