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| Folarin Falana aka Falz |
Folarin Falana; ‘Falz’ is a household name known both in music and the movie industries, who won
Best Actor in Comedy Movie/Series at 2016 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice
Awards for his role as “SEGUN’ in Funke Akindele’s TV series titled:
Jenifa’s Diary.
He is a fast rising Nigerian rapper and Son of highly respected lawyer and activist Femi Falana. Falz was born into a family of three children on October 27, 199o,
he attended St Leos Catholic Primary School in Lagos Nigeria and later
to Olashore International Secondary School, Osun state Nigeria.
After
studying law at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom he
moved back to Nigeria to attend law school and was called to bar in
February 2012.
Falz,
who is still a practicing barrister, has decided to still keep that
part of him alive and still goes to court when the opportunity arises.
His music
career started from his teenage days while he was in secondary school.
He took it to another level in 2007 when he put together, a mix tape
titled:’ Shakara’. He has been identified as a great talent by music
veterans like Eldee, Don Jazzy and M.I. He is known for his trademark
witty punch lines, short humorous Instagram videos, infusion of local
dialects, and comedic lines.
Falz
released a single titled “Waz Up Guy” in 2011, He went on to release
‘High Class’ and ‘Currency’ which gained him more grounds in the
Nigerian music Industry.
His
stage name Falz the Bahd Guy came from, short version of his last name,
Falana. BAHD Guy is a title and acronym for Brilliant And Highly
Distinct.
“I am quite shy but when I’m in the booth or on stage, I’m a different character,” he says.
He
was nominated for ‘Best Collaboration of The Year” at 2015 Nigeria
Entertainment Awards for his chart-topping single titled “Marry Me”.
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