Duncan Daniels | |
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Background information | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | August 16, 1983
Genres | Afrobeats, afropop, alt-rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, drums, guitar |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Dunkishrock Productions [1] |
Website |
www |
Duncan Daniels is a US-born Nigerian afropop and Alt-Rock musician, producer and song writer known for his 2009 single "Like This" featuring M.I. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Duncan Daniels was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Nigerian parents. [8] In his early life, he lived in between England and Nigeria, Port Harcourt precisely. [9] [10] He had his first degree in Music Production from Berklee College of Music. [11]
Daniels started playing music at the age of 11 and started working on music production at age 15. [12] In 2006, he released his debut 12-track album " I Don Taya", and in 2010 released his second studio album titled "Sho Stoppah". [13]
He was nominated for "Best US Based Male Artist Of The Year" at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, [14] and "Best Diaspora Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. [15]
Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
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2011 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best US Based Male Artist | Nominated | [27] |
Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Music Producer of the Year | Nominated | [28] |
2016 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Diaspora Artist of the Year | Nominated | [29] [30] |
Duncan Daniels | |
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Background information | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | August 16, 1983
Genres | Afrobeats, afropop, alt-rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, drums, guitar |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Dunkishrock Productions [1] |
Website |
www |
Duncan Daniels is a US-born Nigerian afropop and Alt-Rock musician, producer and song writer known for his 2009 single "Like This" featuring M.I. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Duncan Daniels was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Nigerian parents. [8] In his early life, he lived in between England and Nigeria, Port Harcourt precisely. [9] [10] He had his first degree in Music Production from Berklee College of Music. [11]
Daniels started playing music at the age of 11 and started working on music production at age 15. [12] In 2006, he released his debut 12-track album " I Don Taya", and in 2010 released his second studio album titled "Sho Stoppah". [13]
He was nominated for "Best US Based Male Artist Of The Year" at the 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, [14] and "Best Diaspora Artist of the Year" at the 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. [15]
Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
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2011 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best US Based Male Artist | Nominated | [27] |
Year | Award ceremony | Award description | Result | Ref |
2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Music Producer of the Year | Nominated | [28] |
2016 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Best Diaspora Artist of the Year | Nominated | [29] [30] |