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Nigerian Grammy Winners

Nigerians Nominated For The Grammy – 1984 To Date

It is nice to identify with Nigerians artists who were made in America and to celebrate their wins too. However, it is not fair to place them on the same spot as the Nigerians who worked their way up and got nominated for the Grammy from home.

We have made a list in honour of Nigerians have at least one who are Grammy nomination. The artists are in two divisions and do not include the likes of Seal and Sade Adu.

Nigerians nominated for a Grammy for original work

King Sunny Adé, 1894, & 1999 – Best Ethnic Folk Recording

Babatunde Olatunji, 1998 – Best World Music Album

Femi Kuti, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2014 – Best Contemporary World Music Album & Best World Music Album

Seun Kuti (with Egypt 80), 2018 – Best World Album

Burna Boy, 2020 – Best World Album 

Nigerian Grammy Winners
From home, he went viral – Wizkid

Nigerians nominated for contributing to foreign works

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – 2015

Wizkid – 2017

Kah-lo – 2017

Timaya – 2018

Burna Boy – 2019

Sikiru Adepoju is an exception in this category. Under his belt is a 2019 nomination in the Best Contemporary World Music Album. That year, He became the only homegrown Nigerian artist to win the Grammy.

Aside from him, there are not many Nigerian artists who are Grammy award winners except for Nigerian-Americans.

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