The Headies Award for Best Vocal Performance (Male)

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The Headies Award for Best Vocal Performance (Male)
Awarded forIndividual Male Artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album
CountryNigeria
Presented by Hip Hop World Magazine
First awarded2006
Last awarded2019
Website theheadies.com

The Headies Award for Best Vocal Performance (Male) is an award presented at The Headies, a ceremony that was established in 2006 and originally called the Hip Hop World Awards. [note 1] [1] First presented to Faze in 2006, the category is one of six categories not open to public voting. [2] [3]

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Recipients

Best Vocal Performance (Male)
YearNomineesResult
2020 [4] Praiz – "Under the sky"Won
Wurld – "Ghost Town"Nominated
Chike – "Forgive"Nominated
Cobhams – "We plenti"Nominated
Nonso Amadi – "What makes you sure"Nominated
Johnny Drille – "Count on you"Nominated
2019 [5] Wurld – "Wishes and Butterflies"Won
Nonso Bassey – "411"Nominated
Johnny Drille – "Finding Efe"Nominated
Funbi – "Serenade"Nominated
Tay Iwar – "Utero"Nominated
2018 [6] Praiz – "Folashade"Won
Faze – "Perfect Woman"Nominated
Johnny Drille – "Romeo & Juliet"Nominated
Nonso Amadi – "Tonight"Nominated
Banky W. – "Love You Baby"Nominated
2016 [7] [8] Shaydee – "Smile"Won
Brymo – "Something Good is Happening"Nominated
Darey – "Pray for Me" (featuring Soweto Gospel Choir)Nominated
Wande Coal – "Super Woman"Nominated
Ric Hassani – "Gentleman"Nominated
2015 [9] Timi Dakolo – "Wish Me Well"Won
Bez – "There's a Fire"Nominated
Cobhams Asuquo – "Do The Right Thing"Nominated
Shaydee – "High"Nominated
Praiz – "If I Fall"Nominated
2014 [10] Timi Dakolo – "Iyawo Mi"Won
Oritse Femi – "Double Wahala"Nominated
Nosa – "Why You Love Me"Nominated
Cobhams Asuquo – "Ordinary People"Nominated
2013 [11] [12] Praiz – "Rich & Famous"Won
Ese Peters – "Omote"Nominated
Capital Femi – "Don’t Let Go"Nominated
Banky W. – "Yes/No"Nominated
2012 [13] [14] Wande Coal – "Private Trips"Won
Banky W. – "Low Key"Nominated
Praiz – "I Love You"Nominated
Brymo – "Ara"Nominated
Bez – "Stupid Song"Nominated
2011 [15] [16] Capital Femi - "Money Money Money"Won
Darey – "The Way You Are"Nominated
Bez – "More You"Nominated
Timi Dakolo – "There Is A Cry"Nominated
2010 Darey – "No Stars"Won
Banky W. – "Strong Ting"Nominated
Wande Coal – "Banana"Nominated
GT the Guitarman – "Kinimatise"Nominated
Timi Dakolo – "Heaven Please"Nominated
2009 [17] [18] Banky W. – "Don't Break My Heart"Won
Darey – "Not the Girl"Nominated
Etcetera – "Michelle"Nominated
Wande Coal – "Taboo"Nominated
2008 [19] 9ice - "Ruggedy Baba"Won
2face Idibia – "Stylee"Nominated
Wande Coal – "Ololufe"Nominated
Faze – "Someone like You"Nominated
2007 Obiwon - "Onyinye"Won
Paul Play – "Forever" and "Angel of My Life"Nominated
Silver – "Lala"Nominated
OJB Jezreel – "Searching"Nominated
Soul E – "Soul E Baba"Nominated
2006 Faze – "Faze Alone"Won


Category records

Most wins

Rank1st2nd
Artist Timi Dakolo
Praiz
Banky W.
Faze
Darey
Wande Coal
9ice
Obiwon
Capital Femi
Shaydee
Wurld
Total wins2 Wins1 win

Most nominations

Rank1st2nd3rd4th
Artist Wande Coal
Banky W.
Darey
Timi Dakolo
Praiz
Bez
Faze
Cobhams Asuquo
Capital Femi
Brymo
Shaydee
Johnny Drille
Total noms5 nominations4 nominations3 nominations2 nominations

Notes

  1. The nominees for the 2006 edition are not included in the Recipients table because they are not available.

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