David Orobosa Omoregie (born 5 June 1998) is a British rapper, better known by his stage name Santan Dave or simply Dave. He is known for his socially conscious lyrics and wry humour.
In 2016, following the success of several songs, most notably the hit “Thiago Silva” featuring AJ Tracey, Dave released his first extended play album, Six Paths. That same year, Canadian rapper Drake debuted a remix of Dave’s song “Wanna Know” on OVO Sound Radio, featuring him.
In 2018, he won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song for his political song “Question Time”, which criticised the British government. In the same year, he released “Funky Friday” with Fredo, which was his first number one single on the UK Singles Chart and his first platinum-certified album.
In July 2021, Dave released his critically acclaimed second album, We’re All Alone in This Together, his second UK number one album.
Basic data
- Name: David Orobosa Omoregie
- Stage name: Dave
- Date of Birth: June 5, 1998
- Birthplace: London
- Occupation: Rapper
- Net worth: $1 million
- Relationship Efforts: Unknown
early life
David Orobosa Omoregie was born on June 5, 1998, in Angeltown, Brixton, south London, to Nigerian parents of the Edo ethnicity: Reverend Frank Omoregie and nurse Juliet Doris Omoregie.
He has two older brothers, Benjamin and Christopher, who are eight and five years younger, respectively. When Dave was a few months old, his father was deported back to Nigeria because of visa issues; he thought he was on a missionary visa, but was actually on a visitor visa. Fearing deportation, Dave’s mother was forced to take his brothers away, and they were unable to reunite with Dave for three months. At one point, the family was homeless and forced to live on buses in South London.
When Dave was seven, his family moved from nearby Brixton to Streatham in south London. At 11, he began writing rhymes while watching his brother rap at home. At 14, his mother gave him a keyboard as a Christmas present, and he taught himself to play the piano. When Dave was a teenager, his brothers were in prison. Dave’s brother Christopher was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of 18 years for his role in a gang murder under the Joint Offenders Act, and he remains in prison.
Then, when Dave was 15, his other brother, Benjamin, was sentenced to four years in prison for robbery; he was released in 2018.
Dave studied Law, Philosophy, Ethics, Design Excellence and Politics at St Mark’s College in Mitcham and Richmond upon Thames College in Twickenham. He was offered a place at De Montfort University in Leicester to read Law, but decided to focus more on music. Dave is also a keen supporter of Manchester United Football Club.
Profession
In May 2015, Dave performed his freestyle debut on the BL@CKBOX platform at the age of 16. In August 2016, Dave performed the song with AJ Tracey on the Eskimo Dance stage at Bestival, marking his first festival performance.
Dave released several non-album singles throughout 2017. The song “Samantha” by J Hus peaked at number 63 on the Official Singles Chart, becoming the third song of 2017 not to reach the top 40.
In January 2019, Dave collaborated with British rapper Headie One on the song “18Hunna”, which peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
His debut album, Psychodrama, was released on 8 March 2019, selling 26,390 copies in the UK in its first week and raking in 26.3 million streams, accounting for 79% of total sales.
On 23 July 2021, Dave released his second album, We’re All Alone in This Together. This is Dave’s second consecutive number one album and his first to top the UK Albums Chart. This is also Dave’s first album to top the Scottish and Irish Albums Charts.
Discography
- 100 Meters (2017)
- Black (2019)
- Clash (2021)
- Disaster (2019)
- Drama (2019)
- Funky Friday (2018)
- The Hangman(2018)
- Heart Attack (2021)
- In Fire(2021)
- Leslie (2019)
- Location (2019)
- Mercury (2021)
- Speechless(2017)
- Paper Cut (2019)
- Professor X (2019)
- Psycho(2019)
- Question Time (2017)
- Starlight (2022)
- Streatham (2019)
- Thiago Silva (2016)
- Titanium(2021)
- Verdansk (2021)
- Want to Know (2016)
- We Are All Alone(2021)
Album
- Psychodrama
- We are all alone
Personal life
Dave has never been public about his relationship, but fans have speculated about who he might be dating. After making a stunning appearance at the 2020 Brit Awards, he was photographed at the afterparty at The Scotch of St James nightclub in London with a woman named Eva. It turns out that Eva is just one of his close friends.
In April 2020, he posted multiple photos of Besmira wishing her a happy birthday. Naturally, people immediately assumed she was his girlfriend. However, he has never confirmed or refuted this.
net worth
According to an article in Capital Xtra, Dave’s net worth has reached $1 million.
Social Media
Dave is very popular on social media and has a huge fan following.
Instagram: @santandave
