Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- They've been heard across millions of streams, yet few listeners know their names.

A group of teenage girls from a Lagos secondary school is being formally introduced as the vocal backbone behind some of Afrobeats' most celebrated hits.

Damilola "Dapper" Akinwunmi, Founder and CEO of Dapper Music and Entertainment, has unveiled Giddy Girls, a five-member all-female vocal collective whose harmonies quietly powered Burna Boy's "Higher" and "Love", as well as TML Vibez's viral hit "Amiri".

The group, made up of Ifeoluwa Ayoola, Irene Aziba, Michelle Imafidon, Isabella Osayi, and Deborah Aleshinloye, is drawn from Chalcedony School, Lekki. There, they first began singing together during school rehearsals before finding ...