Introduction
Morihanfen Oluwaseun Oluwabamidele (born 15 December 1989), popularly known as Sean Tizzle, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was formally signed to Sound Sultan's record label Naija Ninjas. He currently has a record deal with Difference Entertainment. He started working with D'Tunes, a record producer known for producing Iyanya's critically acclaimed song "Kukere".
Early life and music career
Early life
Sean Tizzle was born in 1989 into a family of five. He has three older siblings and one younger sibling. Although he was born in Ikeja, his family relocated to Ikorodu where he grew up. He is from a Christian home and attended the Command Secondary School, Ibadan, a boarding house. He later studied Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. He grew up in two major cities, (Lagos and Ibadan) in Nigeria. He started with a group called 3-Way Band. Initially he was a rap artiste but he changed after his discovering how good his voice was for singing and the inspiration. According to him he said he hustled his way out like every other upcoming artiste would before he got into the limelight. He once slept in a gate-man's house just to achieve some thing in his music career. He met his present boss D'Tunes in a studio in Ikorodu Lagos as a friend who is the owner of the Record Label he is currently signed to; Difference Entertainment in which brought him to stardom.
Breakthrough single
Sean Tizzle's debut single "Sho Lee" was released on February 22, 2013. The music video for "Sho Lee" was shot in lagos and directed by UNLIMITED L.A. under Difference Entertainment.
Endorsements
- Signed a multi-million endorsement deal with telecommunications company MTN in 2014.
- Barcadi Breezer Ambassador in 2014.
Management deal
- 715 Media Leakers
Educational background
Sean Tizzle attended Community Grammar School, Majidun, Ikorodu, Lagos and also began a diploma in theater arts at the University of Ibadan.
Notable performances
He has performed in several popular events, including:
- Etisalat (2014) (Easy Cliq Campus Tour)
- Ay Live (2013)
- Nokia Lumia Party (2013)
- Hennessy Artistry (2013)
- Star Music Trek (2014)
- First Bank
- UBA (All About You Debit MasterCard Launch)
- Sterling Bank (GetReadyFor Work) 2013
- Coko Bar Music Festival (London) 2013
- Nea Awards (New-York)
- African Social Awards Malaysia ASAM (Malaysia) 2013
- Felabration 2013
- GT Bank (End Of The Year Party 2013)
- Access Bank plc (End Of The Year Party 2013)
- Headies Awards 2013
- Lagos Count Down 2013
- Uk tour 2014 (6 cities)
- Uk tour 2015 (7 cities)
- Uk tour 2016 (10 cities)
- Tim Westwood
Discography
Singles
- Kilogbe
- Kilogbe Remix ft. Olamide & Reminisce
- Komole(Produced by Aje Filmworks)
- Mama Eh
- Boogie Down
- Sho Lee
- International Badman
- Abeg (2015)
- Kpata Kpata (2016) (As featured artiste)
- Perfect Gentleman
- Loke Loke (featured 9ice)
- Igi Orombo (featured Tiwa Savage)
- Abiamo
- Eruku Sa’ Ye Po
- Jalolo
- Like To Party
- Hit and Run (featuring Tory Lanez)
- Thank You
- Telephone man
- Roll up
- Dide
- Alhaji Abass
- Latin Lovers ft. Daxmpire
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Albums
- The Journey (2014)
- Moving Forward EP (2017)
Film and television
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
| 2014 | Dazzling Mirage | Supporting role | ||
| 2015 | Astray | Supporting role | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards ceremony | Award description(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Headies | Next Rated | Won |
| Producer of the Year (D'Tunes) | Won | ||
| African Social Awards | International Act Of The Year | Won | |
| 2014 | Caribbean African American Nations Award | Best New Musician Of The Year | Won |
| Nigeria Media Award | Next Rated Artiste | Won | |
| Nigerian Music Video Award | Best New Music Video (Sho Lee) | Won |