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Darey
12+ albums
nigeriasoulrnbafricannigerian
about
Oluwadare Art Alade aka “DAREY” is a multi talented, multiple award winning Nigerian International R&B recording artist, performer, TV presenter, radio DJ and OAP who rose to more prominent fame in 2004 following his participation in Project Fame in South Africa. Darey was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria by Olapeju & Modupeola Art Alade. His path to eminence started in 1998, when during a performance at the Cowry restaurant, Bjays Hotel Victoria Island, a top member of Cool FM management saw potential in him and invited him to the radio station. A determined teenager that he was, Darey began shuttling between Cool FM and the University of Lagos where he was studying Creative Arts. During his stay in Cool FM, he had the ample opportunity to acquire the basic knowledge of radio presentation, production and marketing. His big break finally came at the 2004 MNET project fame academy where he emerged second runner up. His debut album ‘From Me 2 U’ hit the Nigerian market in 2006, with songs like ‘Fuji’ and ‘Escalade’ enjoying massive airplay in the Nigerian and International media. In fact, ‘Original Naija’ one of the songs from his debut album was the theme song for the first ever Big Brother Nigeria reality show. In 2007, Darey left Storm Records- the label he was signed to and joined Soul Muzik, his current label. Coming closely was the debut of two of his videos ‘With This Woman’ and ‘Carry Dey Go’ ft 2face on MTV base. In 2008, he went on to prove to skeptics that he di
