| 1 | 1 | | 23 LC 112 1723 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 7EX |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators James of the 35th, Jones of the 10th, McLaurin of the 14th, Seay of the 34th, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Harbison of the 15th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing and commending David Adedeji Adeleke; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | singer, songwriter, and record producer of Lagos, Nigeria, being born, raised, and a resident3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | of Atlanta, Georgia; and4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Davido has amassed more than 3 billion global streams and more than 1.55 |
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| 12 | 12 | | billion global video views across his 11-year career; and6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Davido owns one of the most successful independent labels in Africa; and7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Davido was awarded the Humanitarian Award of the Year and Digital Artiste8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | of the Year at the Headies Awards; and9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Davido further won Best African Act and Worldwide Act at the MTV EMA10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Awards, Best International Act at the BET Awards, Outstanding International Song at the11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | NAACP Image Awards, Best Male & Best Collaboration at the Trace Awards, and more; and12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | S. R. 7EX |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Davido has been nominated for three Grammy nominations for his recent |
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| 23 | 23 | | album, Timeless, and two singles, "Feel" and "Unavailable"; and14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Davido has the title of the longest-charting Nigerian and platinum RIAA15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | certification for a pop song in Billboard history for his hit single "Fall"; and16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Davido's Timeless album holds the prestigious title of being the biggest African17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | album in Apple Music history and has set a new benchmark for African artists; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Davido is the first African artist to sell out a headline show at the O2 Arena in19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | London in 2018, 2019, 2022, and soon again in 2024; and20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Davido has headlined concerts all over the world, including Malaysia, England,21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Suriname, Senegal, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Gabon, Ghana, Norway, Sweden, Djibouti,22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Haiti, and many others; and23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Davido has performed at Wireless, Made in America, Dreamville Festival,24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Roots Picnic, Power 105.1's Powerhouse in NYC, Summer Jam, Indigo Tour, One Music25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Festival, and more; and26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this distinguished artist be appropriately27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | honored for his accomplishments and contributions to the State of Georgia and the African28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | community.29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | recognize and commend David Adedeji Adeleke for his many outstanding artistic31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | accomplishments as well as extend best wishes for continued success.32 |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed |
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| 46 | 46 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to David Adedeji34 |
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| 47 | 47 | | Adeleke.35 |
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| 48 | 48 | | S. R. 7EX |
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