Numerous talented and promising individuals are known to have been produced in the Nigerian music industry. These people have continually engaged in creating different genres of music for their fanbase.
Biography of Falz
Folarin Falana, known by the stage name Falz is a top Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. Aside from the entertainment industry, he is a graduate of Law but sought to focus on music due to his love and passion.
Age
Falz is 32 years old.
Early Life And Education
Falz, whose full name is Folarin Falana, was born on the 27th of October, 1990, in Mushin local government area of Lagos state to lawyers and human right activist Funmi and Femi Falana.
Falz attended St. Leo’s Catholic Primary School for his basic education and Olashore International School, Osun state, for his secondary education.
After that, he enrolled at the University of Reading, England, where he graduated with an LLB honors degree in Law. Falz was called to bar in 2012 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.
Personal Life
Falz is currently not in a relationship with any woman. He was rumored to be in a relationship with Simi and Chindonma Ekile, but both singers refuted the rumors.
Career
Falz started his music career in secondary school by forming a music group called “The School Boys.” In 2009, he released a compilation of some recordings titled Shakara: The Mixtape.
In 2011, Falz released “Wahz Up Guy,” “High Class,” and “Currency,” which helped to promote his name in the industry. He has bagged a lot of awards and nominations, which include “Best Collaboration of The Year” at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and “Best Actor in a Comedy Movie/Series” at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for playing the role of Segun in Funke Akindele’s TV series titled “Jenifa’s Diary.”
On his 27th birthday in 2017, Falz released a new album titled “27” to mark his birthday. The album contains 17 tracks and features significant acts such as Davido, Burna Boy, Terry Apala, Olamide, and Ycee, among others.
In May 2018, Falz released a music video, “This Is Nigeria,” which was mainly inspired by “This Is America” by Childish Gambino. It highlighted Nigeria’s issues, such as corruption and bribery.
He won the “Best Supporting Actor” award at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for his role as Quam in “New Money.” In 2020, Falz unveiled his film production company with the name House2ITV and most recently dropped a single titled “Ice Cream,” which featured BNXN.
Net Worth
Falz has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
