AGAINST ALL ODDS - TIMI DAKOLO, PAST AND PRESENT.
Timi Dakolo. Today, I want to write about a singer that I admire so much. I am a lover of his music and I've been inspired by lyrics in the lines of his songs. His name is Timi Dakolo. He was born on the 20th of January, 1981 in Accra, Ghana but his dad was a Nigerian, his mum a Ghanaian. Unfortunately, Timi lost his mum (Mrs. Norah Dakolo) when he was just thirteen years old. However, Timi Dakolo lived with his grandma (Ateni Dakolo and aunt (Susan Larry) in Port Harcourt and refused to live in Lagos with his parents because of the strong bond that existed among the three of them. Timi Dakolo said it in his song Let It Shine that his grandma was his inspiration and his earliest motivator even when things looked daunting and hopeless. Timi Dakolo in a close up shot. He began singing in church at twelve and from there onward, he became notable in the church and his immediate environment as a promising and talented singer. In 2003, Timi Dakolo joined ...