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Who is Naira Marley? Biography, Age, Career, Music, Net Worth, Facts

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Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley is a Nigerian singer. In this article, you are going to discover interesting facts about him, such as his birthday (age), career, net worth, awards, and several other facts.

Naira Marley who is the president of Marlians is also a songwriter, stage performer, recording artist and a street music sensation.

The singer became popular after the release of his song, ” Am I a yahoo boy”. The song attracted the attention of the Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Following the saga with the EFCC, Naira Marley became popular in the country.

Biography

Azeez Fashola was born into the family of Mr & Mrs Fashola. He hails from Lagos State Nigeria.

He is one of the many children born to Mr/Mrs Fashola. Most ofo his siblings are not known, however, two of his siblings, Idris and Babatunde Fashola were involved in a car theft case alongside Naira Marley in 2019.

Information about the rest of his family is not known yet because the singer has kept his family life secret to an extent.

Naira Marley was born in Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria. He relocated to Peckham, South London, England at the age of 11.

Birthday & Age

Maria Marley was born on the 9th of May 1994 in Lagos state, hence he is currently 29.

If you are one of his fans, you might want to create some time out of your schedule to send him some good wishes on his special day.

Early llife & Education

He went to Porlock Hall before attending Walworth School, where he earned his General Certificate of Secondary Education.

He graduated with a distinction in business from Peckham Academy. He went further to study business law at Crossways College which is now known as Christ the King Sixth Form College.

Is Naria Marley married? Any kids?

The president of Marlians, Naira Marley is a proud father of four and he’s married to two women.

According to the singer, his two wives and four kids are British citizens

Naira Marley and his twins/Credit: Naira Marley.

Career

Naira Marley sings in English, Pidgin and Yoruba; his music is a mix of hip-hop and Afrobeats.

He originated his stage name from a Jamaican singer Bob Marley, whom he admires. He also did his dreadlocks as a tribute to the singer.

He had always wanted to be an MC, however, he ended up being a full time musician.

He started his singing career in 2014 after he discovered his enthusiasm for music and was urged by close friends to pursue music.

He did the Max Twigz-assisted track “Marry Juana” then went on to release his debut EP titled “Gotta Dance” in 2015.

Naira Marley released his second EP titled Lord of Lamba on 18 December 2019, it is a blend of Afrobeats and hip-hop.

The EP contains six tracks and features guest artists like Mayorkun, Cblvck, Young John and production was organized by Rexxie, Killertunes, and Studio Magic.

He became quite popular after he released his song “Issa Goal” in December 2017. The song was used as Super Eagles theme song in 2018 FIFA world cup.

Naira Marley

On 3 May 2019, his track, titled “Am I A Yahoo Boy”, was released.

However, he got arrested by the (EFCC) Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that same day after releasing the album.

The saga with the EFCC launched him into fame, and since then, he has been on the spotlight.

On 27 June 2019, just a few days after he was released from prison, he released “Soapy”.

List of Naira Marley songs

Here are some songs Naira Marley has released to date:

  • Issa Goal
  • Japa
  • Am I A Yahoo Boy
  • Opotoyi (Marlians)
  • Soapy
  • Puta
  • Mafo
  • Tesumole
  • Tingasa

Awards & Nomination

  • In 2019 he was nominated for Artiste of the Year (Male) at the City People Music Awards.
  • His single “Soapy” was nominated for Street Song of the Year in 2019 at the Soundcity MVP Awards.
  • In 2020 at the Soundcity MVP Awards, he won the Viewers choice for his single “Soapy”.
  • At the Soundcity MVP Awards in 2020, his single “Soapy was nominated for Song of the Year.
  • Still, in 2020, he was nominated for Best Pop at the Soundcity MVP Awards.

Net worth

He has not come out to announce his exact worth, but he can be said to be one of the richest and most influential artists in Nigeria. We estimate him to be worth at least 2 million dollars, putting all of his assets into consideration.

Facts

Naria Marley was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the Zlatan-assisted track which he released titled “Am I A Yahoo Boy” but was later released on 27 June 2019.

Naira Marley is collaborating with the Lagos state government to make COVID-19 video after he was arrested for attending Funke Akindele’s birthday party..

Quick summary on Azeez Fashola’s profile

  • Full name: Azeez Fashola
  • Date of birth: 9th of May 1994
  • Age: 29
  • State of Origin: Lagos state
  • Marital status: Married (two wives)
  • Children: 4
  • Years active: 2014 till present
  • Nationality: Nigerian

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