Niniola Apata (born 15th of December, in Ekiti State) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and performer. Prior to bagging a Bachelor of Education from the University of Lagos, Niniola had fallen in love with music as a child, Niniola released her debut single, Ibadi, in 2013. Ibadi became an instant massive hit across Nigeria and Africa.
Niniola went on to release chart-topping songs, racking up 45 award nominations and awards in the process. With well over 2 million streams on Spotify, Maradona reached No. 1 on the biggest charts in Africa including Metro FM (SA), MTV Base South, YFM and Beat FM 99.9 Nigeria, becoming the most played song on Radio in South Africa according to RadioMonitor SA.
In April 2018, This Is Me, was nominated for the Best African Artist Album at the South African Music Awards 2018. Subsequently in May, Niniola was nominatedfor Viewers’ Choice Best New International Act at the 18th edition of the BET Awards.