Daddy Showkey’s bio: real name, wife, net worth, songs, age
Daddy Showkey is one of the veterans in the Nigerian music industry and was one of the top stars in the early 1990s; he is considered a colleague to veteran singer Baba Fryo.
Showkey is one of the biggest stars to ever come out from Nigeria’s most popular ghetto, Ajegunle, also known as AJ City.
Apart from being a singer, Daddy Showkey introduced the popular Galala dance, which was one dance step that trended back then.
Recently, Daddy Showkey was in the news after he visited the room he grew up with his brothers. The singer revealed her still pays the rent of the room even though he doesn’t know who the current occupants are.
This article is focused on what you should know about Daddy Showkey.
Profile Summary
| Real name | John Odafe Asiemo |
| Nickname | Daddy Showkey |
| Date of birth | August 4th 1970 |
| Age | 51 years old |
| Place of birth | Ajegunle, Lagos state |
| State of origin | Delta state |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Sandra Ebere Asiemo |
| Profession | Musician |
Daddy Showkey’s bio
His real name is John Odafe Asiemo and he was born on August 4th 1970 in Ajegunle, Lagos State, there are no record of who his parents are but they are from Isoko, in Delta state.
The records revealed that Daddy Showkey has other brothers but there are no details of who they are; however, he is a Nigerian by birth and celebrated his 51st birthday in August 2021.
How Daddy Showkey got his name
The record revealed that John Aseimo got his nickname from his grandmother’s elder sister’s son who was popularly known as Showboy back in the day and he was the one who raised the veteran singer, hence he adopted the named “Showkid”, but as he grew older his friends preferred to call him Daddy Showkey.
Daddy Showkey’s education
There are no details on whether Daddy Showkey is educated as most of his songs were performed in the pidgin English.
Daddy Showkey’s career
Daddy Showkey also known as the Galala dancer reigned in the early 1990s and was the first artist to start the Nigerian Dancehall music, instead of making use of the Jamaican patois, he instead used pidgin English.
The AJ singer introduced the “Galala” dance step which became one of the most popular dance steps in the 90’s.
Listed below are some the popular songs by Daddy Showkey
1996 “Diana”
1991 “Fire Fire”
2011 “The Name”
2011 “The Chicken”
2011 “Sandra”
2011 “Young girl”
2011 “Ragga Hip hop”
2011 “Asiko”
2011 “Mayazeno”
2011 “Girl’s cry”
2011 “What’s gonna be gonna be”
2011 “Welcome”
2011 “Ghetto Soldier”
2011 “Jehovah”
2011 “Dancing scene”
2017 “One Day”
2017 “Shokey Again”
Daddy Showkey’s net worth
There are no details on Daddy Showkey’s net worth but he is living a comfortable lifestyle.
