Hadiza Blell professionally known as Di’Ja or Aphrodija is a Sierra Leonean-Nigerian singer, song-writer visual artist, and humanitarian. She began her career in 2008 in Canada before coming to Nigeria. In Nigeria, she signed under the Mavin Records and has produced amazing songs including Awww, a song that was positively received by Nigerians.
Apparently, Di’Ja has distinguished herself with her amazing voice and ever beautiful appearance that dazzles her fan.
Di’Ja Biography
Hadiza Salma Blell was born on August 14 in Kaduna. She was born to a Sierra Leonean and Lebanese father and a Nigerian born mother. So, she is a multilinguist and have lived in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, United States, and Canada. Also, she has a degree in Biology and Psychology. After earning a degree, she has gone on to fulfill her career goal in music, art and philosophy.
Di’JaMusic Career
Di’ja began her music career in 2008. The same year, she released her first single titled Rock Steady. The song earned her a nomination for the Canadian Radio Music Award in 2009.
Also, in 2008, Di’ja participated in a competition against hundreds of participants. And her performance earned her a Beat Music Award in 2008. It also earned her a production deal with the international outfit, RockSTAR Music Corporation. Then, later in 2012, she released other songs; Dan’Iska (Rudebwoy), and Hold On (Ba Damuwa) e.t.c.
Later, she met Don Jazzy, and after undergoing training, she was officially endorsed into the Mavin Records in 2014. To mark this endorsement, she released an official single titled Yaro (2014).
Also, in 2014, she released Awww, a song widely received with lots of airplays on media. Subsequently, Di’ja collaborated with other acts of the label and together they released songs like Adaobi, Dorobucci, e.t.c Till date, Di’ja has remained under the label and has released several songs including an EP, Aphrodija.
The Music diva got married to her lover, Rotimi Olo in 2015
and the union is blessed with children.
Aphrodija Ep
Di’ja released an Extended Play in December, 2017. The EP has 7 tracks and it featured fellow label mate, Reekado Banks and Tiwa Savage as guest artistes. The songs include; Ordinary Day, The Way You Are (Gbadun You), My Lover, Yeye,Abi Na Jazz,Save Me and Something New.
Songs
- Rock Steady, 2008
- Private Show, 2010
- How Can We Be Friends? 2012
- Dan’Iska (Rudebwoy), 2013
- Hold On (Ba Damuwa), 2013
- Yaro, 2014
- Dorobucci with Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Dr SID,
D’Prince, Reekado Banks and Korede Bello, 2014 - Awww, 2014
- Adaobi with Reekado Banks, Korede Bello and Don
Jazzy, 2014 - Arise with Don Jazzy, Reekado Banks, 2014
- Looku Looku with Korede Bello, Reekado Banks, Tiwa
Savage, Dr SID, 2015 - Amen, 2015
- Take Kiss, 2016
- Falling For You, 2016
- Air, 2017
- Oh Radio, 2017
- The Way You Are, ft Tiwa Savage, 2017
- Ordinary Day, 2017
- Something New, 2017
- Save Me, 2017
- Yeye, 2017
- Wan Chop, 2017
- My Lover ft Reekado Banks, 2017
- Games, 2018
- Tavo Akyse, 2018
- Baby, 2019
- Omotena, 2019
- Te Amo, 2019
- Mr Bob, 2019
- Wuta, 2019
Award And Recognition
In 2019, Di’ja was awarded by the Nigerian Red Cross Society for her humanitarian service under the ichange Foundation. She has also been nominated for some awards but few of the awards she currently own include;
- Best New Artiste, Beat Music Awards, London, 2008
- Humanitarian Award, Nigerian Red Cross Society, 2019
Di’Ja Net Worth
According to Constative.com, Di’Ja’s net worth is estimated at $400,000. She is an ambassador of Globacom. In 2015, she joined other Glo ambassadors like Flavour, Funke Akindele, Omawunmi, Patience Ozokwor, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Nelson and others.
Di’Ja Quotes
“Give your people light and you will see wonders.”
“If you believe looks can be deceiving then you should also
believe that some people can look good even in their bad times.”
“Nothing is more beautiful than sharing your culture with the world.”
“Some people will make you wish you never asked for a favour!
If you never meant it, you should never have done it!”
“Everything we do affects everything around us, which
eventually comes right back at you.”
“The first step to not being afraid, is acting like you are
not afraid.”
“Fashion I believe is what you feel looks good on you. It
comes from how you feel in the inside.”
“…Most times how others feel about you, or how you should be, comes from their own insecurities. Be comfortable, be You!”
“There is no one standard of beauty regardless of what the
media tells you.”
“…Mental wellness is so important to a person’s existence;
it is where all begins and all can end.”
“Not everyone will believe in your vision. The beauty is what
everyone has to see.”
“Open your heart to the world and be as honest as you can
be. If they don’t understand that’s also fine.”
“Magic happens when you stay quiet for a minute. Talk too
much and you just might lose it.”
“Because life is about the love you make, together, we make our favourite people.”