Multiple award winning singer, Timi Dakolo and his family popularly referred to as “yard people” are presently on vacation in Englad, as a matter of fact, they stopped by at the Emirate Stadium on Sunday to watch the Arsenal versus Manchester City premier league match.
Timi Dakolo (born; January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer. He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. With his victory, he got a recording contract with Sony BMG, in addition to other prizes.
Timi Dakolo was born in Accra, Ghana to a Nigerian father, Bayelsa-native David and a Ghanaian mother, Norah, who died when Dakolo was thirteen. Despite being born in Ghana, Timi has a Nigerian passport and does not claim dual citizenship.
Timi started singing in church at the age of twelve.