Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage, has turned 39 on Tuesday.
The 39-year-old musician has maintained silence on social media on her birthday.
We have gathered eight facts you should know about the Mavin Records first lady to celebrate her birthday.
- She was born Tiwatope Savage on February 5, 1980, in Lagos State.
- Tiwa Savage relocated with her parents to the United Kingdom when she was just 11 years old.
- She participated in The X Factor UK in 2006 but didn’t go beyond the final 24.
- Tiwa Savage studied music at the Berklee College of Music where she graduated in 2007 at the age of 27.
- At age 16, she had performed backup vocals for singers like George Michael, Mary J. Blige, Kelly Clarkson, Blu Cantrell. Chaka Khan, Ms. Dynamite and Andrea Bocelli.
- She joined Don Jazzy’s Mavin Records in 2012.
- Tiwa has one son named Jamil Balogun.
- Tiwa Savage signed an international management and distribution deal with Roc Nation in July 2016, becoming the first Nigerian to do so.
