{"id":720,"date":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/davido-talks-balancing-fatherhood-and-career-credits-wife-chioma-rowland-for-being-his-backbone-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T15:18:20","slug":"davido-talks-balancing-fatherhood-and-career-credits-wife-chioma-rowland-for-being-his-backbone-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/08\/01\/davido-talks-balancing-fatherhood-and-career-credits-wife-chioma-rowland-for-being-his-backbone-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Davido Talks Balancing Fatherhood and Career, Credits Wife Chioma Rowland for Being His \u2018Backbone\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Afrobeats crooner welcomed three kids with his long-term love, Chioma Rowland, in addition to three other kids from previous relationships<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/APpxY9xNRoShzFWN93iY6dVWNsU=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/davido-chioma-rowland-073126-69242aaed4494dba8c5adf51a5ed9604.jpg\" alt=\"Davido and Chioma Rowland in Atlanta in November 2024Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage\" title=\"Davido and Chioma Rowland attends Davido and Friends Birthday Concert at State Farm Arena on November 21, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.\" \/><figcaption><i>Davido and Chioma Rowland in Atlanta in November 2024<br \/>Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Davido is opening up about life as a father of six<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Though his career demands lots of travel and time away from home, the musician tells PEOPLE he\u2019s able to balance it all thanks to the women in his life, especially wife Chioma Rowland<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>His latest studio album, <em>Oriad\u00e9<\/em>, dropped on July 31<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/davido-in-king-era-new-album-oriade-exclusive-12030653\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">Davido<\/a> is breathing rarefied air. Not just because he is one of the biggest Afrobeats musicians out right now, but because he is one of the few parents whose teenage kids actually think he\u2019s cool.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughters don\u2019t even recognize their moms when I\u2019m around. My kids love me so much,\u201d the singer raves to PEOPLE exclusively. \u201cEspecially my oldest daughters, my two older daughters, I had them when I was very young and they\u2019re at an age where their friends are big fans of me. I go and pick them from school in the Lamborghini and the Rolls-Royce with their friends and they feel cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old is a proud father of six, sharing three kids with wife Chioma Rowland, in addition to two older daughters, Aurora Imade and Hailey Veronica, as well as son Dawson, from previous relationships. Davido and Rowland\u2019s first son, David Ifeanyi, <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/singer-davido-son-3-dies-swimming-pool-drowning\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">sadly died in a drowning accident in 2022<\/a>, before they welcomed twins in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Settling down as a family man has naturally had an impact on the star\u2019s creative process. Where previous projects had a lot of people around, his new album, <em>Oriad\u00e9<\/em>, was made with a much smaller circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t in the studio with 100 people and it was different for me,\u201d he reveals. \u201cBeing in the studio with just me, the producer, the engineer and probably just one or two friends, because my studio now is in my house \u2014 my actual house where I live and my kids are there \u2014 making this album around family, there was a lot of love around and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/eBTvj3M_-Sm3TMwDbS-449hTrwA=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/davido-chioma-rowland-073126-1-e5616e5d109a4dc89ad4854d9375fdf1.jpg\" alt=\"Davido and Chioma RowlandCredit: Prince Williams\/WireImage\" title=\"Davido and Chioma Rowland backstage during Davido: The 5ive Alive Tour at State Farm Arena on November 20, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. \" \/><figcaption><i>Davido and Chioma Rowland<br \/>Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for what kind of father he is, he reveals that he and his kids keep an open line of communication. Not only do they download him on all the happenings of teen life, but he also gets to share in his travels with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughters talk to me about their crushes and I tell them how to move,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt feels good having daughters, having kids that are very aware about what their father is doing, seeing me doing legendary stuff. They come to my shows, they get on stage, they sing my records from the first day it comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And while fatherhood and parenting are priorities, he still has a career to upkeep. As one of the most in-demand artists right now, his days are filled with performances, press and travel. In the last year alone, he completed 42 dates on the <em>5ive<\/em> Alive Tour, spanning 12 countries across four continents. He made his Coachella debut in April and appeared on the official FIFA World Cup 2026 soundtrack album with the single \u201c<a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PNKtwNl6s0Y\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">No Place Like Home<\/a>\u201d alongside Major Lazer and Nelly Furtado.<\/p>\n<p>Even with their close relationship, however, Davido tries to make sure he separates family and work. The kids often don\u2019t frequent the studio when he\u2019s working because it inherently interferes with the whole process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy family goes first before anything, so it\u2019s really hard for me to give a 100% concentration in my creative process [if they\u2019re around],\u201d he explains. \u201cI like to separate the two parts of my life. But when it\u2019s time to go on tour, because obviously they love coming on tour with me, they come out to the shows and then yes, we celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, how does he go about striking a balance between being an active parent and a global superstar? He relies heavily on the help of his support system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShout out to [my kids\u2019] moms, man. Their moms do a good job of taking care of them when I have to go on the road,\u201d Davido tells PEOPLE. \u201cAnd even with the twins, my wife does an amazing job taking care of the house, taking care of the finances, and making sure everything is right. So I have a good backbone when I\u2019m not around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While they have been together for over a decade, Davido and Rowland got married in a traditional wedding in their hometown of Lagos, Nigeria in 2024. They then followed up with an extravagant white wedding in Miami last August. The pair have had their fair share of ups and downs, but the \u201cAye\u201d crooner maintains that Rowland is the glue that keeps it all together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a good partner, man. I feel like my wife is one of the major components of my life. Different things work for different people. Some people it\u2019s their best friend, some people it\u2019s their dad, some people it\u2019s their mom. You just always have that one person that just keeps you on track. And for me, that\u2019s my wife. Since we\u2019ve been married, my life has been balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Oriad\u00e9<\/em> is available on all streaming platforms now.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Afrobeats crooner welcomed three kids with his long-term love, Chioma Rowland, in addition to three other kids from previous relationships Davido and Chioma Rowland in Atlanta in November 2024Credit: Prince Williams\/WireImage NEED TO KNOW Davido is opening up about life as a father of six Though his career demands lots of travel and time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/720\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}