Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, is a Nigerian Songwriter, rapper and actor. This article promises to be informative, as you are going to discover many important things about him, such as his birthday, early life and education, career, and awards he’s won so far.

In addition, we’ll share a list of his songs and movies he’s featured along with several other interesting facts.

Early life… how Falz grew up

Falz was born in the Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State into the family of Mr. and Mrs. Femi Falana. Both of his parents are well-known Lawyers and human rights activists.

He attended St. Leo’s Catholic Primary School Ikeja, Lagos state and had his secondary education at Olashore International School in Osun state.

He was called to the bar in 2012 having graduated from the Nigerian Law School in Abuja, Nigeria.

Meanwhile, he is also a graduate of the University of Reading England, graduating with an LLB (Bachelors of Laws) honors degree in law.

Falz’s Birthday and Age

Falz was born on October 27, 1990. Which means he is currently 33 years old. So, if you are his fan, you can always do well to brighten up his day by sending him birthday wishes every 27th of October.

Falz’s Career so far (facts and timeline)

How he Started

2009 marked the beginning of his career which started as a hobby while he was still in secondary school.

While in secondary school, he formed a music group with a friend. The group was called “The School Boys”. And still, in secondary school, he released a compilation of a few of his recordings as a mixtape titled “Shakara: The Mixtape”.

Falz released a single titled “Waz Up Guy” in 2011. In the same year, he released another single titled “High Class”. Furthermore, he released another titled “Currency”. These boosted his career in the Nigerian music industry.

On May 30th, 2014, Falz released his debut studio album which he titled “Wazup guy”. This album received generally good reviews from a number of music critics.

Falz’s exploits from 2015 through 2017

On 31st January 2015, he released a single titled” Ello Bae”. Also, in 2015 he released a chart-topping single titled ” Marry Me”. Both of these singles won him nominations for different awards.

On 17th November, he released his second studio album titled “Stories that touch”.

In 2016, he landed a movie role in Funke Akindele‘s “Jenifa’s Diary”. As a result of his role in this movie, he won a number of awards and was nominated for other awards.

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Relax! You’ll get to know more about these awards as you continue reading.

Meanwhile, in the same 2016, on October 27th precisely, he collaborated with Simi to produce an extended play record (EP) titled “Chemistry” and the record was produced by Sess.

Prior to the release of “chemistry”, Falz had initially worked with Simi on the singles ” Jamb Question” and “soldier”.

The musician is surely filled with surprises as on his 27th birthday which was on October 27, 2017, Falz released a new album titled “27” to celebrate the day.

It’s a surprise album because it was not promoted before its release. The album contains 17 tracks including hit singles such as “Bhad Baddo Baddest”, “Wehdone Sir” and “Something Light”.

The album featured top Nigerian musicians like Davido, Olamide, Wande Coal, Burna Boy, and a few others. Of course, the album did very well and gained several awards and nominations.

2018 till date

In May 2018, He released a music video titled “This is Nigeria”. this album was inspired by Childish Gambino’s ” This Is America”. It highlighted Nigerian issues such as Bribery and Corruption.

But a few months later the song was banned by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) claiming that it is a vulgar song.

A claim that Falz disagrees with saying ” If they ban this song, then I do not understand them because that song is definitely not a vulgar song” and so sues NBC for N100 million.

Falz describes his style of Music as “Wahzup music. It is a merger of contemporary hip-hop with comic lyrics in a fake Yoruba accent. But many would agree that it is what makes him “unique”.

Movies He’s featured in

This guy is not just restricted to singing since he has featured in a good number of movies that have also won him some awards. And so we can say Falz is Talented.

Falz’s Awards and Nominations

Nominations:

2014:

• Falz was nominated for streams awards for Best new act of the year (Himself).
• Asides from this nomination in 2014, On 18 November 2014, Falz was ranked No.9 on notJustOk’s list of “The 10 Most Gifted Rappers In Nigeria 2014.

Of course, this is because of “his ability to maintain a thought and get his point across in a rap verse while switching accents, filling in funny punchlines and delivering all of it in a way that makes the listener follow along is nothing short of impressive”

2015:

• Nigerian Entertainment Awards for Best Rap Act of the Year, Best New Act to Watch, Best Collaboration of the Year (Himself, Marry me and Ello bae).
• The Headies 2015 for Best Street Hop Artist of the Year (Ello Bae).

2016:

• 2016 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Music Video and Album of the year (Karashika and stories that touch respectively)

• WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards for Best African Newcomer Video and Best African Newcomer Video (Bhad Baddo Baddest)

2017

• City People Music Award for Alternative Artist of the Year (Himself)

• Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Album of the Year and Best Rap Act of the Year ( Chemistry and Himself respectively)

2018

• The Headies Award for Best Rap Single, Best Rap Album and Best Performer (Something Light, 27 and Himself respectively).

• Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actor (New Money)

Awards won include:

• 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Movie/Series ( Jenifa’s Diary)

• 2016 BET Awards for Viewer’s Choice Best New International Act (Himself)

• Falz won the 2016 City People Entertainment Awards for Album of the Year (Stories That Touch)

• 9th Nigeria Music Video Awards for Best Afro Hip Hop Video (Karashika)

List of his songs

Some of Falz’s songs include:

• Wazup guy
• cool parry
• 123
• Welcome to the jungle
• HIgh class
• currency
• Ello Bae

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Falz Net worth

According to various reports Folarin Falana, also known as Falz or Falz TheBahdGuy is worth over $1 million USD.

How to contact Falz

If you intend to make any inquiries or book Falz, you have to send a message to his official contact email or phone number. Please ensure not to spam him, as the means of contact he provides on his official Instagram page is for making inquiries only.

Phone number: 234 8157873242
Email: [email protected]

Here’s a summary of Falz’s profile:

• Real name: Folarin Falana
• AKA: Falz, Falz TheBahdGuy
• Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Actor
• Date of birth: 24th August 1977
• Age: 33
• State of Origin: Lagos
• Net worth: Roughly $1 million
• Marital status: Single
• Years active: 2009 till present
• Nationality: Nigerian.