| Soundz | |
| Birth Name: | Samuel Idowu Oluwadarasimi |
| Birth Place: | Lagos |
| Origin: | Nigeria |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years Active: | 2022–present |
| Label: | AfroNext Entertainment |
Samuel Idowu Oluwadarasimi, better known by his stage name Soundz, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and record producer signed to AfroNext Entertainment.[1] He came into the music scene with an acclaimed extended play In The Rough, with the lead track "Attention" released in 2022. The song debuted at number 6 on TurnTable Afro-Pop Songs, and the extended play peaked at number 36 on TurnTable Top 50.[2] In November 2022, he ranked number 80 on TurnTable Artiste Top 100.[3]
In 2020, Soundz gain popularity as a record producer, singer, and songwriter; following the success of his song "Darasimi", which became popular on Triller Nigeria.[4] The song title "Darasimi" was taken from his last name Oluwadarasimi, and his production tag "Wicked" gained popularity. On 11 December 2020, he went on to release "Cinderella",[5] and the music video was released the following year on Apple Music.[6] On 10 February 2022, he released "Personal"[7] as the lead single off In The Rough, extended play.
On 27 July 2022, he released his first extended play In The Rough, which spawn a sleeper hit "Attention". However, it took four months for the song to gain mass popularity from TikTok and became a commercial success in Nigeria. On 24 October 2022, Soundz song "Attention" debuted on TurnTable Nigeria Top Afro-Pop Songs chart at number 6 and peaked at number 5 on 24 October.[8] On 23 November 2022, he released the music video for "Attention", through AfroNext Entertainment, and directed by Pink.[9]
On 26 December 2022, he told BellaNaija during their conversation about the creative process of his EP In The Rough; he says "I was going through a rough patch at the time, and I wanted my music to be a mirror of that, I wanted the world to feel how I felt, I titled the EP In The Rough because it signifies a person with so much unappreciated potential."[10] On 23 January 2023, Pan African Music listed Soundz among other Nigerian artists to watch in 2023.[11]
Soundz describes his style of music as Afropop, and RnB.[12]
| Ep details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | ||||
| In The Rough |
| 36 |
| Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | NG Afropop | UK | US | US Afrobeats | |||||
| "Darasimi" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Cinderella" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Personal" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | In The Rough | ||
| "Fever" (with. Fave) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | NG Afropop | UK | US | US Afrobeats | |||||
| "Drunk in Love"[13] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | I Am Laycon (The Original Soundtrack) | ||
| Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | NG Afropop | UK | US | US Afrobeats | |||||
| "Attention" | 2022 | — | 5 | — | — | — | In The Rough | ||