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Nigerian recording artist
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Age
31 years
L.A.X
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Biography

Damilola Afolabi (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as L.A.X is a Nigerian recording artist. L.A.X started out as a rapper and was part of a three-man group called Flyboiz while he was still in high school. On August 20, 2013,L.A.X signed a major-label deal with Starboy Entertainment moments after releasing the critically acclaimed song titled "Caro" which won him the "Diaspora Artiste of The Year" at the 2014 edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Life and career

Damilola Afolabi was born in Lagos State, Nigeria. He had his secondary school education at Nigerian Turkish International College, Lagos where he formed a music group called Flyboiz, releasing a single titled "Busy Body". With the view of furthering his education, L.A.X left the group to study in the United Kingdom where he started recording songs and shot few videos.

In 2012, L.A.X released his first major single "Jaye" which featured vocal appearance from Ice Prince. Upon his return to Nigeria, he met Wizkid through his stylist and went on to sign his first professional recording contract with Starboy Entertainment in 2013.

On 20 August 2013, L.A.X teamed up with Wizkid to release his first single under the imprint titled "Caro" which gained massive airplay and further ushered him into the Nigerian music industry. "Caro" gained massive airplay and was critically accepted among music critics. The song was nominated in the "Hottest Single of The Year" category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Following the success of "Caro", L.A.X featured Wizkid on another song titled "Ginger". The song was nominated in the "Best Collaboration" category at the 2014 edition of BEN Television Awards. In August 2014, he completed his master's degree programme from the University of Manchester. In an interview with Ecomium Magazine, L.A.X revealed that he is working on his debut studio album.

Discography

YearSongAlbum
2012"Jaye"(featuring Ice Prince)Non-album singles
"Looking For Me"(featuring Shyce, T.I.J & Bolly)
2013"Y.G.I"
"Caro" (featuring Wizkid)
2014"Ginger" (featuring Wizkid)
2015"Morenike"
"Fine Boy" (featuring Olamide)
"Open and Close"
2016"Ole" (featuring Dremo & YCEE)
"Gimme Dat"
"Awon Da"
2017"Big Daddy"
"Runaway"
As featured artist
2016"Give You Love" (Juls Featuring L.A.X)Non-Album Single
2017"Stay With Me" ( Lekaa Beats Featuring L.A.X)Non-Album Single

Videography

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Jaye"
(featuring Ice Prince)
2012Moe Musa
"Y.G.I"2013N/A
"Caro"
(featuring Wizkid)
Moe Musa
"Ginger"
(featuring Wizkid)
N/A
"Morenikeji"2015Clarence Peters
"Fine Boy"
(featuring Olamide)
Unlimited L.A
"Open and Close"Alexx Adjei
"Ole"
(featuring Dremo & YCEE)
2016Director Q
"Big Daddy"2017Mikes Pro
"Run Away"2017Labi

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyPrizeRecipient/Nominated workResultRef
20142014 Nigeria Entertainment AwardsHottest Single of The Year"Caro"Nominated
Diaspora Artist of the YearHimselfWon
2014 BEN Television AwardsBest Collaboration"Ginger"Nominated
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 20 Jul 2020. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
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