Singer & songwriter
Tiwa Savage, the Queen of Afrobeats, sang backup for George Michael and Whitney Houston before conquering Nigeria. Here is her full biography: London and Berklee years, Mavin, Universal, This One Is Personal, her film Water & Garri and her estimated net worth.
Read the full biography →Tiwatope Omolara Savage was born on 5 February 1980 in Isale Eko, Lagos.
She reached the final 24 of the UK X Factor in 2006 and signed a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV in 2009.
She studied accounting at the University of Kent and worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland, then graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2007.
Back in Nigeria, she signed with Don Jazzy's Mavin Records in 2012 and released Once Upon a Time (2013) and R.E.D (2015), plus the EP Sugarcane.
In 2018 she became the first woman to win Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
In 2019 she signed a deal with Universal Music Group, then released Celia (2020), the EP Water & Garri (2021) and the album This One Is Personal (2025).
Kent later gave her an honorary doctorate in music (2022).
In May 2023 she performed at the Coronation Concert for King Charles III at Windsor Castle.
Legit.ng's 2026 ranking estimates Tiwa Savage's net worth at $10 million, while Afrokonnect puts it at $10 million to $15 million.
Tiwatope Omolara Savage.
She was born on 5 February 1980, so she is 46 in 2026.
This One Is Personal, released in August 2025.
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Producer, label boss and social media favourite, Don Jazzy co-founded Mo’ Hits Records with D’banj and then built Mavin Records — the label that launched Tiwa Savage’s next chapter, Rema, Ayra Starr and many more. #DonJazzy #Mavin #NigerianMusic #Biography
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