Top 5 Grammy winning Nigerian artists

Nigerian musicians have greatly influenced music around the world, especially at the Grammy Awards. This article talks about the five best Nigerian musicians who have won Grammy awards. It shows the different types of music and talents that come from Nigeria. These artists have won important awards and have made Nigerian music more famous around the world. They inspire the next generation and have put Afrobeats in the spotlight of global music.

Sade Adu

Sade Adu is known as the first Nigerian artist to win a Grammy Award. She won the Best New Artist award in 1986. King Sunny Ade was the first Nigerian nominated, but Sade's impact on modern music is very important. She won extra Grammys for her music, including "No Ordinary Love" in 1994 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, "Lovers Rock" in 2002 for Best Pop Vocal Album, and "Soldier of Love" in 2011 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Seal

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, known as Seal, is a singer and songwriter from Nigeria and Britain. He has sold more than 20 million records around the world, with popular songs like "Crazy" and "Killer. " His most famous song, "Kiss from a Rose," won him three Grammy Awards in 1996, including Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. In 2011, Seal won his fourth Grammy for the song "Imagine," taking home the award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Burna Boy 

Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, became famous in 2012 when he released his popular song "Like to Party. " He reached new heights in 2020 when his album "Twice as Tall" won the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, confirming his place as an important artist in the music world.

Wizkid 

Famous singer and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, better known as Wizkid, won his first Grammy Award for his work on Beyoncé's music video "Brown Skin Girl. " Their teamwork won them the Best Music Video award at the 2021 Grammy Awards, which was a big success in Wizkid's impressive career.

Tems

Temilade Openiyi, who goes by Tems, became well-known after she worked on Wizkid's popular song "Essence," which got her a Grammy nomination. In 2022, her singing on the song "Higher" was used by Future in "Wait for U," and she was credited with Drake. This partnership made history by reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Tems as the first African artist to do this. She won her first Grammy Award in 2023 for Best Rap/Sung Teamwork.