Real Name:
Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael
Music Genre:
HipHop
AfroHiphop
Record Label:
Zanku Records
Date of birth:
19-12-1994
Age:
31
Nationality:
NIGERIA
Zlatan
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Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, popularly known as Zlatan, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He has carved a niche for himself, making viral music and creating social trends to go with the songs.
Temidayo was born on the 19th of December, 1994. He was born in Ilorin and grew up in both Ilorin and Lagos. Zlatan decided to pursue music immediately he finished secondary school when he started following his friends to studios around their locality. He attended Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, Ogun State and bagged a national diploma in Business Administration. During his program at MAPOLY, one of his friends forced him to apply for an airtel rap competition which he later won.
He introduced himself to the Nigerian music scene with a single titled My Body which features Olamide. The single gained a lot of tractions and got Davido dancing to it on social media. Temidayo further increased his popularity in 2018 with an appearance on “ABLE GOD“, a hit song by Chinko Ekun which also featured Lil Kesh. Shortly afterward, he dropped a new song titled “Zanku” which was accompanied by a crazy new dance routine of the same name.
His big break came with the release of My Body which features Olamide.
Did you know that Zlatan did a lot of manual labour before his rise to prominence?
Discography
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Zanku
Released in 2019
Produced by Zanku Records