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Dareysteel
Dareysteel Radio interview in Amsterdam 2011
Dareysteel Radio interview in Amsterdam 2011
Background information
Born
Solomon Paul

Jesse, Delta State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1998–present
LabelLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain

Solomon Paul, known as Dareysteel (sometimes stylized as DareySteel) and also as Golongolo Master, is a Nigerian-born Spanish rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer.[1]

Early life

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He was born in Jesse, Delta State of Nigeria but is original root is Nanka in orumba north local government area in Anambra State, where is parents originated, Dareysteel lived in Nanka in Anambra State before moving to Seville Spain later becoming a Spanish national. He started out with music at age 12, but has made a living being a musician and a producer in Spain since 1998.[2]

Music career and success

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Dareysteel released his debut single on promotional Mixtapes selections in Madrid in 2003, but has gotten most attention for his single "Boom Boom", released in January 2014 in the US and several European countries, and appearing in several charts.[3] Dareysteel came into limelight following the release of his singles "Boom Boom", "Shake ya Booty", "Celebration", "Golongolo", and "Fly Higher", which received significant airplay.[2] The "Celebration" song video was featured on Top40-Charts.[4] Dareysteel has been described by Vanguard as "one of the world's most relevant singers".[5] Upon releasing the single "Celebration" from the album Unstoppable, he announced that he will donate 50% of the income from his album sales to various charity organizations "in support of the homeless people and motherless babies".[6]

In the first week of April 2015, Dareysteel released a new single, "Pump it Up", along with "Get Down on the Floor", "Hold On", "How Come", and "Murder",[7] in which he talks against violence, war, and crime in Africa and the rest of the world. Dareysteel album singles were featured on Charts in France Pure Charts the first week of the album release.[8][9]

In 2016, Dareysteel released the albums Unbreakable (March 2016) and Man of the Year (May 2016); both albums and songs were featured on Charts in France Pure Charts.[8] Dareysteel equally sees music as a powerful tool that can be used to fight injustice and bring about positive change to society.[10]

In the second week of July 2018, Dareysteel released the album, Untouchable.[11] On January 1, 2020, he released the singles "Invisible", "Mariana", and "I Love Your Body".[8] On January 2, 2021, he released the album Uplifted. Dareysteel was honoured with a special certificate of merit by the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain , His Execellency obed wadzani , this honour was bestowed upon him to celebrate his positive intellectual lyrics, massage of social change, and overall contributions to society through his music . [12][13] one of his most impactful tracks , HOW COME ; became anthem on the street of madrid spain in june 2020 during the Europe leg protest of the black lives matters movement [14] his consistent massage has earned him significant recognition from the communities he represent , the african community in spain honoured Dareysteel with a merit award in madrid spain describing him as one of the Afro-Spaniards singers who has concistently used music to fight against injustice and all forms of injustice, racial descrimination , a change maker and a role model with intellectual lyrics. the organisers stated [15] the Nigerian in diaspora community in seville spain presented him with a merit award , the organiser refers dareysteel as a noble musician who uses his lyrics to fight against injustice , crime against humanity [16] Dareysteel was honoured with a special recognition certificate of merit at a 2026 daylight annual leadership awards known as DALA in diaspora category , hosted by Daylight_(newspaper) the awards was bestowed upon him for constantly and consistently using his lyrics to fight social injustice and inequality all over the world , therefore he is a global role model , Ambassador extraodinaire and an entiring change agent for humanity , organisers stated . [17][18][19][20]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles

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TitleYearAlbumLabel
"Changes"2003DangerousDj Megamax Promotional Mixtapes
"Sexy Girl"2003DangerousDj Megamax Promotional Mixtapes
"Golongolo"2010DangerousLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Shake Ya Booty"2011DangerousLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"In The Club"2011DangerousLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Twelve in the Midnight"2012DangerousLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Fly Higher"2012DangerousLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Celebration" (radio edit)2014UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Boom Boom"2014UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"How Come"2015UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Get Down on the Floor"2015UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Hold On"2015UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Murder"2015UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Pump It Up"2015UnstoppableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Do it"2016UnbreakableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Money"2016UnbreakableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"My Girl"2016UnbreakableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Everything gonna be Alright"2016UnbreakableLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Give it to Me "2016Man of the YearLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Twerk it"2016Man of the YearLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Invisible"2020InvisibleLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"Mariana"2020MarianaLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain
"I love your body"2020i love your bodyLittle Seconds Entertainment Spain

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ NGOZI, EMEDOLIBE (13 May 2016). "Dareysteel man of the year album!". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 BRAIDE, DAMIETE (2 June 2014). "Dareysteel dazzles Europe with Boom Boom". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ OPEOLUWANI, AKINTAYO (9 July 2014). "Dareysteel Making Africa Proud in Europe!". Daily Times NG. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dareysteel -- Celebration -- (Official Video Clip)". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "music star dareysteel drops man year album  !". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dareysteel Officially Confirms His New Album Release". Seymour Herald Newspaper United States of America (requires registration). 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dareysteel | Waterloo Records". waterloorecords.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 "Dareysteel : tous les albums et les singles". www.chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ↑ OVWE, MEDEME (12 May 2016). "Dareysteel drops twin albums  !". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "dareysteel singer releases new album man of the year". Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Untouchable by Dareysteel, retrieved 2 January 2020
  12. ↑ https://thesun.ng/i-want-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-with-my-lyrics-dareysteel/ - sun newspaper
  13. ↑ https://www.daylightng.com/why-i-m-using-my-lyrics-to-fight-injustice-racism-dareysteel - daylight newspaper
  14. ↑ https://thenationonlineng.net/i-fight-social-injustice-with-my-lyrics-says-dareysteel/ - the nation newspaper
  15. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/05/i-want-to-impact-humanity-positively-with-my-lyrics-dareysteel/ - vanguard newspaper
  16. ↑ https://thesun.ng/i-want-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-with-my-lyrics-dareysteel/ - sun newspaper
  17. ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/06/dareysteel-honoured-with-2026-dala-special-recognition-award-for-diaspora-impact/ - vanguard newspaper
  18. ↑ https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerian-musician-dareysteel-receives-2026-diaspora-recognition-award/ . the nation newspaper
  19. ↑ https://www.daylightng.com/dareysteel-receives-dala-special-recognition-award . daylight newspaper
  20. ↑ https://thesun.ng/musician-dareysteel-wins-dala-award-for-promoting-african-music-in-the-diaspora/ - sun newspaper
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