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{{Infobox person
| name              = Davido
| honorific_suffix  = [[Order of the Niger|OON]]
| image             = Davido9.jpg
| caption           = Davido performing in 2022
| birth_name        = David Adedeji Adeleke
| birth_date        = 21 November 1992
| birth_place       = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| origin            = [[Lagos]], Nigeria
| genre             = [[Afrobeats]]|[[Afro pop music|Afropop]]|[[Pop music|pop]]
| occupation        = |Singer|songwriter|record producer
| years_active      = 2012–present
| label             = [[Davido Music Worldwide|DMW]]|[[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]
| past_member_of    = KB International
| instrument        = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| spouse            = {{marriage| Chioma Rowland|2024}}
| website           = {{URL|iamdavido.com}}
}}
'''David Adedeji Adeleke''' (born November 21, 1992), known professionally as '''Davido''', is a Nigerian<!-- don't add "American" here; please read [[MOS:CITIZEN]] --> singer, songwriter and record producer.<ref>https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/05/28/buhari-confers-special-national-honours-on-340-nigerians-bestows-gcon-on-anyaoku/ |access-date=May 29, 2023 |website=www.thisdaylive.com}}</ref><ref name="MTV Base 1">{{cite web|title=Davido – Full Biography|url=http://www.mtvbase.com/music/artists/davido/#bio|publisher=MTV Base|accessdate=December 24, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217132925/http://www.mtvbase.com/music/artists/davido/#bio|archivedate=December 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/spice/local-entertainment/dami-duro-for-launch-today/|title=Dami duro for launch today|publisher=[[The Punch]]|date=July 22, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317003645/http://www.punchng.com/spice/local-entertainment/dami-duro-for-launch-today/|archivedate=March 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is regarded as one of the most important [[Afrobeats]] artists of the 21st century, and for popularizing the genre globally.<ref>{{cite web |date= May 25, 2023 |title= Why I'm 'king of afrobeats' – Davido|url=https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/25/why-im-king-of-afrobeats-davido/ |website=Daily Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Guardian |date=2023-09-14 |title="I Knew We Would Be Global" - Davido On Afrobeats at the VMAs |url=https://guardian.ng/life/i-knew-we-would-be-global-davido-on-afrobeats-at-the-vmas/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Davido  was born in [[Atlanta]], United States, and raised in [[Lagos]], Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International. Davido studied business administration at [[Oakwood University]] before dropping out to make [[Beat (music)|beats]] and record vocal references. He rose to fame after releasing "[[Dami Duro]]", the second single from his debut studio album ''[[Omo Baba Olowo]]'' (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbon Gbon" and "Feel Alright"—were taken. In 2012, Davido won the [[The Headies Award for Next Rated|Next Rated]] award at [[The Headies]]. Between 2013 and 2015, he released the hit singles "[[Gobe (song)|Gobe]]", "One of a Kind", "[[Skelewu]]", "[[Aye (Davido song)|Aye]]", "Tchelete (Goodlife)", "Naughty", "Owo Ni Koko", "The Sound" and "The Money".