Timi Dakolo; R&B singer. Born on 20 January 1981 to a Nigerian father and a Ghanaian mother, Dakolo was raised by his grandmother, who died while he was in Lagos for Idols West Africa. He started singing in church at the age of 12. In 2003, he joined the singing group, Purple Love as a founding member. The group dominated the Port Harcourt music scene,…