Nigerian Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, known as Davido, opened up about the striking resemblance between his newborn twin son and his late son, Ifeanyi, during an emotional interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music 1, aired on May 2, 2025. Davido described the similarity as “scary,” noting it feels as though Ifeanyi, who tragically drowned at age three in a swimming pool at the singer’s Lagos home on October 31, 2022, has “come back.” The loss, one of the darkest periods of Davido’s life, led him to step back from the spotlight, focusing on his wife, Chioma Rowland, and family. “That type of loss made me be like, ‘I’m out’. I’m just going to chill, take care of my wife and the family, and get my head right,” he shared.
The birth of twins—a boy and a girl—in October 2023 in the U.S. marked a turning point for Davido and Chioma, who privately married shortly after Ifeanyi’s death and held a grand wedding in June 2024. Davido attributed the twins’ arrival to divine intervention, stating, “To come back from that and be blessed with twins just shows that God is real.” The twin boy’s uncanny resemblance to Ifeanyi, both in appearance and behavior, has left the couple and their family stunned, with Davido noting, “It’s like literally him. We’re like, ‘No, it’s him.’” This sentiment was echoed in an earlier April 8, 2025, Breakfast Club interview, where he added that the boy “acts the same, everything he used to do, he does,” reinforcing the emotional connection.
The revelation has resonated deeply with fans, sparking widespread discussion on X. Posts like @tv3_ghana’s “My late son Ifeanyi came back through my twin boy” and @shegzedon’s “It’s Literally Him” captured the public’s emotional response, with users like @lindaikeji noting the resemblance feels like a divine sign. However, some, like a commenter on Linda Ikeji’s Blog, urged Davido to let the twin be his own person, stating, “Siblings look alike, they are separate, let him be himself without reference.” Others, per Gistlover, celebrated Davido’s resilience, with the singer himself crediting his 2023 album Timeless and collaborations with Chris Brown for helping him heal.
Davido’s journey reflects a profound narrative of grief and renewal, with the twins’ birth and his son’s resemblance to Ifeanyi offering solace. The couple’s focus on privacy, especially around the twins, contrasts with the public scrutiny following Ifeanyi’s death, which saw eight staff members questioned and two detained, per Al Jazeera. As Davido ventures into film production and plans a joint album with Brown, his story of faith and family continues to inspire, though debates persist about the emotional weight of comparing his twin son to Ifeanyi.
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