Bella Alubo (born Mabel Oine Alubo, 9 August 1993) is a
Nigerian musician, alternative R&B, hip-hop singer and songwriter,[1] formerly signed under Tinny Entertainment alongside
Ycee.[2][3]
Early life
Alubo hails from
Benue State, Nigeria, and was born and raised in the city of
Jos, she grew up as a poet which gifted her the ability to be a skilled songwriter.[4]
Career
In 2018, Alubo dropped a collaborative EP, Late Night Vibrations with
Ycee,[5] and a follow-up EP, Re-Bella, featuring BOJ,
Victoria Kimani,
Efya, and
Sho Madjozi. In 2019 she dropped summer over EP featuring
Mr Eazi, and many more.[6] She dropped singles with Fasina and
Lady Donli.[7] In August 2019 she dropped “Agbani” remix, featuring
Zlatan Ibile.[8] She was nominated for the promising act to watch at the 2018
Nigeria Entertainment Awards and listed among 2018 promising artists.[9] She has up to 20 million streams across various platforms. Bella eventually left Tinny Entertainment in September 2018.
In 2021, She released her debut studio album titled Bella Buffet and re-released her official single Location featuring
Niniola in May 2022, under Benin City Entertainment.[10]
In 2022 she signed to Benin City Entertainment label founded by Nigerian-American, Elliot Osagìe.[11]
In 2022, Bella was featured in a single by
The Notorious B.I.G titled G.O.A.T. alongside
Ty Dolla $ign and produced by Kayo and Elliot Osagìe.[12] The song contains Biggie's vocals from the
Life After Death hit "I Love The Dough," with
Jay-Z and
Angela Winbush, in which he spoke about his incredible lifestyle.[13][14]
On 29 May 2022, Bella was enlisted by Red Hot Org, a major
HIV/AIDS organization, for a new project called Kele-le alongside
Lady Donli, Tomi Owo,
Mz Kiss, and Oshun .[15]
The four-track EP, which translates to girlfriend in pidgin and unignorable sound in Swahili, not only shows the artists' talents but also brings them together for a similar objective.[16]