Falz
Sign in to saveFolarin Falana (; born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He began his career in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with a friend, before launching his professional music career in 2009. Falz gained wider recognition after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1990-10-27
- Works
- 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
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- Listeners
- 26,853
- Total plays
- 286,798
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Folarin Falana (born October 27, 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, lawyer and actor who began his career while in secondary school after forming a group called "The School Boys" with his friend before his professional career as a music artist began in 2009. Falz became more well known after his song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade. He currently owns an independent record label called Bahd Guys Records. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
via Last.fm · Falz
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Falz
- Musical artist.image
- Falz.png
- Musical artist.image_size
- 230px
- Musical artist.alt
- Falz wearing a red hat and a pair of round lens glasses
- Musical artist.caption
- Falz on NdaniTV
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Folarin Falana
- Musical artist.alias
- Falz the Bahd Guy
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Lagos State, Nigeria
- Musical artist.origin
- Lagos
- Musical artist.instrument
- Vocals
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2009–present
- Musical artist.label
- Bahd Guys Records
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 27 October 1990
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Father
- Femi Falana
- Mother
- Funmi Falana
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Reading
- Languages spoken
- Yoruba
- Native language
- Yoruba
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Early life and education
- Career
- 2009–2013: Beginnings and ''Shakara: The Mixtape''
- 2014–2016: ''Wazzup Guy'', ''Stories That Touch'' and ''Chemistry'' EP
- 2017 – present: ''27'' and acting career
- Artistry
- EndSARS protest
- Activism
- Discography
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
Folarin Falana (; born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor. He began his career in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with a friend, before launching his professional music career in 2009. Falz gained wider recognition after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.
He currently owns an independent record label called Bahd Guys Records. He released his debut album Wazup Guy in 2014. His second album Stories That Touch was released in 2015. He released 27 in 2017, and his fourth studio album Moral Instruction in 2019.