What genre of music did Dr. Alban popularize?

Dr. Alban popularized Eurodance and reggae fusion with his debut album *Hello Afrika* (1990), which blended rhythmic music with electronic and reggae influences.

Where did Dr. Alban work as a dentist?

Dr. Alban practiced dentistry in Sweden, where he also pursued his music career.

What was Dr. Alban's first major album?

His first major album was *Hello Afrika* (1990), which helped establish him as a leading figure in Eurodance and dancehall music.

Which record labels was Dr. Alban associated with?

Dr. Alban was associated with Ariola and Bertelsmann Music Group, which played a role in distributing his music.

Dr. Alban

Nigerian-Swedish dentist, musician

Person human Q313366

Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: August 26, 1957
Place of birth: Enugu
Country of citizenship: Nigeria^[8]
Ethnic group: Igbo people^[9]
Occupation: record producer, dentist, singer, disc jockey, rapper
Notable work: Hello Afrika^[10]
Genre: Eurodance, reggae fusion, hip-hop, dancehall, reggae, ragga^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Official website: www.dralban.net^[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Swedish, Igbo^[28]^[29]^[30]
Academic degree: chemistry^[21]
Discography: Dr. Alban discography^[20]
Given name: Alban^[23]
Instrument: voice^[27]
Name in native language: Alban Uzoma Nwapa^[31]
Number of children: +2^[32]
P14750: 43EA-A94E-C987-1CF9-766F
Pseudonym: Dr. Alban^[24]
Record label: Ariola, Bertelsmann Music Group^[18]^[19]
Relative: Flora Nwapa^[26]
Residence: Stockholm^[22]
Social media followers: 584k (261k–584k, n=6)
Start of work period: 1980^[33]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 60

ISNI: 0000000105576808
VIAF cluster ID: 22301288
Library of Congress authority ID: no2006125463
GND ID: 134703014
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Doctor Alban msk-2.jpg ↗
AZLyrics.com artist ID: d/dralban
Acharts.co artist ID: dr_alban
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000203600
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 135261446
Billboard artist ID: dr-alban
DR music artist ID: 71194
Deezer artist ID: 999

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Described at URL: www.bingolottowiki.se
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134703014
Discogs artist ID: 43828
Europeana entity: agent/base/67424
Facebook username: dralbanofficial
Filmas.lv person ID: 2935
Freebase ID: /m/01v_nn7
GTAA ID: 94877
Genius artist ID: Dr-alban
Genius artist numeric ID: 332373
IFPI Austria artist ID: Dr.Alban, Dr. Alban
IMDb ID: nm0236561
IMVDb artist ID: dr.-alban
IdRef ID: 080785654
Instagram username: dralbanofficial
Jaxsta profile ID: f4924430-01ca-4b07-ad92-e89e14e305c9
KANTO ID: 000187788
Last.fm ID: Dr.+Alban
Laut.de artist ID: Dr.-Alban
Libris-URI: 0xbddbzj0dmx6bh
LyricsTranslate ID: dr-alban-lyrics.html
Munzinger Pop ID: 02000000467
MusicBrainz artist ID: 85a3072a-08eb-43a4-a57d-f7084503ee4c
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000018651
Myspace ID: dralban2006
NE.se ID: dr-alban
NL CR AUT ID: xx0102970
NLP ID: a0000002353082
National Library of Latvia ID: 000092889
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810588528105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1614981
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 102424373
Obálky knih ID: xx0102970
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID: 2416
Plex person key: 5d7768e123d5a3001f4f27a0
SELIBR ID: 184006
SNAC ARK ID: w6bz6xsb
SVKKL authority ID: p0086307-Dr-Alban-1957
SecondHandSongs artist ID: 52478
Songkick artist ID: 404421
Spotify artist ID: 6BkcAbUkfIBM4XudxieMq8
Tidal artist ID: 14243
Topic's main category: Category:Dr. Alban
Universal Music France artist ID: 20000037470
WhoSampled artist ID: Dr.-Alban
X (Twitter) username: dralbanofficial
YouTube channel ID: UCGnHduLWDKZr-LK7-U9ortA
ČSFD person ID: 149273

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🔗 Connections

Mb:performer of 14

Hello Afrika, Look Who’s Talking! The Album, One Love (The Album), Away from Home, Born in Africa, I Believe, Let the Beat Go On, Look Who's Talking +6 more

Mb:lyricist 8

It's My Life, It's My Life, Sing Hallelujah, Sing Hallelujah, No Coke, No Coke, Around The World, Around The World

Genre 6

hip-hop, reggae, Eurodance, dancehall, ragga, reggae fusion

← Performer 6

It's My Life, Sing Hallelujah, Hello Afrika, Look Who’s Talking! The Album, No Coke, One Love (The Album)

Occupation 5

singer, disc jockey, record producer, dentist, rapper

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, Swedish, Igbo

Mb:composer 2

Around The World, Around The World

Record label 2

Bertelsmann Music Group, Ariola

← Category combines topics 2

Category:Dr. Alban albums, Category:Dr. Alban songs

Academic degree 1

dentistry

Country of citizenship 1

Nigeria

Ethnic group 1

Igbo people

Given name 1

Alban

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Notable work 1

Hello Afrika

Participated in 1

Melodifestivalen 2014

Place of birth 1

Enugu

Relative 1

Flora Nwapa

Residence 1

Stockholm

Sex or gender 1

male

Topic's main category 1

Category:Dr. Alban

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Dr. Alban

← Lyricist 1

It's My Life

← Relative 1

Flora Nwapa

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Summary

Dr. Alban was born on August 26, 1957^[1], in Enugu^[2]. He has worked as a record producer^[3], dentist^[4], singer^[5], disc jockey^[6], and rapper^[7].

FAQs

Where was Dr. Alban born?

Dr. Alban's place of birth was Enugu^[2].

What did Dr. Alban do for work?

Dr. Alban worked as a record producer^[3], dentist^[4], singer^[5], disc jockey^[6], and rapper^[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Dr. Alban — place of birth (P19): Enugu. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Dr. Alban — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-18. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Dr. Alban — country of citizenship (P27): Nigeria. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Dr. Alban — occupation (P106): record producer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Dr. Alban — occupation (P106): dentist. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Dr. Alban — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Dr. Alban — occupation (P106): disc jockey. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Dr. Alban — occupation (P106): rapper. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): Eurodance. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): reggae fusion. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): hip-hop. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): dancehall. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): reggae. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Dr. Alban — genre (P136): ragga. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Dr. Alban — ethnic group (P172): Igbo people. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Dr. Alban — record label (P264): Ariola. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Dr. Alban — record label (P264): Bertelsmann Music Group. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Dr. Alban — discography (P358): Dr. Alban discography. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Dr. Alban — academic degree (P512): chemistry. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Dr. Alban — residence (P551): Stockholm. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Dr. Alban — date of birth (P569): August 26, 1957. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Dr. Alban — given name (P735): Alban. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Dr. Alban — pseudonym (P742): Dr. Alban. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Dr. Alban — notable work (P800): Hello Afrika. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Dr. Alban — official website (P856): http://www.dralban.net/. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Dr. Alban — relative (P1038): Flora Nwapa. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Dr. Alban — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Dr. Alban — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Dr. Alban — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Swedish. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Dr. Alban — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Igbo. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Dr. Alban — name in native language (P1559): Alban Uzoma Nwapa. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Dr. Alban — number of children (P1971): 2. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Dr. Alban — start of work period (P2031): 1980. wikidata.org.

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