Dr. Alban (born Alban Nwapa, August 26, 1957 in Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a  . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Dr. Alban (born Alban Nwapa, August 26, 1957 in Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life". Alban Uzoma Nwapa was born into a middle class family of 10 children in Oguta, Imo state Nigeria. He had his secondary education at Christ The King College, Aba, Nigeria. He spent most of his youth in his hometown Oguta. His father was a dentist. He grew up listening to Fela Kuti and James Brown. At age 23, he travelled to Sweden to study dentistry. In order to be able to finance his studies, Nwapa started making music. He worked as a DJ in the Stockholm club 'Alphabet Street'. Very quickly his name became widely known, especially since Alban often sang to the records he put on the turntable. DJ René couldn't help but notice him and so he was discovered. Alban finished his studies and even opened his own dentistry practice, keeping his disk jockeying as a lucrative sideline.

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