Agada Blessed Obotu, better known by his stage name Berri Tiga, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who was born on October 10th, 2000. He is one of the country of Nigeria’s many emerging musical talents. Among other music charts, the song he recorded with Efe Carter once peaked at number one on Apple Music. After the release of Machala and the subsequent controversies around the song, he gained notoriety.
Early Life and Education
The 10th of October 2000 saw the birth of Berri Tiga in Nigeria’s Benue state. Prior to attending French Village International College in Badagry, Lagos State, where he earned a diploma in French, he completed his basic and secondary school in Benue State.
Career
In 2016, Berri Tiga started making music by covering well-known songs and sharing the finished product on social media. In 2021, he joined the Big Brother Management (BBR) Record Label after establishing a solid reputation for routinely creating the covers. After featuring on Efe Carter’s hit song Machala in 2022, he rose to fame. The well-known musician Wizkid was honored in the song.
Wizkid FC and other music lovers took to the song, making it viral. At number two on the TurnTable Nigeria Top 100, the song made its debut. Atop the Apple Music Nigeria Top 100 ranking, it is also. Additionally, pubs and public events have started to favor the tune.
However, in August, “Machala” was taken down from streaming services due to a dispute over who owned the music and how the earnings from it should be split. Social media users were informed of its removal, but it was later put back after the two artists came to an understanding.
His thoughts on working with artists like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Kizz Daniel, Davido, Dbanj, Rema, and a few more musicians were also expressed.
Personal Life
He is primarily focused on his music and there is no evidence of him being married or being in a relationship in public.
Controversy
Berri sparked a debate when he claimed in front of the public that he wrote “Machala” but wasn’t given the credit he merited. He announced this in a video on Instagram and said that the 70:30 royalty split had not been adhered to. Efe Carter offered to buy him out for 100,000 naira, he continued, instead of making him pay royalties.
When Tiga allegedly stated, “Hotkid get verse for Machala song, I personally told producer X to erase it since Berri cry give me say Hotkid go collect him shine for the song,” Efe Carter responded to Tiga’s assertion. You now say that you have a tune for Instagram,”
Discography
- Fire
- Jo
- Machala
- Nobody badder
- Angelina
- God
Berri Tiga Net Worth
His estimated net worth is unavailable.
