Considering the undisputed fact that the acclaimed Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award, The HEADIES
! continuously thrives to recognize outstanding and laudable achievements in the Nigerian Music Industry in the past 10 years.
At the HEADIES, there lots of award categories that recognize
different works and endeavors of music artistes. One of such awards is
the highly competitive is NEXT RATED category.
Today i decided to compile a list of those who have won the Next Rated Award and have failed to make it big in the industry.
1: OverDoze 
Born
David Adoga
in Kaduna State (north side of Nigeria), Overdose or OD as he his
fondly called began loving music since the days of ‘Thriller’ by Michael
Jackson and ‘Candy girl’ from New Edition.Growing up with 6 siblings,
he went through primary and high school in the same town of his birth.
He worked as a radio DJ on local radio stations in the capital city Abuja and Jos.On the 17
th of
March, 2007, Overdose won the Next Rated Award and he’s yet to have a
hit single since then taking totally out of Limelight. he’s as good as
long forgotten as an artiste.
2: WandeCoal

(Born 18 October 1985), born as
Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe in Lagos Island,
Wande,
a.k.a. Captain Mushin [ @kingkun_], like most great musicians started
singing in the teenage choir at his church. He got his break in the
Nigerian entertainment industry as a dancer. He continued improving on
his vocals skills and got signed to Don Jazzy’s Mo’hits records in 2006.
He featured on D’banj’s
Rundown/Funk you up album on singles
such as “Loke”, “tonosibe” and “why me”. Being signed to Mo’ Hits
records he is also a member of the Mo’ Hits allstars and played a major
role in the released
CV (
Curriculum Vitae) album. His first single of the
CV album, “
Ololufe“, has been described as one of the greatest love songs ever written by a Nigerian.
Wande Coal later released his debut album ‘Mushin to Mo’Hits which was widely received across Nigeria, UK and the USA. On the 15
th of
March, 2008 at Planet One, Maryland, Lagos, the Next Rated winner was
Wande Coal and this time the “brand new car tradition” debuted. After he
departs mo’hits record to set up his own record label, “Black Diamond”.
After the release of his much anticipated album “Wanted” which has been
accepted on an average basis by his fans, he’s yet to make it back to
top limelight.
3: Omawunmi
Born: April 13, 1982 (age 33), Omawumi Megbele, known by her stage name Omawumi,
is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress of Itsekiri ethnicity, She
gained attention as the 2007 runner-up on West African Idols, a reality
TV show part of the Idols franchise. Her sophomore album, The Lasso of Truth, was reported to be a commercial success in Nigeria.
On May 16, 2009, at the Abuja International
Conference Centre, the first time the Headies was taken outside Lagos,
Omawumi won the Next Rated category and got a brand new car as well. The
Vocal power house singer is yet to make it back to Limelight as she has
been busy nursing children.
4: Skuki
Skuki is a Nigerian Afro hip hop duo composed of two brothers:
Tumininu Laolu-Oguniyi
and Atewologun Laolu-Ogunniyi. They are also known as Vavavoom and
Peeshaun.The brothers reunited in 1999 in preparation to start a music
career under the name “
Skuki“.
Their debut single, “Fire” stayed on the Africa Edition of the Channel O
Top 10 Chart for four months and was number one for four consecutive
weeks. Their singles “Stamina” featuring Mo’Cheddah and “Banger”
featuring DJ Zeez brought them awards and prominence. On the 29
th of May, 2010, the duo –
Skuki won the Next Rated category with a new car. They are yet to drop a hit single that won them the award ever since then.
5: Sean Tizzle
Morihanfen Oluwaseun Oluwabamidele, better known as
Sean Tizzle,
is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was formally signed to Sound
Sultan’s record label Naija Ninjas. 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 gateman’s house just achieve somethings 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 labelhe is currently
signed to Difference Entertainment in which brought him to stardom. The
2013 edition of The Headies was on the 26
th of October at Oriental Hotel where Sean Tizzle took the Next Rated award alongside his car prize.
He’s been an average Artiste since then, bringing him into this list.
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