Niniola Apata (born 15 December 1986),[1]higher identified by her stage name Niniola, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.[2] She rose to recognition in 2013 after she positioned third runner-up on the Project Fame West Africa Season 6.[3] Upon the discharge of her breakthrough debut single “Ibadi”, Niniola was nominated within the “Most Promising Act to Watch” class on the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[4] She at present has a file cope with Drumroll Records.

Niniola is a local of Ekiti State however was born in Lagos State the place she had her major and secondary college schooling atApata Memorial High School. She is an alumna of the University of Lagos the place she graduated with a Bachelor of Education certificates.[5]

At highschool Niniola participated in a number of social actions and competitions.[5]She competed in Season 6 of Project Fame West Africa the place she positioned third Runner-Up.[6] During the competitors, she carried out a dwell rendition of “Limpopo” withKCEE and in addition carried out her composition “Itura” which was produced by Cobhams Asuquo. She cites Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, The Cranberries,Madonna, Beyoncé and Angelique Kidjo as her music influences.[3]

On 19 March 2014, Niniola launched her debut single “Ibadi”, produced by Sarz.[7] The music acquired optimistic vital opinions, topped nationwide music charts and gained intensive airplay.[8] “Ibadi” and her single “Gbowode” had been used as soundtracks within the Season 2 of Nigerian tv drama sequence Gidi Up. In 2015, she was listed onnotJustOk‘s “15 Artists to Watch in 2015” and was nominated within the “Most Promising Act to Watch” class on the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[9][10]

Niniola describes her fashion of music as “Afro-House”, a mix of afrobeat andhouse music.[11]