Falz

Folarin Falana (born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and actor who began his career while in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with his friend before his professional career as a music artist began in 2009.

Falz became more well-known after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.

He currently owns an independent record label called Bahd Guys Records.

In 2009, he released a compilation of some of his recordings as a mixtape titled Shakara: The Mixtape.

In 2011, Falz released a single titled "Wahz Up Guy", then released "High Class" and "Currency", which gained him grounds in the Nigerian music industry.

He was called to the bar in 2012 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.

Falz completed his basic and secondary school education at St. Leo's Catholic Primary School, Ikeja and Olashore International School, Osun State respectively.

He is an alumnus of the University of Reading England, having graduated with an LLB honors degree in Law.

Falz started music as a hobby while in secondary school.

He formed a music group with a friend called "The School Boys".

He released his debut album Wazup Guy in 2014.

On January 2, 2014, Falz was listed in tooXclusive's "Artistes To Watch in 2014".

On 30 May 2014, Falz released his debut studio album titled Wazup Guy, the album featured productions from the likes of Studio Magic, DJ Woske, Tin Tin and Spellz, among others.

Wazzup Guy houses 18 tracks with guest appearances from Olamide, Show Dem Camp, Phenom, and Yemi Alade.

Some of the tracks are: "See Me", "Toyin Tomato", "Senator", "Right Now", "Jessica", "High Class", "Marry Me", "Oh God", "The Advice" and "Cool Parry", which was critically acclaimed by music critics.

His second album Stories That Touch was released in 2015.

On 31st January 2015, Falz returned with an official single titled "Ello Bae".

Actually, it was his first solo effort after the release, of Wazzup Guy and it won him several awards.

Falz was strategic, about the launch of the music as it was launched just before the valentine's season.

In 2015, Falz was nominated in the "Best Collaboration of The Year" category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for his chart-topping single "Marry Me".

It won him a nomination in the "Best Collaboration of The Year" category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

He was also nominated in the "Best Rap Act of The Year" and "Best New Act to Watch" categories.

On 31 January 2015, he released a single titled "Ello Bae", which made a nominee in the "Best Street Hop Artiste of The Year" category at 2015 The Headies award.

On 3 November 2015, he announced the release of his second studio album, titled Stories That Touch, which was released on 17 November.

In 2016, Falz won "Best Actor in a Comedy Movie/Series" at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for his role as Segun in Funke Akindele's TV series Jenifa's Diary.

In June 2016, Falz was voted the winner of the "Viewer's Choice Best New International Act" category at the 2016 BET Awards.

On October 27, 2016, Falz collaborated with Simi to release Chemistry, a seven-track EP solely produced by Sess.

Falz had previously worked with Simi on the singles "Jamb Question" and "Soldier".

He released 27 in 2017, and his fourth studio album Moral Instruction in 2019.

Falz was born in the local government area of Mushin, Lagos State, to lawyers and human right activists Funmi and Femi Falana.

On 27 October 2017, his 27th birthday, Falz released a new album titled 27 to celebrate the day.

This was a surprise album, as it was not promoted before its release.

It contained 17 tracks including hit singles like "Bhad Baddo Baddest", "Wehdone sir", and "Something light".

It featured prominent music acts like Davido, Olamide, Burna Boy, Wande Coal, Maleek Berry, Sir Dauda, Medikal, Terry Apala, and Ycee.

The album was majorly produced by Sess as an in-house producer, with some tracks done by Maleek Berry, and studio magic.

The album did very well and it gained several awards and nominations, including a nomination for The Headies Award for Rap Album of the Year.

In May 2018, Falz released a music video titled "This Is Nigeria" which was inspired by Childish Gambino's "This is America".

It highlighted Nigerian issues including corruption and bribery.

Months later, the song was banned by the NBC (National Broadcasting Commission) claiming it was a vulgar song.

When Falz was asked, he said: “If they ban this song, then I do not understand them because that song is definitely not a vulgar song,”.