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His films frequently move between intimate, observational moments and heightened visual environments, with music and contemporary African culture serving as recurring influences. His filmography includes Rema's "Calm Down," Wizkid featuring Tems' "Essence," Kizz Daniel's "Odo," Pheelz's "Finesse," Mavin's "Overdose," Oxlade's "Ku Lo Sa," Burna Boy's "Common Person," Patoranking's "Abule" and Bayanni's "Ta Ta Ta." Across his wider body of work, his music videos have accumulated more than 3 billion views. Dulsé has worked with African artists including Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Rema, Asake, Tiwa Savage, Patoranking, Kizz Daniel, Fireboy DML, Adekunle Gold, Omah Lay, Ayra Starr, Victony, Teni, Seyi Vibez and Fally Ipupa. His international collaborations include Future, Skepta and Jason Derulo. His work has received recognition at African and international music awards. He is an NAACP Image Awards winner and a Soul Train Music Awards nominee, and has won The Headies Best Music Video category twice for Davido's "1 Milli" and Rema's "Calm Down." His work has also received nominations and recognition from AFRIMMA and the Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. In addition to music videos, Dulsé has directed commercial projects for brands including Pepsi, Sprite, DStv, betPawa, Munch It and Havana Club.He is a co-founder of Priorgold Pictures, through which he works across music videos, advertising and narrative filmmaking.Across these formats, his work is characterized by an emphasis on emotion, human connection and the visual details of everyday life. He has described ordinary environments and situations as an important source of inspiration, using them alongside more constructed cinematic imagery to explore contemporary African life and culture.

• Name — Dulsé • Alias — DK • Birth Name — Aremu Olaiwola Qudus • Born — 13 November 1993 • Birthplace — Lagos, Nigeria • Years Active — 2018Present • Occupation — Filmmaker, music video director • Website — PriorgoldPictures.com/

Aremu Olaiwola Qudus was born on 13 November 1993, in Lagos State, Nigeria. Hails from Kwara State being born into a polygamous family. He choose to pursue a formal education in Creative Arts at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos.

Dulsé began his career as a music video director, working with artists in Nigeria and later expanding his directing credits to include international artists. His work has included music videos for Rema, Wizkid, Tems, Davido, Future, Skepta and Jason Derulo. Across his wider body of work, the videos he has directed have accumulated more than 3 billion views. Among his notable directing credits is Rema's "Calm Down", which has recorded more than 700 million views on YouTube. The original music video became the most-viewed Nigerian music video of all-time on YouTube and was ranked second among the most-viewed African music videos on YouTube. Dulsé also directed the video for Wizkid and Tems' "Essence", which has recorded more than 261 million views on YouTube. The video received a nomination for Video of the Year at the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards, while "Essence" won Outstanding Music Video at the NAACP Image Awards, Dulsé's work with Future marked one of his international directing credits and was followed by collaborations with other international artists, including Skepta and Jason Derulo. His work has earned recognition at several awards. He is a NAACP Image Awards winner and was nominated at the Soul Train Music Awards. In Nigeria, he is a two-time winner of The Headies award for Best Music Video, having received the award for Davido's "1 Milli" and Rema's "Calm Down".Dulsé has also directed commercial campaigns for brands including Pepsi, Sprite, DStv, betPawa, Munch It and Havana Club. Dulsé is also a co-founder of Priorgold Pictures, a production company involved in film and visual production.

• Title — Year — Artist(s) — Ref(s) Reference(s) • "Isabella" — 2017 — T-Classic • "Pareke" — 2018 — Teni • "Aiye" — Barry Jhay • "Rambo" — Dr Dolor feat. featuring Teni • "Case" — Teni • "Sensima" — Skiibii feat. Rekaado Banks • "Mo lowo" — L.A.X • "Necessary" — DRB lasgidi feat. Odunsi • "I Can't Kill Myself" — 2019 — Timaya • "Your Love" — Boj feat. Tiwa Savage • "Jealous" — Fireboy DML • "Monalisa Remix" — Lyta feat. Davido • "Eh Oh Ah" — SDK jay breeze • "Monalisa" — Lyta • "Nobody fine pass you" — T Classic • "Jogor" — Zlatan • "Big Engine" — Skiibii • "Promise" — Adekunle Gold feat. Simi • "Wonderful" — 2020 — Burna Boy • "Park Well" — Tiwa Savage feat. Davido • "Suzannah" — Sauti Sol • "Know You" — Ladipoe feat. Simi • "1 Milli" — Davido • "Abule" — Patoranking • "Pim Pim" — Dice Ailes • "Friday Feeling" — Fireboy DML • "As E Dey Go" — Naira Marley • "Insecure" — Sauti Sol • "Ase Se" — Barry Jhay • "Ojah" — C Natty • "Onyeka" — 2021 — Burna Boy • "Essence" — Wizkid feat. Tems • "Rollin" — Mist feat. Burna Boy • "One Shirt" — Ruger feat. D'Prince, Rema • "Love Dont Cost" — Magixx • "Ozumba Mbadiwe" — Reekado Banks • "Running" — Ladipoe feat. Fireboy DML • "Move" — Bad Boy Timz • "Bounce" — Rema • "Balon D'OR" — Burna Boy feat. Wizkid • "Beggie Beggie" — 2022 — Ayra Starr feat. Ckay • "Calm Down" — Rema • "Second Sermon" — Blacksheriff feat. Burna Boy • "Mercy" — Adekunle Gold • "Finesse" — Pheelz feat. BNXN • "Overloading (Overdose)" — Mavin All Star • "Woman" — Omah Lay • "Bounce" — BNXN feat. Wande Coal • "Somebody" — Diamond Platnumz • "Melody" — Diamond Platnumz feat. Jaywillz • "Ku Lo Sa" — Oxlade • "Roll On Me" — Evrywhr feat. Patoranking • "Cough(Odo)" — Kizz Daniel • "Common Person" — Burna Boy • "Holiday" — 2023 — Rema • "Money & Love" — Wizkid • "Party No Day Stop" — Adekunle Gold feat. Zinoleesky • "Blessings" — DJ Tunez feat. Wizkid, Gamba & Wande Coal • "Tatata Remix" — Bayanni feat. Jason Derulo • "Ogaranya" — Adekunle Gold • "Yo Fam" — Sarz feat. Crayon & Skrillex • "Ebelebe" — Wande Coal feat. Wizkid • "CBN" — Skiibii feat. Seyi Vibez, Reekado Banks, Teni, Mayorkun • "Babylon" — Victony feat. Patoranking • "Ngozi" — Crayon feat. Ayra Starr • "IDG" — Wizkid feat. Zlatan Ibile • "Diamonds" — Wizkid • "Fakosi" — Reekado Banks feat. Seyi Vibez • "Today" — Seyi Vibez • "Cana" — Seyi Vibez • "Benin Boys" — 2024 — Rema feat. Shallipopi • "Bundle By Bundle" — Burna Boy

• Year — Brand — Title • 2020 — DStv — Football Is Back • Festive • 2021 — Kellogg's — World's Number One • Havana Club — Skepta X Havana Club 2.0 • Munch iT — Non Stop Munch • 2024 — Pepsi feat. Young John — Big Big Things Remix • Sprite feat. Fireboy DML — My Story