Niyola

Eniola Akinbo a.k.a Niyola is a Nigerian artists and songwriter. She is the first lady of Empire Mates Entertainment; a Nigerian record label founded by Banky W in 2002.

Early Life and Education

Niyola hails from Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria, but grew up in Lagos state, Nigeria. She have a large family; she is the last child out of 13 children. Niyola is a bookie; she studied Journalism at the Independent Journalism Center owned by PM News. She is also a graduate of English Language at the University of Lagos, and while studying English Language, she took courses in Travel and Tourism.

Career

Niyola’s interest in music developed at the age of 8, and has grown over the years. She started her musical career officially in 2000 and in 2005 she was the first runner up in the AMEN starlet competition. At the initial stage of her musical career, Niyola was affiliated with eLDee’s Trybe’s Records for a short period, she was later signed unto Freestyle’s Make Sum Noise Entertainment, and she released three singles; Me n U (In da club), No more and Dem say under the record label. Niyola got signed to Westside Music and released her debut album containing the smash hits Bring it on and Call my name, the songs were her fan’s favorite and she earned two nominations that year at the Hip hop world awards. Her fan base grew and she got recognized in the music industry.

In 2012, Niyola got signed on Empire Mates Entertainment Label (EME) as the first lady of EME and the only female artists in the label. On 22 May 2013 Niyola released her first single under the Empire Mates Entertainment label Toh bad. Niyola is proud of her position at EME, in an interview with Nollywood one she said:

It definitely feels good to be the first lady of EME because everybody is looking out for me on a personal and work level. They don’t let anybody mess with me. They are like hawks watching over me, the things brothers do for their only sister. There hasn’t been any pressure on me at all. I am comfortable being the first lady.

Niyola has worked with several artists such as Sasha P, Sound Sultan, Paul Play, Lynxxx and a lot more. She also does soundtracks for movies in her dialect Yoruba. She has also performed at various big events in Nigeria such as: Akon concert in Lagos, Calabar festival in Cross Rivers, Y’hello Festival alongside Sasha, Tetmosol project. In 2009, she took part in the Ovation red carol theme song.

Awards

Niyola is a talented artists, she was nominated in 2013 for The Headies Best Vocal Performance (Female) and Nigerian Entertainment Awards Most Promising Female Act to Watch. In 2014, she won the Female Artists of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Award.

Niyola is definitely a force to reckon with, she is sexy, talented and fashionable. Her favorite quote states:

 I always tell people that sexiness is not something that can be bought; you either are sexy or not. God created every woman as eye candies to the men.

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