Reekado Banks

Reekado Banks
Background information
Birth nameAyoleyi Hanniel Solomon
Also known asSpicy
Born (1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 30)
Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
GenresAfropop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels

Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon (born 6 December 1993),[1] who is better known by his stage name Reekado Banks, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was signed to Mavin Records between 2014 and 2018,[2] and went by the stage name Spicy before his record deal with the label. Banks won Rookie of the Year at The Headies 2014,[3] and received the controversial Next Rated award at The Headies 2015. His debut studio album Spotlight, which was released on 1 September 2016, debuted at number 10 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[4]

  1. ^ Wemimo, Esho (6 December 2014). "Mavin artiste turns 21". Pulse. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Stars to watch out for in 2015". Punch. 3 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference The Nation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Solanke, Abiola (15 September 2016). "Singer's "Spotlight" occupies number 10 spot on Billboard world album charts". Pulse. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.