Which Nigerian has won a Grammy?

Nigeria artist with Grammy award is a long list containing some of the most accomplished, famous and best-selling Nigerian singers of all time.

Fast-rising global superstar, Nigerian singer Tems, won her first Grammy awards the night of Sunday, February 5th 2023 during the 65th Annual Grammy awards, held at the Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, California.

Naturally, the question is quickly being asked about the highest Grammy award winner from Nigeria?

So who has the most Grammy awards from Nigeria? All these questions would be answered in our article.

Nigeria Artist with Grammy Awards

Unlike many other African countries which still struggle to produce Grammy winners, Nigeria has produced quite an impressive list of artists to have won the Grammys.

Whilst many Nigeria artist have been nominated multiple times for Grammy awards, the list of those who have actually won is far shorter.The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from Nigeria

Artists who received nominations for their original work
Year Category Work Artist Result
1984 Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording Syncro System King Sunny Adé Nominated
1998 Best World Music Album Love Drum Talk Babatunde Olatunji Nominated
1999 Odu King Sunny Adé Nominated
2002 Best Pop Vocal Album Lovers Rock Sade (singer) Won
2003 Best World Music Album Fight to Win Femi Kuti  Nominated
2010 Best Contemporary World Music Album Day by Day Femi Kuti Nominated
2012 Best World Music Album Africa for Africa Femi Kuti Nominated
2014 No Place for My Dream Femi Kuti Nominated
2019 Best World Music Album Black Times Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Nominated
2020 African Giant Burna Boy Nominated
2021 Twice as Tall Burna Boy  Won
2022 Best Global Music Album Made in Lagos Deluxe Edition Wizkid Nominated
Legacy + Femi Kuti & Made Kuti Nominated
Best Global Music Performance “Essence” Wizkid featuring Tems Nominated
“Pà Pá Pà” Femi Kuti Nominated
2023 “Last Last” Burna Boy Nominated
Best Global Music Album Love Damini Nominated
Artists who received nominations as a featured artist

Year Category Foreign work and artist Nigerian act Result
1991 Best World Music Album Planet Drum Babatunde Olatunji Won
2009 Best Contemporary World Music Album Global Drum Project by Various artists Sikiru Adepoju Won
2015 Album of the Year Beyoncé by Beyoncé Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nominated
2017 Views by Drake Wizkid Nominated
Best Dance Recording “Rinse & Repeat” by Riton Kah-Lo Nominated
2021 Best Music Video “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyonce, Saint Jhn & Wizkid featuring Blue Ivy Carter Wizkid Won
2022 Best Global Music Performance “Do Yourself” by Angélique Kidjo featuring Burna Boy Burna Boy Nominated
Album of the Year Justice Triple Chucks Deluxe by Justin Bieber] Burna Boy Nominated
2023 Best Rap Song “Wait For U” by Future featuring Drake and Tems Tems Nominated
Best Melodic Rap Performance Won
Album of the Year Renaissance by Beyoncé Nominated