Formerly known as Dare  (pronounced Da-Ray), this artist has shared the stage with the likes of Beyonce, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Diddy, 2Face Idibia, Marques Houston, Snoop Dogg, John Legend, Femi Kuti, Lionel Richie, Rihanna, Shakira, Lucky Dube, Asa, Usher, Joe, Sean Paul, Diana Ross, Ciara and Method Man, to mention a few. Dare honed his skills at an early age, singing with several choirs, including the National Troupe of Nigeria Choir and then the Cathedral Choir.  In 2006 he released his debut album From Me 2 U through Storm Records. The album was laced with several hit singles, including ‘Fuji’ and ‘Escalade’. The album also included the song, ‘Original Naija’ which was used as the theme song for the first ever edition of Big Brother Nigeria. After a couple of years in the studio, he released his follow up album titled unDAREYted which earned him two nominations at the Hip Hop World Awards. He recently won the Soundcity Music Video Awards for Best R&B/Pop Video, Best R&B Nigerian Entertainment Award USA amongst others. In 2009 he won the Most Gifted R&B and Most Gifted Male award at the Channel O Music Video Awards. He released his third album titled DoubleDare in 2011.