Dare Art Alade VS Timi Dakolo: Who’s the better R&B singer?

Dare Art Alade:
Dare Art Alade aka Dara is a multi-talented artiste and son of
late seasoned entertainer, Art Alade. A singer, songwriter and
entertainment consultant, Dare emerged third place at the
2004 edition of Project Fame Academy. Just like Timi, he
started his career in church and was once a member of the
National Troupe of Nigeria. As early as age 15, Dare was
already playing at high octane events in Lagos. A graduate of
Music from the University of Lagos, Dare once had a stint at
Cool FM. His debut album, From Me To You, featured hit
tracks like Fuji and Escalade. His track, Original Naija, was
adopted as the theme song for the maiden edition of Big
Brother Nigeria. He has won several awards to date.
Timi Dakolo:
Singer, songwriter and performer, Timi Dakolo hit limelight in
2007 after he emerged winner of the only edition of Idols West
Africa which was held in Lagos, Nigeria. Born in Accra, Ghana,
the indigene of Bayelsa State started his music career in
church at the age of 12 and lost his Ghanaian mother a year
later. In 2003, he joined the now defunct Purple Love, a
musical group. Dakolo ascribes his singing ability to his
grandmother, Ateni Dakolo, who raised him up in Rivers State.
The Iyawo Mi and Beautiful Nation singer, who has won
numerous awards, released his debut single, Let It Shine, in
2009. His debut album, Beautiful Noise, was released in 2011.
Dare Art Alade aka Dare and Timi Dakolo are unarguably two
top R&B acts in the Nigerian Music industry that lovers of
good music cannot ignore. With great voices and scintillating
stage craft, they have carved niches for themselves. Today,
the pair slug it out on Showdown as music pundits
determines which of them is the better R&B singer.
…And the people’s verdict:
It’s Dare –Oluchi Uzoegbu, student
Dare is my choice because he is a better R&B Singer
compared to Timi Dakolo. Dare has a better voice and is also
more popular among young people so as far as I’m
concerned, it is Dare.
I prefer Timi Dakolo –Jude Eze, entrepreneur
I prefer Timi Dakolo. He is a better R&B singer and he has a
finer voice texture compared to Dare. Moreover, he also sings
with more passion and energy than Dare.
Give it to Dare –Abeni Obileye, enterpreneur
Who is Timi Dakolo that you dare to compare him with Dare?
For all I care, Timi is just a budding artiste. Dare is far better!
Timi not Dare’s match! –Ebere Eziuche, student
It is acceptable to me that Dare and Timi Dakolo stand on top
of their games as successful R&B acts in Nigeria but it’s not
acceptable that they should be compared on any basis. It is
like comparing Chidinma to Tiwa Savage. That doesn’t mean
that Timi cannot be greater than Dare tomorrow, or that
Chidinma cannot surpass Tiwa in future but as we speak, Timi
is not Dare’s match!
They are both hardworking artistes –Sandra Elegbele, student
The only thing I have to say is that both artistes are hard-
working and their hard work will surely see them through. I
like both of them and they are highly celebrated within and
outside the country; their hard work will surely see them
through.
I’ll go for Timi Dakolo any day –Feyi Ibiola, undergraduate
I don’t need to think twice before voting for Timi Dakolo
because his voice and songs are usually touchy. And he sings
for all age brackets. So, if both artists were to file out for
formal voting, I will not think twice before voting for Timi and
I am certain that he will carry the day.
Dare is the bigger boy –Jimi Durosimi, civil servant
Timi Dakolo’s career no doubt could be said to be currently at
its peak and he is obviously enjoying every bit of it. But from
whatever angle you view both acts and as far as R&B is
concerned, Dare is the bigger boy in the industry; he is much
bigger than Timi Dakolo.
Timi Dakolo is hot! –Ademola Adebusoye, businessman
It is not news that Timi Dakolo is raving at the moment. What
is news is that he is one of the few artistes currently rejecting
deals on a regular basis due to clash of offers. He is busier
that Dare as we speak and that shows that Timi is more
popular than Dare, at least for now.
Dare is a bunch of talents –Bar Ken Ubadiuto
Dare is so endowed talent-wise that his versatility is breath-
taking. He is a bunch of talents, an all-rounder with a
difference. He is way above Timi Dakolo’s level.
They have great voices –Onyi Chikelumba, undergraduate
Both Dare and Timi have very rich voices and they are great
assets to the Nigerian music industry. One glitch about
comparing these artistes is that their pattern of music is not
the same. While Timi sings more of gospel, Dare is into
circular music. But what we cannot take away from them is
the fact that they both have great voices.