![]() ![]() The attack was a random act of violence by a faction of Niger Delta militants and did not target Timi. He had gone to the hotel to attend a church service in the company of his friends. Before going to Idols West Africa, Timi was a student of Communication Studies in the University of Port Harcourt.Īfter winning Idol West Africa in 2007, on January 1, 2008, on New Year’s Day, Timi Dakolo was shot at the lobby of the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt. At that time, he turned to his Christian faith for strength to pull through in the competition. ![]() While in the competition, Timi’s grandmother died, a week before the viewing of the Top 24 performances. In the final three weeks of the competition it was revealed by the producers of the show that Timi had the highest number of votes each of those weeks. While in the competition, Timi Dakolo was never in the bottom 3. A week before the viewing of the Top 24 performances, Dakolo received the news that his grandmother had died.ĭakolo first auditioned in Calabar, Cross River State of Nigeria with Commissioned More Than I and Lemar’s Time to Grow. His vocals impressed the judges, and he was seen as a contender for the prize. His songs of choice were Commissioned’s More Than I and Lemar’s Time to Grow. In 2006, Dakolo auditioned for reality show Idols West Africa in Calabar. Around that same period, Timi won a local talent hunt contest G.E FACTO held in Port Harcourt. They dominated the Port Harcourt club circuit, but disbanded in 2005 as all its members had gained admission into the University of Port Harcourt. In 2003 he joined the singing group Purple Love as a founding member. Timi started singing in church at the age of twelve. ![]() So deep was their relationship that Timi declined an offer to move to Lagos with his parents, opting to stay back in Port-harcourt with his grandmother. His grandmother Ateni Dakolo and his aunty Susan Larry, who lived in Port Harcourt raised him, and he credits her as his early singing teacher. Despite being born in Ghana, Timi has a Nigerian passport and does not claim dual citizenship. Timi Dakolo was born in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when Dakolo was thirteen. With his victory, he got a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes. He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. We believe (I believe, and I know you do to, yeah, yeah, yeah)Įdit bioTimi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer. We believe (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) We're all we have (If you believe join us sing) we'll defend our land (we'll defend our land) We believe in our nation Nigeria and the promise she holds for usĪnd someday we'll shine like the sun (Ooh)įrom the north, South, East to West, somebody say We'll defend our land (we'll defend our land)Īnd we know we'll get there some day (can somebody sing with me) We're all we have (say we're all we have) We believe in Nigeria and the promise she holdsĪnd that one day we'll shine like the sun ![]()
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