Bella Alubo (bornMabel Oine Alubo, 9 August 1993) is aNigerian musician, alternative R&B, hip-hop singer and songwriter,[1] formerly signed under Tinny Entertainment alongsideYcee.[2][3]
In 2018, Alubo dropped a collaborative EP,Late Night Vibrations withYcee,[5] and a follow-up EP,Re-Bella, featuring BOJ,Victoria Kimani,Efya, andSho Madjozi. In 2019, she droppedSummer's OverEP featuringMr Eazi, and many more.[6] She dropped singles with Fasina andLady Donli.[7] In August 2019, she dropped "Agbani"'s remix, featuringZlatan Ibile.[8] She was nominated for the promising act to watch at the 2018Nigeria Entertainment Awards and listed among 2018 promising artists.[9] She has up to 20 million streams across various platforms. Bella eventually left Tinny Entertainment in September 2018.
In 2021, Alubo released her debut studio album titledBella Buffet and re-released her official singleLocation featuringNiniola in May 2022, under Benin City Entertainment.[10]
In 2022, Alubo signed to Benin City Entertainment label founded by Nigerian-American,Elliot Osagie.[11]
On 29 May 2022, Bella was enlisted by Red Hot Org, a majorHIV/AIDS organization, for a new project calledKele-le alongsideLady Donli, Tomi Owo,Mz Kiss, and Oshun .[15] The four-track EP, which translates to girlfriend in pidgin and unignorable sound in Swahili, not only shows the artists' talents but also brings them together for a similar objective.[16]