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Timeline
7 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: The Acoustic EP
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography134 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1370252159
Biography
Ikechukwu Eric Ahiauzu (born 6 January 1989) better known as Ric Hassani, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and musician born in Port Harcourt.
Education
Hassani graduated from Covenant University in Nigeria. He attended the University of Surrey, where he earned a Master's degree in Energy Economics.
Career
Hassani released his debut album The African Gentleman
The African GentlemanSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Gentleman2:582Police3:143Sing3:254Believe4:015Number One4:096Marry You3:417Beautiful to Me3:428Sweet Mother3:289Oge Na Ga3:4210Only You3:4111As Long as You Love Me4:06 in 2016. He is said to have a dress style that is influenced by his self-acclaimed stance as a gentleman. In April 2023, he released on the same day, his first set of official singles of the year, "Amina" and "The One".
In April, 2024 Ric Hassani was announced as one of the judges for Nigerian Idol S9 alongside Omawumi and 9ice.
Studio albums
The African Gentleman (2016)
The Prince I Became (2021)
Afro Love (2023)
Hassani Workout (2024)
Lagos Lover Boy (2025)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 5 studio albums)
Albums · 5
2017 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 11 tracks · 40:07
1Gentleman2:582Police3:143Sing3:254Believe4:015Number One4:096Marry You3:417Beautiful to Me3:428Sweet Mother3:289Oge Na Ga3:4210Only You3:4111As Long as You Love Me4:062021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 54:33
1Everything4:052Body Conversation2:403You're My Baby2:254My Kind of Woman3:195Thunder Fire You3:006Angel3:177My Only Baby2:348A Little Bird Told Me (Interlude)1:329All My Love4:0810Do Lai Dat2:5011Rising Sun3:2612Mine Forever3:5213When I'm Gone3:4214Rain3:2515Victory Belongs to Jesus5:0716Samuel's Prayer - Interlude1:2317Korèdé3:482023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 41:22
1I.G.D.T (I Go Dey There)2:442Ngozi3:443For Instance3:254Oshé Mama2:195For Life2:266Angel Of My Life3:067I.L.U (I love You)2:418Kaku - Late2:169Confidence2:4210Call on Me2:4011Love Again2:5212Ayiba2:3513Catch Cruise2:5814I'm Falling In Love2:0915Amina (Bonus)2:452024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 52:20
1You Ready?5:142No Pain, No Gain5:143Ghana Mama5:144Amapiano Body5:145Agbada Party5:146Can't Stop Now5:147Yenco!5:148No Fit Give Up5:149I Know You Can Do It5:1410Final Power5:142025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 56:21
1Intro (Lagos Lover Boy)1:402Wickedness1:553Moving Train (Isọkụsọ)3:114Love Of My Life (Interlude)1:305You Too Dey Lie2:516Moving On2:437Falling2:598Adamma, Asanwa, Asampete3:559Holy Matrimony2:3510My Cherry3:21114x2x162:3812Island Boy (Interlude)1:4213Island Boy2:0214Canopy3:0415Sisemi2:3316Obara Jesus3:0417Best of Me2:3818Love & Romance II3:1619Lagos Lover Pledge (Interlude)1:0020For You2:3821Tuale5:06
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Acoustic EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 20:371Joy3:58 2Stay4:56 3Lead Me Home4:09 4Love Me3:39 5Depression3:55 | 1 November 2015 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Only YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:461Only You3:46 | 31 August 2017 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ric Hassani head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 5 | 84.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 10 | 26.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ric_Hassani_at_LOS.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4d475f90-b106-4267-8af3-cdc291b2e1ebdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4d475f90-b106-4267-8af3-cdc291b2e1ebcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55584913seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Hassanibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_Hassani
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Nigerian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Casperntilo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q55584913 · MusicBrainz: 4d475f90-b106-4267-8af3-cdc291b2e1eb
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