Nigerian Music Industry used to be majorly dominated by the male right from the inception of music business in the country, but today the female counterparts are now forcing their way into the map joining the sector and becoming big merchant in the business . Nigerian Entertainment Industry as a whole is like an oil sector in the country where several persons are now going into and with a lot of successful female Nigerian musicians it is very difficult to list out the richest one among them.
In times past, the Nigerian music arena was taken over by American musicians. Judging from the recent performances of Nigerian musicians today, it is safe to say that Nigerian musicians have stepped up their game and they have snapped the market out of the fingers of their American counterparts. If i should take you back to memory lane to those long gone days, you would easily concur to my claim that in those day, main forms songs heard on Nigerian streets were songs of Tony Braxton, Marc Anthony, Back Street Boys, West Life, Maria Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and the likes the funny part is that they even play these aforementioned songs in parties. OMG!
Taking a closer look at the music sector in Nigeria today, it is now obvious that a lot of male and female musicians has taken over the sector talking about the likes of Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade, Omawumi, Niola, NIniola, Chidima, Seyi Shay just to name a few . They have been able to gain popularity within and outside Nigeria and they have also been able to grown somewhat rich as they now own luxurious houses automobiles while some even own private jets. If it is said that they are not rich as their American counterparts, it is not far fetch but we are more than sure that they are getting there as soon as possible.
They have been able to prove to us all that they have mastered the art of not just making good music, but also making good money for themselves. Here is the complete list of the richest Nigerian female musicians 2017 accompanied with their net worth respectively. If you are wondering how we got their net worth, all we did was add up their accrued endorsements and deals to get the values published here.
1. Tiwa Savage
I know you probably saw this coming , yes! the richest Nigerian female musician is no other person than Mavin Records first laday, Tiwa Savage. She gained recognition after the release of her debut single titled “Kele Kele Love”, a song that later put her name in the map. She is currently signed to Marvin Records Label. She has also went ahead to release other banging hits like “Eminado” , Bad, “Love Me” and many more.
Tiwa Savage has also worked and collaborated with big guns in the Industry i mean the likes of Wizkid, Olamide, and her label mates, Dija, Koredo Bello, Reekado banks, Don Jazzy and amongst others. She has been involved in a number of international shows and inked several endorsement deals with numerous companies like Konga, Pepsi, Forte Oil and Maggi. Her estimated net worth as at year 2017 is set at $4.85million. She also recently signed a multi-million dollar contract with Jay-z music record label.
2. Yemi Alade
The second richest female Nigerian musicians is “Jonny” singer , Yemi Alade who shot into limelight after the release of her hit track “Jonny”. Her “Jonny” music video is currently the most viewed musical video on YouTube than any other female artiste in Nigeria. Yemi Alade is one of the most ravishing and extremely gorgeous Nigeria musician, she has also released other beautiful singles like “kissing”, Take over,Tangerine, Uche face. Yemi Alade is the brand ambassador to a number of organizations, like CloseUp Toothpaste, the Online Jewelry store, Bland2Glam and Barcadi Breezer.
She has worked with some big guns in the sector talking about DJ Spinall, Phyno, Selebobo and many more. Her estimated net worth is $4.2 million last time we checked making her the second richest female musician in Nigeria 2017.
3. Omawumi Megbele
Omawumi dived into her music career in 2007 when she participated in the Nigerian Idol West Africa Competition and emerged the 1st runners up in the show. She got a major break through after releasing her very first single titled “In the Music” after the Idol West Africa Competition . Her full name is Omowunmi Megbele and she one of those Nigerian musician who dropped their educational career for music. She read law in the University but her passion is in music and she decided to pursue and leaving behind her law degree. She has endorsement deals with Globacom ,Mortein, Malta Guinness and Konga . Her net worth is currently put at $3million.
4. Chidinma Ekile
Born Chidinma Ekile better know with her stage name Chidinma or simply Miss Kedike . She is no doubt the richest female musicians in Nigeria talking about year 2017. She started on her road to fame after winning the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa that was held in 2010 just like Omawumi. She gained recognition following her release of Jankoliko and ‘Kedike’ that was a year after participating in MTN Project Fame West Africa . The song earned her nomination in Kora Awards for Best Female West Africa Act which she later win. She is one of those few Nigerian musicians that is blessed with angelic voice which she has put to good use .
She is a brand ambassador for MTN which has been valid for good three years now and still counting. Her net worth is estimated $2.8million.
5. Sheyi Shay
Sheyi Shay was a UK based Nigerian musician who returned back to Nigerian to pursue her musical career proper in year 2011. Getting to Nigerian she released a song titles “Loving Your Way” which gained a little recognition. She also released another song tiled “No Le Le” and they were not much hit but they helped boost her music career a great deal. After some time , she also came back with another song titled “Chante”. In the year 2013 she released “Irawo”,” after chante” followed by other once that didn’t make a hit.
Sheyi Shay rose to stardom after featuring Wizkid in one of her song . She has also performed on big stages with several stars including American pop star, Neyo in the MTV Base Awards in Africa. Sheyi Shay has signed deals with Etisalat, Bacardi Breezer, and the most recent deal with Pepsi. Her net worth is estimated at $2.1 million.
6. Asa
She was Born Bukola Elemide but widely known by her stage name Asa, is a Nigerian-french singer and song writer who came to limelight after releasing singles like “Eye Adaba”, Jailer, e.t.c in year 2009. She has dual citizenship as a Nigerian-French musician, born in French land she was raised on Nigerian soil in Lagos . Asa is one of the most respected and witty Nigerian musician today. Despite occupying this spot, she is one of the most respected in the business as her kind of music is unique and gem.
She started her music career many years ago but officially came into limelight in 2009 following the release of songs like Jailer, Eye Adaba and so on. She got her major boost after she released Fire on the Mountain and she has also released quite a number of songs since then. She signed endorsement deal with GTBank that is worth millions of naira. The deal was signed after she composed an official song for the bank. With a net worth of $2 million Asa takes position number 6 on this list of richest female Nigerian musicians.
7. Waje
On the seventh spot we have another gorgeous Nigerian singer named Waje . She was officially introduce by Nigerian singing duo P-Square’s. Waje was part of P-Square’s song released in 2007 titled “Bizzy Body”. She was also featured in a reality show powered by MTV Base South Africa and Zain which boosted her career in music. Waje signed a mouth watering endorsement deal with telecommunication giant, GLO.
Waje has joined the host of Nigerian singer who is currently enjoying the best moments in their career and one of the bankable singers in the business. She is undoubtedly become a household name in the Nigerian music industry. She is the one of the richest among Nigerian female musicians with a net worth of $1.7 million.
8. Cynthia Morgan
Cynthia Morgan is one of the biggest name in the Nigerian Entertainment scene and the Edo born singer is arguably Nigerian’s unofficial queen of reggae and dance hall. She officially dived into the music business in 2007 and became the street favorite in 2010 when she featured in Jhybo song. She placed herself in the map after she released “Don’t Break My Heart” in 2013 under Northside Entertainment Inc. The song made crazy waves topping the musical chart for weeks and enjoyed air play within Nigeria and outside the country.
She also went ahead to release other hit songs like “Lead Me On”, “German Juice” , Baby mama and many others. She is from Edo state and a well recognized figure in the music industry in Nigeria. Her net worth is calculated to be $1.5million making her the 8th artist in this list of richest female Nigerian musicians
9. Nneka
Nneka is a Nigerian hip hop/soul singer based in Germany. She officially dived into her music career far back in 2004 while performing as an opening act for dance hall reggae star Sean Paul at Hamburg. She gained recognition in the music industry in 2004; though, she had been around since 2003. Initially, she is was one of the opening act dancers for Sean Paul, the very popular dance hall reggae star. She has traveled far and wide , toured several European countries over the years and she had also taken her trade to a number of African countries.
Her net worth is estimated to be $1.3million.
10. Niyola
She was born Eniola Akinbo better known by her stage name Niyola and she is EME’s first lady. She was formally signed under Eldee’s Trybe Records when she started her music career way back in 2005, she left the label and joined EME in 2012. The slim fit singer is best known for her Afro R&B Hit “Toh Bad”. She got into stardom and became famous with her first hit single “Too Bad” in 2014. She has graced some numbers of awards including Nigeria’s Entertainment Award for Best Female Artiste of the Year in 2014. She has also released other singles like Go On, Love to Love You , Last Bus Stop amongst others
Her net worth is estimated to be $500 thousand. She is the last female Nigerian musician that made the list. Congratulations to her.
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