DIJA - am absolutely in love with this MAVIN Act

Hadiza Blell, better known by her stage name Di'Ja, is a Sierra Leonean-Nigerian recording artist, visual artist, fashion designer and songwriter. She is currently signed to Mavin Records. In 2009, she released her first single "Rock Steady" which was nominated for Best Urban/R&B Single at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards. Moreover, she won the Best New Artist award at the 2008 Beat Music Awards.

Di'Ja has lived in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the United States and Canada. Her mother is from Northern Nigeria and her father is from Sierra Leone. At a young age, Di'Ja committed herself to academia and earned a double degree in Biology and Psychology. After earning the aforementioned degrees, Di'Ja became passionate about music, art and philosophy.^[3]

Music career

Her music career started in 2008.^[4] In 2012, Di'Ja released several singles, including "Dan'Iska (Rudebwoy)", "Hold On (Ba Damuwa)" and "How Can We Be Friends".^[5] In 2013, she returned to Nigeria and signed a record deal with Nigerian record producer Don Jazzy. On 14 February 2014, her record deal with Don Jazzy was publicized.
Also on 14 February 2014, Di'Ja released her first official single under Mavin Records. The song, titled "Yaro", is an up-tempo celebration of love and commitment against all odds. The song infuses Hausa and Krio dialects in honour of her Nigerian and Sierra Leonean roots.^[6]
In May 2014, Di'Ja was featured on "Dorobucci" alongside label mates Don Jazzy, Dr SID, Tiwa Savage, D'Prince, Korede Bello, and Reekado Banks.^[7] In May 2014, an animated video was released for "Dorobucci".^[8] As of 21 June 2014, "Dorobucci" has received over 12 million downloads since its release.^[9]
In September 2014, Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks and Di’Ja released "Arise" and dedicated it to Nigeria^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Prize	Recipient	Result	Ref
2014	Nigeria Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Act to Watch	Herself	Nominated	[11]
2009	Canadian Radio Music Awards	Best Urban/R&B Single		Nominated	[1][2]
2008	Beat Music Awards	Best New Artist	Herself	Won

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2008	"Rock Steady"	Non-album single
2012	"How Can We Be Friends"
2013	"Dan'Iska (Rudebwoy)"
	"Hold On (Ba Damuwa)"
2014	"Yaro"
	"Dorobucci"[12] (with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D'Prince, Reekado Banks, and Korede Bello)	TBA
	"Adaobi"[13] (with Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, and Don Jazzy)
2015	"Awww"

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