The award-winning Niniola Apata must be mentioned in any discussion of female musicians in Nigeria.
Niniola, as she is affectionately known, is a vocalist, singer, composer, and stage performer. She was born on December 15, 1986.
At the MTN Project Fame Music competition Season 6 held in 2013, her potential was discovered.
She competed in the prestigious competition and placed third runner-up, competing against artists like Kcee of Limpopo.
Early Life
Niniola is originally from the Ekiti state of Western Nigeria.
She is Yoruba by heritage and a Christian.
She is the daughter of Simon Apata, a former brigadier general who was killed when she was just eight years old.
The well-known Nigerian singer Teni, whose real name is Teniola Apata, is her younger sister.
Her father had a large family with three spouses.
The Apatas were a close-knit family despite their size. Every day in their home, Niniola’s father would play records since he loves music.
Her mother, however, initially opposed her decision to pursue a career as a musician but eventually accepted it.
Education
Niniola completed her elementary education at Apata Memorial School, a military boarding school that her father, Simon Apata, established in the state of Ekiti.
She completed a four-year program at the University of Lagos to earn a Bachelor’s degree in education.
Career
Niniola has loved music since she was in secondary school. She plays for free to her students, who serve as her audience. She was so talented that she was chosen to lead the school’s cultural musical ensemble in competitions against other schools and states.
Niniola kept pursuing music after she graduated, and in 2013 she took part in the sixth season of the MTN Project Fame. Despite giving a poor performance, she came in third place overall.
Her debut single, Ibadi, which was produced by Sarz and dropped in March 2014, quickly rose to the top of the charts in Nigeria and throughout Africa. She continued to have success. One of them was Gbowode.
Hit singles included Soke, followed by Start Over, Shaba, J’ete, Jigi-Jigi, Maradona, and Sicker.
As part of her international tour, Niniola collaborated with Ugandan Eddy Kenzo on the smash song Mbilo Mbilo. They received the 2016 AFRIMA Award for Best Collaboration because to this feature.
The Nigerian singer’s debut album, This Is Me, featuring 13 tracks, was released on 1 November 2017 after holding fans in high anticipation. The record came with a prize for Artist of the Month on Apple Music.
She was promptly hired to sing at the prestigious South Africa Music Carnival in February 2018 after her popularity led her to a music tour in that country.
Famous African DJ Snake was obsessed with Niniola’s song Maradona, which inspired her to work with him on a remix named Maradona Riddim, which was published on July 22, 2018.
Niniola continued to release hits, breaking the mark set by the first female Nigerian artist to achieve 1 million monthly Spotify listeners.
The Human Radio, Niniola’s debut performance, was scheduled for the Landmark Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos State. The performance was a huge success.
She was nominated for several accolades and categories for The Achievement of Niniola. The most notable of these is her Grammy Award nomination for 2020 for her work on Beyoncé’s song Find Your Way Back from the album Lion King: The Gift.
In addition, she received nominations for the Screen Awards (Best female Artist 2015), Nigerian Oscar (Most Promising Artist Of The Year 2015), Ghana Naija ShowBiz Awards (Best Female Acts 2018), and a number of other awards. She won the Next Rated category at the 2015 Africa’s Choice Awards.
Social Media
Niniola also has time for social media; she has over a hundred pictures and videos on Instagram.
She is readily available on Twitter too.
- Instagram@Niniola
- Twitter@Niniola22
Personal Life
In her spare time, Niniola enjoys listening to music and having a good time. She enjoys both teaching and cooking.
People who know her well describe her as being incredibly composed and amiable.
As far as we can tell, she is not in a relationship and is now single.
She stated in one of her interviews that she would not wed a member of the entertainment industry.
Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Celine Dion, Beyoncé, and the illustrious Cranberries are some of the people she looks up to.
There is a rumor that Niniola has a partner that she is hiding from the media, however this is unconfirmed.
There are frequent searches to see if she is pregnant, but there is no published evidence of that either.
She refers to herself as the “Queen Of Afro-House.”
Net Worth
Niniola, according to sources, has an estimated net worth in the region of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.
She acquires her income from her career as a musician and as a songwriter.
Niniola is a proud owner of a house with a few cars.
Discography
Niniola‘s biggest song is arguably her single titled, Maradona. However, the singer has other hits songs. Some of them are the ones listed below.
- Ibadi (2014)
- Good (2014)
- Akara Iyabo (2015)
- Soke (2015)
- Start All Over (2016)
- Jigi Jigi (2016)
- Saro (2017)
- Maradona Riddim (2017)
- Magun (2017)
- Bana (2018)
- Designer (2019)
- Fantasy (2020)
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