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Abimbola Oladokun, a.k.a Bayanni, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter who rose to fame after his cover songs went viral on social media in 2021. Bayanni honed his vocal and composition abilities in the church choir and started writing Afropop and Afrobeats songs. He quickly rose to fame in the music scene at his university and released his first single in April 2022. Later the same year, he was formally introduced as new member of the Mavins and released his EP soon after.
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