Zainab Elizabeth Donli popularly known as Lady Donli, is a Nigerian musician.
Lady Donli is an alternative R&B, hip hop, alternative jazz and Afrobeat singer and songwriter.
Early Life
Zainab Elizabeth Donli popularly known as Lady Donli, is a Nigerian musician.
Lady Donli was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is the youngest of six children.
Lady Donli spent her early years in Abuja and Kaduna, where her dad is from.
Lady Donli Career
Lady Donli’s earliest musical influence was the Evangelical Church of West Africa, where a particular style of synchronous praise-chanting had become established.
Lady Donli was also influenced by the music of Brenda Fassie, Angelique Kidjo, Aṣa and Erykah Badu, as well as Nigeria’s pop pioneers.
Donli is part of Nigeria’s alté music scene, which is known for blending sounds from multiple genres of music, including Afrobeats, R&B, and soul.
Lady Donli released her first project, the 12-song mixtape Love or War, in 2014.
Lady Donli has worked with new-age music acts like Adekunle Gold, Nonso Amadi, Tomi Thomas, M.I Abaga, Mr Eazi, SDC, Davido, Ayuu, Odunsi the Engine, and Tay amongst others.
In 2018, Lady Donli lent her vocals on a number of projects. She teamed up with Nigerian rapper, Boogie on ‘Motion’ and veteran MC Terry Tha Rapman on ‘Open Letter’.
She also worked with Mr Eazi on his sophomore album, ‘Life is Eazi Vol.2’, including a featured track off M.I Abaga’s A Study on Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl album.
In 2019, Lady Donli released her debut album, Enjoy Your Life.
Education
After Lady Donli secondary school education, she moved to the United Kingdom where she obtained a degree in law, from the University of Surrey.
Lady Donli Songs
- Cash
- Searching
- Corner (featuring VanJess & The Cavemen)
- Wonda Wonda
- Enjoy Your Life
- Take Me Homes
Social media
- Instagram: @Ladydonli
- Twitter: @LadyDonli
Net Worth
Lady Donli is a Nigerian musician. She has an estimated net worth of $100,000.