Di Ja Biography
Di Ja born Hadiza Salma Blell, is a Nigerian singer, fashion designer, visual artist and songwriter currently signed to Mavin Records. Her first single, “Rock Steady”, was released in 2009 and it led to her nomination for Best Urban/R&B Single at the 2009 Canadian Radio Music Awards. She had won the Best New Artist award at the 2008 Beat Music Awards
Di Ja Age
Ja was born on the 14th of August in Kaduna, Nigeria.
Di Ja Family
The songstress has lived in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, the United States and Canada. Her mother is from Northern Nigeria while her father, Joe Blell, is from Sierra Leone. She also has an elder brother whom she described as her best friend.
Di Ja Husband/ Baby
The singer is married to Mr. Rotimi. They are quite the private couple who even had their wedding done in secret in 2015. Their Yoruba Traditional Wedding was held in December 2015. In an interview, she spoke about her marriage and she revealed the following: she started dating her husband in summer 2014, they got engaged in summer 2015 and had their wedding Fatiha in summer 2015.
The couple have two children together. In spring 2016, their first child; a son was born. She announced the birth of her second child, a baby girl via Instagram in a photo of her mom, sonand daughter. She gave birth to the baby girl on the 9th of March, 2018.
Di Ja Education
Di’ja Hadiza engaged herself in the academic world and obtained a double degree in Psychology and Biology before continuing with what she knew to be her destiny: entertainment. After this, he found a passion for music, art, and philosophy.
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Di Ja Career
Her music career began in 2008 back in Canada and with her first release in 2009. In 2012, she released several singles including “Dan’Iska (Rudebwoy)”, “Hold On (Ba Damuwa)” and “How Can We Be Friends”. Her addition to Mavin Records was on February 14, 2014, by Don Jazzy, the owner. Her first official single under Mavin Records was also released on February 14, 2014. The song, which is titled “Yaro”, is an up-tempo celebration of love and commitment against all odds. It infuses Hausa and Krio dialects in honor of her Nigerian and Sierra Leonean roots.
In May 2014, she was featured on “Dorobucci” alongside label mates Don Jazzy, Dr SID, Tiwa Savage, D’Prince, Korede Bello and Reekado Banks. She was also featured on “Arise” alongside Don Jazzy and Reekado Banks.
Her influences are the late Afro Beat legend Fela Kuti, Legendary late Bob Marley, Legendary Soul singer Marvin Gaye, Tracy Chapman, Diana Ross, and the Everly Brothers, to relatively new artists including Alicia Keys, Mary J Blige, Beyonce, Madonna, and Tupac Shakur.
Di Ja Net Worth
Putting all his assets and endorsement deals into consideration, Di’ja has an estimated net worth of $400,000 US Dollar, according to several sources, Her earnings is from music
Di Ja Religion
Di Ja is a Muslim. This can be concluded from the way she writes her posts on her social media pages. For example on the birth of her daughter she wrote, “My mother is God’s gift. #GRANDMA and her grandkids. Wow, I now have TWO children now (a boy and a girl). Alhamdullilah. Ubangiji Allah sai Godiya.”
Di Ja Songs
- Rock Steady
- Take Kiss
- Sowemo
- Falling for You
- Hold On (Ba Damuwa)
- Yaro
- How Can We Be Friends
- Wan Chop
- Private Show
- By Your Side
- Dan’Iska (Rudebwoy)
- Awww
- Amen
- Air
- Dorobucci
(with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, and Korede Bello) - Adaobi (feat. Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks and Korede Bello)
- Looku Looku
Di Ja Awards
Awards and nominations
| Year | Event | Prize | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nigeria Entertainment Awards | Most Promising Act to Watch | Herself | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Canadian Radio Music Awards | Best Urban/R&B Single | Rock steady | Nominated | |
| 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” (with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, and Korede Bello) |
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| “Awww” | ||
| “Adaobi” (with Reekado Banks, Korede Bello, and Don Jazzy) |
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| 2015 | “Looku Looku” | |
| 2016 | “Take Kiss” | |
| 2017 | “Air” | |
| 2019 | “Omotena” | “Di’Ja EP” |
Videography
| Year | Title | Album | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | “Take Kiss” | Non-album single | Adasa Cookey | |
| 2016 | “Falling For You” | Unlimited L.A | ||
| 2014 | “Aww” | Unlimited L.A |
Di Ja Twitter
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Di Ja Interview
The singer opens up on secret marriage and pregnancy
According to her, the experience of making a child makes you appreciate God even more and gives you a new sense of living.
Published: 10.10.2016
Source: https://www.stars.ng/
Mavin artiste Di’ja in a recent interview opens up on life after marriage, motherhood and how she’s been coping so far.
According to the new mum, she would be launching a new website soon where she’d answer questions from fans regarding her family, new child and everything they want to know about.
On motherhood, “You already respect your mom, but you respect your mom like a hundred times more… And you also have another respect for being a chick, being a woman, so it’s a pretty cool, very very cool experience.”
She also revealed the experience of making a child makes you appreciate God even more and gives you a new sense of living.
On how she managed to surprise fans with news of her baby, she said, “It’s not really all of a sudden, I think it’s just more or less that we’re in a society where because everything is just out there, it’s no longer the norm to just chill and just keep moving.
It wasn’t like an aim to do, I just kinda lived, like I just lived… Like I’m having too much fun, I forget to take pictures and I forget to post them, that’s just what really happened.
It is what it is.”
With the singer currently sticking to her mother duties, fans will be expecting her quick return back to music for more of her hit songs.
She is popular for the music tracks, ‘Rock Steady’ (2008) and ‘Take Kiss’ (2016).