Fati Niger
Binta Labaran (professionally known as Fati Niger) is a Nigerien singer and actress who has earned the title "Gimbiyar Mawakan Hausa" (translated to "Princess of Hausa music"). She was born and bought up in Maradi, Niger where she had her Quranic education before moving to Nigeria to pursue her singing career. Fati Niger has produced 4 albums with over 500 songs to her credit. She is from the Hausa ethnic group.[1][2][3]
Fati Niger | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Fati Binta Mohammed Labaran |
| Also known as | Gimbiyar Mawakan Hausa |
| Origin | Maradi, Niger |
| Genres | Hausa music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
Early life and career
Fati Niger was born and bought up in Maradi, Republic of Niger. Growing up, she has always had a passion in singing especially traditional hausa songs which are mostly sang during a full moon nights among the youngsters in Hausa Villages.
After visiting her sister in 2004 in Nigeria, she discovered a thriving music industry in the city of Kano. There, she sought her sister's advice and consent before recording her first song at the studio of Ali Baba in the city in of Kano.[4]
Discography
Fati has produced 4 albums and over 500 songs. She has also appeared in various Hausa Kannywood movies.[5][6]
References
- Why I’m still single – Fati Niger, Blueprint, 2016, retrieved May 18, 2021
- Fati Niger: An Exotic Songbird From Niger Rep., Daily Trust, 2011, retrieved May 18, 2021
- 5 Kannywood Divas That Are Not Nigerians, Daily Trust, 2021, retrieved May 17, 2021
- History of Kannywood female singer, Fati Niger and her Net worth, Hausa Today, 2017, retrieved May 18, 2021
- Yadda aka yi na zo Najeriya har na fara waka – Fati Nijar, BBC Hausa, 2020, retrieved May 18, 2021
- WHO partners with Fati Niger, popular Nigerian-based singer, to create awareness on cholera, meningitis and Lassa fever prevention, Afro.who, 2018