Kizz Daniel as popularly know was originally born Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe is a Nigerian singer cum songwriter. He was born on May 1 1994 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
He attended Abeokuta Grammar School and later graduated with a degree in Water Resources Management and Agrometeorology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
His love for music started when he was young which his hard work and consistency got him signed to G-Worldwide Entertainment in 2013.
Whiles at G-Worldwide records as Kiss Daniel, his smash hit single ‘Woju’ shot him to the lime light with other songs like ”Laye” perfectly smoothing his career to higher heights.
In 2016 May 14, Kizz Daniel released his first studio album titled ”New Era” which featured only his label Suga Boy.
Kizz Daniel in 2017 parted ways with his G-Worldwide Entertainment after a publicized contract dispute and court case to form his label, Fly Boy Inc record which has two signed artiste Demmie Vee and Philkeyz.
2018 was a good year for Kizz Daniel as he featured Wizkid and DMW Boss Davido on the song ”For You” and ”One Ticket” respectively. Under his Fly Boy Inc records, Kizz Daniel released his second studio album ”No Bad Songz” which had acts like Davido, Nasty C, Demmie Vee, Dj Xclusive, Diamond Platnumz, Sarkodie and a host of other African artiste. The album received positive reviews from music lovers, it debuted at No 55 on the US iTunes Chart and became number 1 on the world Album Chart within 24 hours of its release.
CHANGE OF STAGE NAME & RECORD LABEL ISSUES
In 2017, Kizz Daniel was sued by his former label, G-Worldwide after the singer announced he is no more working his former employers and as a result sit up his own record label called FLYBOY I.N.C.
Upon numerous court proceedings the ‘Woju’ singer was not found guilty for any of the charges levelled against him.
Kizz Daniel announced the change of his stage name from Kiss Daniel to Kizz Daniel. Later that same year, his former record label G-Worldwide made a move to own the rights to the name ”Kizz Daniel” but to no avail.
AWARDS
Kizz Daniel in 2018 was nominated for Song of the Year, Best Pop Single, Best Ragge/Dancehall Single and Viewer’s Choice at the Headies but failed to win an award during the event.
| Year | Event | Prize | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Headies | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Pop Single | Nominated | |||
| Best Ragge/Dancehall Single | Nominated | |||
| Viewer’s Choice | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | The Future Awards Africa | Nigeria Prize for Music | Nominated | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Award | Best Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | MTV Africa Music Award | Listener’s Choice | Nominated | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Award | Afropop Artist of the Year | Won | ||
| Hottest Single of the Year | Won | |||
| City People Music Award | Music Artist of the Year (Male) | Won | ||
| Popular Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| The Headies | Best R&B/Pop Album | Won | ||
| Hip Hop World Revelation of the Year | Won | |||
| Best Pop Single | Nominated | |||
| Album of the Year | Won | |||
| 2015 | The Headies | Next Rated | Nominated | |
| Nigeria Entertainment Award | Best New Act to Watch | Won | ||
| City People Entertainment | Most Promising Act of the Year (Male) | Nominated | ||
| Popular Song of the Year | Nominate |
