Fireboy Dml

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Deftly mixing lush Afrobeats with R&B swagger, Nigerian singer [wimpLink artistId="10009294"]Fireboy DML[/wimpLink] became a breakout success with the 2019 release of his debut album, Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps. Songs like "Jealous" and "Vibrations" put him on the map ahead of his 2020 follow-up, [wimpLink albumId="151621051"]Apollo[/wimpLink], but it was the [wimpLink artistId="3995478"]Ed Sheeran[/wimpLink] collaboration "Peru" and its 2022 parent album, [wimpLink albumId="240398772"]Playboy[/wimpLink], that brought him widespread international exposure.<br/>Born Adedamola Adefolahan in Abeokuta, Ogun State, [wimpLink artistId="10009294"]Fireboy[/wimpLink] began taking music seriously during his university days and later signed a deal with [wimpLink artistId="5033727"]Olamide[/wimpLink]'s YBNL Nation label largely on the strength of his song "Jealous." The label featured it on their 2018 collaborative album YBNL Mafia Family, then re-released "Jealous" on its own the following year. A second single, the romantic "What If I Say" preceded the November 2019 release of Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps, which also yielded the streaming hit "Vibrations." The album topped the Nigerian charts, and [wimpLink artistId="10009294"]Fireboy[/wimpLink] capitalized on his momentum by delivering a follow-up, [wimpLink albumId="151621051"]Apollo[/wimpLink], less than a year later. <br/>By this point he'd made a dent in markets outside of Africa, including the U.S. and U.K. In July 2021, he released the solo track "Peru," which became a breakout number two hit on the U.K. Singles Chart. By December [wimpLink artistId="10009294"]Fireboy[/wimpLink] had reworked a version of the song to feature British star [wimpLink artistId="3995478"]Ed Sheeran[/wimpLink], which helped usher "Peru" onto numerous global charts, becoming his biggest hit to date. He kicked off 2022 with "Beauty in the Madness," a non-album collaboration with [wimpLink artistId="5732499"]Rexx Life Raj[/wimpLink] and [wimpLink artistId="3633269"]Wale[/wimpLink], then in August of that year delivered his third LP, [wimpLink albumId="240398772"]Playboy[/wimpLink]. Featuring both versions of "Peru" as well as the highly streamed title track, the record continued [wimpLink artistId="10009294"]Fireboy[/wimpLink]'s global assault and in the U.S. reached the latter half of the Billboard 200. "Someone" followed in 2023. ~ Timothy Monger