Love link act, sensational singer & vocalist, El Nelly is rated third on the list. He has a very successful year as this is the first time he's been rated on in the list.

He kicked start 2018 with am amazing love 'Jala Princess' which gained acceptance from both the young and the married class and it became a slogan for lovers within the state.
 He was featured on YOLO by M.J alongside Jbinx, Scardii B. He did the chorus in the hit single 'Echo' where Yerimz featured him and oluwole.

He did his pre album launch 'Evening with El Nelly' (EWE). He crowned the year with another master piece 'Nike'.
He won KEMA Award.