Spyro (musician)

Oludipe Oluwasanmi David (born October 1, 1990) professionally known as Spyro is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, he gained widespread recognition after the release of his single "Billing" which was released in July 2022. He is best known for his song "Who is your Guy?" which was first released in November 2022 and re-released in March 2023 as a remix featuring Tiwa Savage. Spyro also has music collaborations with Mayorkun, Dremo, Sound Sultan,Diamond Platnumz, Davido and many others.^[1]

Spyro was born in Lagos and he hails from Lagos State. His primary school education was in New Mainland Children School. He then proceeded to Model College, Meiran where he completed his secondary school education. He graduated from the University of Ibadan in Oyo state.^[2]

He started his musical career at a very tender age where he began singing in a church choir. He started music professionally in 2017 and he grew up choosing Usher and Joe as his mentors which has an influence in his music style. He started off as an independent artist and is still currently an independent artist under the auspices of TAP Music Entertainment.^[3][4][5][6]

Spyro revealed that he had humble beginnings and struggled so much that he had to resort to seeking financial assistance from his friends from university to feed himself.^[7][8]

Spyro rose to Stardom after the release of his song "Billing" in 2022 which was listed on Apple music Top 100. He later released "Who is your Guy?" in November 2022 which has amassed so much recognition, the song topped the list of most shazamed songs and Apple's Top 10 music chart in several African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Gambia.^[9] The song also became Tiwa savage and Spyro's highest-charting single^[10] In 2023 The Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwo-Olu picked "Who is your Guy?" as his favorite song following his re-election for a second term in office.^[11] Following the success of the song, Spyro did a remix of the song featuring Tiwa savage released in March 2023. Spyro later released the visuals of the song and it has so far garnered over 150 million views on YouTube.^[12] Spyro's single "Who is your guy?" was nominated for "Afrobeats single of the year" and the remix featuring Tiwa Savage was nominated and won the award for "Best Collaboration" at the Headies award 2023. He was also nominated for Headies next rated award alongside Young John, Victony, Seyi Vibez and Asake.^[13][14] The song was also nominated for Best Collaboration at the AFRIMMA 2023 and won. In May 2023, Spyro announced a Uk and Europe tour, he will be touring 12 cities in the UK and about 20 European cities.^[15][16]

In May 2023, Spyro stirred up reactions as he said in an interview session with Cool FM that he can never collaborate with Portable stating that their kind of music doesn't align. Portable quickly responded to Spyro by questioning his accomplishment in the music industry, raising queries about his earnings and the number of shows he had performed in.^[17][18][19]