Mayorkun

Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel (born 23 March 1994), known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist.^[1] He released a cover of Davido's "The Money" single and was discovered by the singer on Twitter.^[2] Mayorkun was signed to Davido's record label DMW from 2016 to 2021; his debut single "Eleko" was released under the label.^[3] Mayorkun released his debut studio album The Mayor of Lagos in November 2018. After his exit from DMW in 2021; he released "Let Me Know" ^[4] and his second studio album Back In Office in October 2021, under Sony Music West Africa division.^[5]

Mayorkun
Mayorkun chatting with Wazobia Max TV in June 2018
Background information
Birth name	Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel
Born	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 29)
Origin	Osun State, Nigeria
Genres	Afrobeats
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter pianist
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Sony Music West Africa • DMW (former)
Website	www.mayorkun.com

Early life

Mayorkun was born on 23 March, 1994 in Osun State, Nigeria.^[6] He is the first child of three, born into a family of entertainers. His mother is a Nollywood actress and his father, an artist and movie producer. Mayorkun was part of the choir at a very young age where he, according to him "learnt the rudiments of music".^[7] He has a degree in accounting from the University of Lagos, and was in a banking job before he was discovered in 2016.^[8]

Music career

Mayorkun decided to leave his bank job to search for another due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by Davido in February 2016.^[9] Davido followed him on Twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he can do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter^[10] and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to Davido Music Worldwide.^[11] Mayorkun released his first single under the label called "Eleko" in 2016. The song debuted on number 9 on the Nigeria Playdata charts, on 1 May 2016, and reached number 5, on 28 May 2016.^[12] The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days.^[13][14] To his name, Mayorkun has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles "Posh" and "Fantasy" featuring Olu Maintain^[15] in anticipation of his first studio album titled "The Mayor of Lagos".^[16] The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November, 2018.^[17] On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15.^[18]

In 2020, he was among the artistes scheduled for performance at the Convention center of the Eko Hotel and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos for the 2020 vanguard personality awards. Other scheduled artistes included Tekno, Timaya and many more.^[19]

The Mayor of Lagos concert

Mayorkun embarked on a nationwide tour in 2017 that saw him perform in over 35 schools.^[20] He ended the year 2017 with his first headline concert in Lagos called "The Mayor of Lagos".^[21][22] The Mayor of Lagos concert continued in 2018 with a show in the city of Ibadan and the federal capital territory, Abuja.^[23] Also, a date for a Lagos edition was announced.^[24] In 2018, Mayorkun did a tour of the UK alongside label mate Dremo, where he performed in about six cities. He also performed alongside label boss Davido at the wireless festival.

Exit from DMW, and Back In Office

In 2021, he announce his exit from DMW at the release party of his second album "Back In Office", in an interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, they both (Davido, and Mayorkun) shared the news with fans at his album lunch party. The studio album "Back In Office", was released through Sony Music, West Africa division in Nigeria on 29 October, 2021.^[5]

Love For Free EP

On th 13th October, Mayorkun drops new single 'Low Key', this release comes hot on the heels of his recent hit 'For Daddy' and serves as a prelude to his forthcoming EP titled 'Love For Free'. ^[25]

Discography

Studio albums and EPs

• The Mayor of Lagos (2018)
• Geng (EP) (2020)^[26][27]
• Back In Office (Album) (2021)^[28]

Selected singles

Year	Title	Album
2016	"Yawa"^[29]	Non-album single
	"Eleko"
	"Love You Tire" (featuring Mr Eazi)
2017	"Sade"
	"Mama"	Mayor Of Lagos
	"Che Che"
2018	"Bobo" (featuring Davido)
	"Posh"
	"Fantasy"
	"Sope"	Non-album single
2019	"Hustlers Anthem"
	"True" (featuring Kizz Daniel)
	"Up to Something"^[30]
2020	"Geng" "Of Lagos"	Non-album single
2020	"Your Body"	Non-album single
2021	"Let Me Know"	Back In Office
	"Back In Office"
	"Holy Father" (featuring Victony)^[31]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Result	Ref
2016	The Headies	Rookie of the Year	Won	^[32]^[33]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Act	Won	^[34]
		Best New Act	Nominated	^[35]
	Nigerian Teen Choice Awards	Choice New Song of the Year	Won	^[36]
2017	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Best New Act	Won	^[37]^[38]
	City People Entertainment Awards	Best Music Cover	Won	^[39]
2018		Artiste of the Year	Won	^[40]
	The Headies	Next Rated	Won	^[41]
2019		Best R&B/Pop Album for The Mayor of Lagos	Won	^[42]
		Hip Hop World Revelation	Won
2021	Net Honours	Most Played Pop Song - "The Best" featuring Mayorkun	Nominated	^[43]

References

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External links

• Official website