Niyola

Nigerian musical artist (born 1985)

Soul
jazz

Occupation(s)

Singer
songwriter

Years active2005–presentLabelsEmpire Mates Entertainment

Musical artist

Eniola Akinbo (Listen^ⓘ; born 9 December 1985), known professionally as Niyola, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performing artist and Actress.^[1]

Early life

Akinbo was born on 9 December 1985, in Lagos, Nigeria. The youngest of ten children, she sang in church with her siblings and was inspired to pursue a career in music after attending a Funmi Adams concert.^[2] Niyola emerged runner up in the Amen Starlet competition in 2000.

Career

She began her professional music career in 2005 and was briefly affiliated with eLDee’s Trybe Records. Following her stint at Trybe, she signed a production deal with Make Sum Noise Entertainment. Niyola’s first three singles "Me n U (In Da Club)", "No More" and "Dem Say" were released under the imprint.^[3] In 2012, Niyola signed a record deal with Empire Mates Entertainment.^[4] On 22 May 2013, she released the single "Toh Bad", her first release under the label.^[5]

Discography

Niyola (2008)^[6]

Filmography

Swallow (2021)^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards ceremony	Award description(s)	Results
2013	The Headies	Best Vocal Performance (Female)	Nominated
2013	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Female Act to Watch	Nominated
2014	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Female Artist of the Year	Nominated

References

^ "Singer NIYOLA Full Biography, Life And News". This Is Naija. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
^ Niyola, PartyJollof, Retrieved 3 October 2016
^ "Empire Mate$ Entertainment". www.empirematesentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011.
^ "eme records signs niyola". jaguda.com. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
^ "Niyola - Toh Bad". mp3naija.com. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ Odujole, Jadesola (20 May 2016). "Exclusive: Niyola dishes on New Music, her Long-awaited Album, Mentoring & Love in this Interview with BN". BellaNaija. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
^ "Swallow (2021) review – this is hard to swallow". Ready Steady Cut. October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.