Khaid
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Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon, known professionally as Khaid, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper currently signed to Neville Records. He rose to stardom with the release of the song "With You", after signing a record deal with Sydney Talker's Neville Records in 2022, which earned him his first chart entry on Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 single chart at number forty-eight on 14 February 2022. Khaid converted to Christianity after leaving Islam.
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- 0
Top works
- Girl on the ball, year 1999
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Ojo
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon (Khaid).jpg
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- date of birth
- 2004-12-10
- birth name
- Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon
- pseudonym
- Khaid
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- EPs
- As lead artist
- Accolades
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Sulaimon Shekoni Solomon, known professionally as Khaid, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and rapper currently signed to Neville Records. He rose to stardom with the release of the song "With You", after signing a record deal with Sydney Talker's Neville Records in 2022, which earned him his first chart entry on Nigeria TurnTable Top 50 single chart at number forty-eight on 14 February 2022. Khaid converted to Christianity after leaving Islam.
==Early life== Sulaimon Shekoni Abiola grew up in Shibiri-Ojo, and is from a family of ten. Sulaimon worked as a roadside mechanic in the street of Ojo fixing vehicles, to earn a living to support his family, and to be able to fund his music career.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khaid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.