African Celebrities: Tiwa Savage

Tiwatope Savage known under the stage name Tiwa Savage is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist, and perfomer. She was born on 5th February, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria. Her family relocated to England from Nigeria when she was 11 years old. She is currently living in the United States.

Tiwa graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Kent. After graduating she started working at the Royal Bank of Scotland in England. She also enrolled at Berklee College of Music and graduated with a degree in professional music at the age of 27.

Tiwa Savage is currently signed to Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mavin Records. She is also signed to Sony Music Entertainment. She released her debut album on July 3, 2013. She sings in English and Yoruba. She has performed on stage with Sting, 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Robbie Williams, and Destiny's Child to name a few.

In 2009, Sony/ATV Music Publishing signed Savage to a music deal. The deal solidified her to write for Babyface, Kat Deluna, Fantasia Barrino, Monica and Mya, among others.

Savage wrote Jaicko's "Oh Yeah" featuring Snoop Dogg, Kat Deluna's "Push Push" featuring Akon and David Guetta, and performed background vocals on Whitney Houston's album "I look to You".

She established her own label imprint, 323 Entertainment with her manager Tunji Balogun "Tee Billz" whom she got engaged to on February 5, 2013.