Artist Name
Dr. Alban

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Back to Basics (2008)	The Very Best of 1990-199 (2007)	Prescription (2000)
I believe (1997)	Born in Africa (1996)	Look Who's Talking! The A (1994)
One Love (1992)	Hello Afrika: The Album (1990)

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1 Male

Origin
Enugu, Nigeria

Genre
Euro Dance

Style
Rock/Pop

Mood
Good Natured

Born

1957

Active
---Present...

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Alternate Name
Alban Nwapa

Most Loved Tracks
3 users Dr. Alban - It's My Life
3 users Dr. Alban - Sing Hallelujah!
3 users Dr. Alban - No Coke
3 users Dr. Alban - One Love


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No Coke	Let the Beat Go On	Enemies
It's My Life	It's My Life	Away From Home
Born in Africa (Origin...	This Time I'm Free	Guess Who's Coming to ...

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Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born August 26, 1957), known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-born Swedish musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life". Dr. Alban was born as Alban Uzoma Nwapa into a middle-class family of 10 children in Oguta, Imo state, Nigeria. He had his secondary education at Christ The King College, Aba, Nigeria and spent most of his youth in his hometown Oguta. At age of 23, he traveled to Sweden to study dentistry. In order to be able to finance his studies, Dr. Alban became a DJ. He worked as a DJ at the Stockholm club Alphabet Street. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since Dr. Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable. DJ René couldn't help but notice him and so he was discovered. Alban finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice, keeping his disk jockeying as a lucrative sideline. In 1990, he met Denniz Pop from the SweMix label and together with Denniz and Rap-Queen Leila K, they released his first record, "Hello Africa". Alban Uzoma Nwapa took the stage name Dr. Alban, a nod to his dental studies. His debut album Hello Africa included hits like "Hello Africa" and "No Coke", both of which ended up being million-selling singles. The album itself was quite successful which earned Alban Gold-certification-awards in numerous markets including Germany (for sales of over 250,000 units), Austria (for sales of over 25,000 units) and Switzerland (for sales of over 25,000 units). One year later this success was surpassed by the second album One Love.


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