Davido, popular Nigerian musician has revealed that his father, Dr Adedeji Adeleke, had worked at Burger King, a fast-food restaurant in the US.
The singer revealed this while speaking of his early inspirations during a performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk, a video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of Bob Boilen, ‘All Songs Considered’ host, in Washington.
Recounting his varsity days, Davido noted that his father had worked a restaurant job before he became wealthy.
“The inspiration for me has been my father, a Nigerian-American like me. He studied in the States. I studied there myself. I went to HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), a predominantly black college,” he said.
“My dad went to one as well. He used to work at Burger King. He was a manager at Burger King, and to become…”
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