Fireboy real name Adedamola Adefolahun,is an afrobeats star.“Over the years, the Nigerian Music Industry has seen several musicians rise from being street boys to chart toppers. Some have risen from nothing to, to hit makers to record label owners, to featuring in songs with international artistes and featuring in billboard charts with the likes of Burna getting a Grammy nomination.
In the last ten years, we've seen the likes of Small Doctor, Tecno, Adekunle Gold, Falz, Simi, Wizkid, Davido, Tiwa Savage and many more go from just house upcoming artistes to household names and international big shots.
In the spot is YBNL's very own Fireboy DML. _I'm getting jealous, don't wanna see you with anybody_ the lyrics every Nigerian can't resist, Adedamola who is popularly known as Fireboy dml in an interview with Nancy Isime on Trending with hip tv said he got the "dml" in his name from his birth name Adedamola.
The 24 year old Nigerian singer and song writer born on the 5th of February 1996, hails from ogun state. The artiste diversifies from Afrobeats to Contemporary and R&B music.
Ever since his signing to the independent recording label founded by Olamide (badoo) YBNL nation and the release of his first single Jealous, the artiste has been gaining popularity both internationally and within Nigeria. The love his fans have for him was doubled when he released his debut studio album "Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps in 2019 which had no features at all.
Fireboy is one artiste to watch out for as he is fast rising and will surely be going places.