- Valentine's Day is slowly closing in for lovers, friends and families to celebrate love
- As far as love is concerned, there are a handful of Nigerian singers who have the magic wand to evoke love and strong emotions
- TheRadar curated a list of 7 Nigerian artistes lovers should listen to on Valentine's Day
Sometimes, February doesn't get celebrated enough for being a month where ‘love’ is the language everyone speaks, but what is love without music?
Boring, right? Music arguably reminds one of the human elements that propels romantic emotions, especially for lovers.
As Valentine's Day peaks around the corner and love is in the air, there are Nigerian male singers, whose songs you cannot afford not to listen to.
They are widely considered maestros as far as love is concerned and the power of their romantic lyrics stands unmatched.
From Johnny Drille to Chike, to Joeboy, these Nigerian artistes’ songs are what you need to fall in love and make love on Valentine’s Day.
7 lover-boy artistes to explore for Valentine
- Johnny Drille
Johnny Drille, Nigerian singer born John Ighodaro is a professional singer and songwriter known for his infectious romantic tunes. John first came into the limelight when he made a cover of Awww by Di’ja.
Signed to Mavin Records, Johnny Drille has served romantic dishes that are still relevant and resonates till date. Some of his popular songs include Romeo and Juliet (2017), Dear Future Wife (2018), My Beautiful Love (2016), Halleluyah (2018) and Bad Dancer (2021).
- Joeboy
Joeboy is another Nigerian singer who knows how to weave words into captivating romantic pieces. The 27-year-old singer, known for his Afro-Pop and R&B genres, also shares a flair for songwriting that elevates his songs. The best of Joeboy’s love tracks include Beginning, All For You, Lonely, Call and Body & Soul.
- Fireboy DML
Adedamola Adefolahan is a popular Nigerian singer known as Fireboy DML. He makes this list as one of the must-listen lover-boy artistes to enjoy this Valentine's season.
From his 2019 debut album, Laughter Tears and Goosebumps, to his fourth album, adedamola, Fireboy delivered worthy love tracks like Jealous, What If I say, Someone and Every Day.
- Chike
The former contestant at The Voice Nigeria and Project Fame Nigeria won fans for his ability to tell love stories. His debut album project Boo of the Booless is a testament to that. Chike Osebuka is one artiste to explore this Valentine season.
- Kotrell
Talk of a love maestro, Atonopriya Cotterell, known as Krotell, is one artiste Nigerians might be sleeping on. The Afro-pop and soul singer, who hails from Rivers State possesses a soulful voice and has the ability to paint pictures with his vocals.
He is a must-listen artiste to experience an unforgettable romantic time. He is popular for his hits Smile For Me and Now and Always
- Ric Hassani
This list would be incomplete if the legendary singer Ikechukwu Eric, popular as Ric Hassan, is missed out. Known for his classic inspired style of music, Ric has composed notable love tunes that you can enjoy with your partner. Some of his songs include Beautiful to Me, Only You, Do Like say, Number One, Love You Anyway and My Only Baby.
- Dwin, The Stoic
Fondly called the ‘master of ballads’ Edwin Madu, professionally called Dwin, The Stoic has a way of evoking the best emotions in a love song. He is a singer, songwriter and poet. Some of his songs are Home, I Go Nowhere, Streets, and Without Your Love.
10 times Joeboy captivated fans with love songs
Earlier, TheRadar reported that Nigerian singer Joseph Akinwale popularly known as Joeboy since his limelight has remained consistent in delivering captivating love songs in Afrobeats.
Since his debut in 2019 with Baby, Joeboy set himself apart as one of Afrobeats’ finest singers. His songs, which are usually inspired by love, never fail to tug at the hearts of listeners.
Following his latest single, Zombie, TheRadar based on timelessness, captivating lyrics and beat curated the 10 best love songs from the exceptional singer and lover boy.
