Bloody Civilian
about the artist
Born and raised in Nigeria, Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and singer Bloody Civilian is a genre-defying artist known for her storytelling and poetic lyricism. Her work empowers African art and history, drawing from her West African heritage and with influences from Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, and Tame Impala.
Bloody Civilian is noted for her singles "How To Kill A Man" and "Wake Up" featuring Rema, the latter featured on the Grammy-nominated "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack. She collaborated with Odumodublvck on "Blood on the Dance Floor," which topped the TurnTable Top 100 Songs chart in Nigeria, and charted in the UK…
MoreBorn and raised in Nigeria, Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and singer Bloody Civilian is a genre-defying artist known for her storytelling and poetic lyricism. Her work empowers African art and history, drawing from her West African heritage and with influences from Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi, and Tame Impala.
Bloody Civilian is noted for her singles "How To Kill A Man" and "Wake Up" featuring Rema, the latter featured on the Grammy-nominated "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" soundtrack. She collaborated with Odumodublvck on "Blood on the Dance Floor," which topped the TurnTable Top 100 Songs chart in Nigeria, and charted in the UK Afrobeats and Billboard's Afrobeats Songs charts.
Recognized by The Guardian Nigeria as a radical emerging artist and by NME as an essential artist for 2023, she is also featured on the soundtrack for the Bob Marley biopic "One Love."
In 2023, Bloody Civilian released "I Don't Like You" and "Escapism" from her debut EP "Anger Management," followed by "Mad Apology" and the sequel to her first EP, "Anger Management: At LEasT wE tRIED," both through Def Jam. She was also nominated for Rookie of the Year at The Headies, a prestigious Nigerian music awards show.