Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael (born 19 December, 1994), also known as Zlatan Ibile, who is widely famous for his catchphrase, "Kapaichumarimarichopaco" is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter-Singer and dancer.[1] In 2014, Temidayo won the Airtel One Mic talent show held in Abeokuta, Ogun state.[2] Towards the end of 2018, Temidayo released a single titled "Zanku" with a new dance routine of the same name. "Zanku" means Zlatan Abeg No Kill Us.[3]
Career
Temidayo was born and raised in Lagos, he hails from Ekiti State.[4] Temidayo is a graduate of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,[5] with a higher national diploma in Business Administration.[6] He launched his musical career shortly after graduating from high school in 2011,[7] At the age of 19, he won Airtel's "One Mic Campus Tour" music competition in Abeokuta, Ogun state.[8] He first came into the Nigerian music scene in 2017 when he released a single titled "My body" where he featured Olamide.[9] The song went viral after a video of Davido dancing to the song surfaced on the internet. That also marked the beginning of his friendship with Davido.[10]
Temidayo further increased his popularity in 2018 with an appearance on "Able God", a hit song by Chinko Ekun which also featured Lil Kesh.[11] Shortly afterwards, he dropped a new song titled "Zanku" which was accompanied by a crazy new dance routine of the same name.[12] Towards the end of 2018, Temidayo closed the year with another song titled "Osanle" in which he featured Davido. [13] Temidayo started 2019 with the release of "Glory" before appearing on another hit single, "Killin dem" alongside Burna Boy.
Shortly afterwards, he was featured by Aristocrat-signed act, Ceeza Milli on a new song called "Flenjo". [14] He was also featured on Naira Marley's "Am I a Yahoo Boy" song.
On 26 July 2019, Zlatan Ibile announced that he signed an endorsement deal with carbonated soft drink manufacturer, Coca-cola. [15]