The boy born in the zanga, brought up in the lungu, hustled on the streets and now rightly crowned the King of The Zanga, Durella remains the enigma turning the world into his fan base.

Durella was born to Mr and Mrs Okulaja, who named him Oluwadamilare (the Lord as rewarded me). Going to secondary school in Lagos, brought the love of music out in Durella. With performances at schools events leading to a loyal following of adoring fans in and around his school, Durella knew then, as he does now, that performing as an artiste was what he wanted to do.

He was earlier influenced by the great RnB groups of the 90s and regularly sang the ballads that made girls weak at the knees. This brought to him an understanding of the power of lyrics, while developing his own unique style of writing; Durella discovered and fell in love with B.I.G. The album "ready to die" became his must play. 

In February 2006, at a chanced meeting in the town of Ibadan, Durella met executives from TcRecords while performing at a fashion show. Real recognized real and a deal was signed the following week.

Durella's First Album, The King of The Zanga has been hailed as one the best debut Album that hit Nigeria.

Did you know Durella was born in Zaria Nigeria?

Did you know Durella is originally from Ogun State?

Did you know Durella won $50,000 from MTV Base, which made him leave his previous label TC Records?

Did you know Durella was on of the first Nigerian artist to release a shoe line?