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Godson Ominibie Epelle (born 27 June 1994), known professionally as 1Da Banton, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his song "No Wahala", first released in 2021, and re-released in 2022 as a remix featuring Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage.

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1Da Banton
Birth name	Godson Ominibie Epelle
Also known as	1Da Banton
Born	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 28) Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Genres	Afro-fusion Afrobeats
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter Record producer
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Squareball Entertainment

Background and career

1Da Banton was born and raised in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He was pursuing a degree in civil engineering before he decided to drop out and begin his music career. He relocated to Lagos in 2014 after signing a deal with Adasa Cookey's Squareball Entertainment.

In July 2017, he released his debut extended play (EP) titled The Banton EP.[1] One of the EP's songs, "Way Up", was used as the theme song for the third season of Big Brother Naija.[2] He gained widespread recognition after the release of "No Wahala", which was one of the tracks on his album Original Vibe Machine, released in 2021. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listed the song among his 2021 Spotify playlist favorite songs of the year.[3]

In 2022, 1Da Banton released a remix of "No Wahala" which featured Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage. He has also collaborated with Jamaican singer Kranium, Ghanaian dancehall musician Stonebwoy, and Nigerian artists Zlatan, Seyi Shay and Blaqbonez.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

• Original Vibe Machine (2021)

Extended plays

• The Banton EP (2017)

Singles

• "Love Her Daily" (2016)
• "Farabale" (2019)
• "Whine fi Mi" (featuring Kranium) (2019)
• "Foreigner" (2020)
• "African Woman" (2020)
• "Same Girl" (2020)
• "Shenor" (2020)
• "No Wahala" (2021)
• "No Wahala" (remix) (featuring Kizz Daniel and Tiwa Savage) (2022)
• "Summer Love" (2022)

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As featured artist

• "Faaji" – Blaqbonez featuring Bad Boy Timz and 1Da Banton (Sex Over Love, 2021)

Awards and nominations

• The Beatz Awards 2021[5]

Selected production credits

"Barrawo" by Ajebo hustlers [2]

"Barrawo" (remix) by Ajebo hustlers featuring Davido[6]

References

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