Call Her Dr. Tiwa Savage As She bags Doctorate Degree in the UK

Tiwatope Savage, better known as Tiwa Savage, is a multi-award-winning singer from Nigeria. Tiwa Savage’s alma mater, the University of Kent in the UK, has awarded her with an honorary doctorate.

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• Tiwa was awarded an honorary doctorate
• The doctorate was awarded from the University of Kent
• Tiwa Savage attended the institution to study Business Administration before music career

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The hip-hop sensation was photographed by the University of Kent when she collected the degree at Canterbury Cathedral on Friday, and the image was shared on the well-liked social media site, Twitter.

Congratulations, Dr. @TiwaSavage! was written beneath the picture. At Canterbury Cathedral this morning, [quotation name=’University of Kent’]”We’re super proud to have awarded the Queen of Afrobeats an honorary doctorate at Canterbury Cathedral this morning.”[/quotation]

The singer told the graduating class of 2022, [quotation name=’Tiwa Savage’]“I’m super proud and I want you to go out there, have fun and kill it. Be the best you that you can be because you truly deserve it.”[/quotation]

Trust us when we say you're going to want the sound on for this one! 🎶

Listen as Dr @TiwaSavage ends her graduation speech doing what she does best… #KentGrads #MadeInKent pic.twitter.com/vJqWK7R80L

— University of Kent (@UniKent) July 15, 2022

Tiwa Savage attended the institution to study Business Administration before beginning her great career in music.

Want to follow in her footsteps? @KBS_Kent would love to hear from you…👀 #JoinOurWorld

— University of Kent (@UniKent) July 15, 2022

Learn more about Tiwa Savage

Top Nigerian singer Tiwatope Savage was born in Ikeja, Lagos, on February 5, 1980. Tiwa’s parents had to move to London when she was 11 years old, and she accompanied them. At one point, Tiwa also resided in the United States of America.

She was a very active part of the orchestra band at her high school, where she played the trombone. Tiwa continued her studies after high school by enrolling in the University of Kent, where she studied Business Administration.

This black beauty has been performing professionally since roughly 2010, even though she didn’t begin singing in Nigeria until then.

Tiwa Savage’s career in music as a professional began when she was just 16 years old, providing background vocals for a variety of artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige, Andrea Bucelli, George Michel, Blu Chantell, and Chaka Chan. She competed in the X-Faxtor, UK in 2006 and advanced to the final 24 before being unceremoniously eliminated.

Tiwa Savage is not just a fantastic singer, but she is also an extremely talented songwriter who has contributed to the catalogues of many A-list performers, including Kat De Luna, Fantasia Barrino, Mya, Jacko, and Monica. She additionally contributed background vocals on Whitney Houston’s I Look to You album from 2009.

Her chart-topping smash single “Kele Kele” love marked her entrance into the Nigerian entertainment industry. It has been back-to-back hits for the attractive vocalist ever since she promptly followed with another hit song, “Love me.”

Tiwa Savage is renowned for her numerous collaborations with a number of well-known Nigerian musicians. She has a special way of fusing her distinctive voice and style into music to make it an instant smash; this talent has contributed to her status as one of the top choices for artists that need remixes and collaborations.

She has worked with a number of domestic and foreign celebrities, including Patoranking, Flavor N’abania, Waje, and many others. In addition to having her own entertainment company, 323 entertainments, she is contracted to Don Jazzy’s Mavin records.

Tiwa Savage has endorsement agreements with numerous businesses, such as Pepsi, Forte Oil, MTN, and Maggi. Additionally, she participates in a number of initiatives aimed at empowering young people.

Her boyfriend and manager Tunji Balogun, better known by his stage name Tee Billz, proposed to her in front of her friends and family who had gathered to celebrate her 33rd birthday in February 2013. The yellow and white diamond engagement ring was said to have cost roughly $3,000. Soon later, a wedding ceremony took place at The Ark in Lekki, Nigeria. A number of notable Nigerians, including Banky W, Femi Otedola, Don Jazzy, Davido, Rita Dominic, Lola Okoye, Toke Makinwa, Omawunmi, Iyanya, Agbani Darego, King Sunny Ade, Karen Igho, and the Mavin Crew, attended the event.

The Armani Hotel in Dubai then hosted their white wedding shortly after. Numerous Nigerian artists travelled all the way to Dubai to attend the glitzy celebration, so it was also well attended. The couple is currently due with their first child together, an artist.

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