Sid is a nickname originating from the name Sidney or Siddharth, though it is also used for people with other given names. sid or Sid also may refer to:

People[link]

• Sid (band), Japanese rock band
• Sid Caesar, actor and comedian
• Sid Eudy, professional wrestler known as "Sycho" Sid Vicious/Justice
• Sid Field, English comedy entertainer
• Sid Gordon, American major league baseball All Star player
• Sid Hartman, columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Sid James, South African-born English film and television actor
• Sid Luckman, American Hall of Fame NFL football player
• Sid Meier, game developer, famous for his Civilization series
• Sid Terris ("Ghost of the Ghetto"), American lightweight boxer
• Sid Vicious, English punk rock musician, once a member of the Sex Pistols
• Sid Wilson, turntablist for the musical group Slipknot
• Syd Barrett, English progressive rock musician, founding member of Pink Floyd
• El Cid, Castilian nobleman

Fictional characters[link]

• Sid or Cid, recurring character in the Final Fantasy series
• Sid, archetypal small investor used to promote the privatisation of British Gas plc
• Sid (Ice Age), a goofy ground sloth in the animation movies Ice Age, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown and Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
• Sid Barett, a teacher in Soul Eater
• Sid Dabster, character in the Web comic User Friendly
• Sid Jenkins, character in the British series Skins, played by Mike Bailey
• Sid Phillips, The antagonist in the animation movie Toy Story
• Sid the Dummy, demon-hunter trapped in the body of a puppet in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Sid the Science Kid, main character of the children's show Sid the Science Kid
• Sid the Sexist, character in the comic book Viz
• Sid Snot, ageing biker, one of the characters portrayed by Kenny Everett
• Sid the Cussing Rabbit, a puppet on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Geography[link]

• Šid, town in northwestern Serbia in the province of Vojvodina
• Šíd, village in Slovakia
• River Sid, a river in Devon, England that flows into the English Channel at Sidmouth
• Síd, a common term for a fairy mound in Irish literature and folklore.

Computing[link]

• Security Identifier used in Microsoft Windows NT networks to identify subjects such as users, computers and groups.
• SID, The MOS Technology SID (Sound Interface Device), the soundchip found in the Commodore 64 home computer
• sid, codename for the unstable development version of Debian, a Linux distribution
• sid is also a file format used by^[1]

• Audio File of Commodore 64
• Backup of a Steam (software) playgame
• MrSID, a compressed image file of LizardTech MrSID Image

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.fileinfo.com/extension/sid

See also[link]

• SID
• Syd
• SYD
• Siddhartha
• Cid
• CID
• Cyd
• CYD

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Sidney Onoriode Esiri (born on May 1, 1980 in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria), known commonly as, Dr SID is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and Dentist, who is originally from Delta state, but was raised in Lagos. His mother a successful fashion designer and his father the legendary actor Justus Esiri^[1][2] who is a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), and famous for his role as the Village Headmaster a Nigerian sitcom popular in the 1980s. The second child of 4 children from an early age he had his heart set on becoming an entertainer. However his life took a different course graduating from the Nigerian Air force Secondary school^[3] ikeja, SID went on to the University of Ibadan^[4] (UI) to study Dental Surgery, During his school years his flair for entertainment could not be hidden as he took part in school plays, dance competitions and concerts winning numerous awards along the way.

Career[link]

1999[link]

Dr SID signed on to a fresh new record label Trybe Records (who released the Nigerian hip hop group Trybesmen) as a choreographer. He would spend the next three years touring as a backup dancer for the Trybesmen.

2002[link]

Dr SID got his chance in front of the mic, when he was made a member of Da Trybe, and given a spot on the song that caused a revolution in Nigerian Hip-hop, "OYA" in 2002 alongside Sasha, 2-Shotz, Timi, DEL, and the Trybesmen (Eldee, Kb and Freestyle). Over the next year SID recorded his Debut Single "Don't Stop" and had the number 1 video on the MBI top ten for 8 weeks, His music career had to be put on hold as he had to take a year out to finish up his university degree.

2004[link]

Dr SID became a qualified Dentist. He moved to the UK working with the likes of JJC & the 419 squad, Felix Duke, KAS, R70 and D'Banj. Returning to Nigeria he spent the Next year working at Lagos University Teaching Hospital,^[5][6] and then went on to serve his country at Yola in Adamawa state. Fulfilling his educational and National obligations, he returned to his first love music.

2005[link]

He started recording a studio album titled Prognosis which featured the single "Raise da roof". He was nominated in the Best new act category at the 2005 Amen Awards. He abandoned the album in 2006.

2007[link]

Dr SID signs on to Don Jazzy"s Mo' Hits Records and records the Mo' Hits Allstars collective album "Curriculum Vitae" (CV) which was released in December 2007. He featured on 7 of the 15 tracks released on the album, which include Booty Call, Close to you.

2008[link]

Dr SID spent most of 2008 touring with the Mo Hits Allstars, and performing at some of the major concerts, including the Thisday Music Festival and Star Mega Jam.

2009[link]

Dr SID started recording his first studio album as a solo artist under Mo' Hits Records with producer Don Jazzy. The first single of the Album Turning Point was titled Something About you^[7] and was released in September 2009 and is currently moving up the African charts^[8] along side two other Winchi Winchi ft Wande Coal and Pop Something ft D'banj. He also performed at the MTV Africa Music Awards^[9] in Kenya as a member of the Mo' Hits Allstars alongside D'banj, Wande Coal and Kenyan artist STL.

2010-2011[link]

Mo' Hits Records release Dr SID's debut album Turning Point (Dr SID album) on April 11^[10][11] Dr SID New Single off the Turning Point (Dr SID album) "Over the Moon" hits number 1 on Nigerian top 10.

2012–present[link]

Following a fall out of the partners at Mo' Hits Records, D'banj and Don Jazzy, Dr SID has since signed on to Don Jazzy's Mavin Records. He also had three songs from his upcoming album featured on a Mavin Records compilation album titled: Solar Plexus.

Discography[link]

Compilations[link]

• 2004: The Big Picture
• 2007: Curriculum Vitae
• 2012: Solar Plexus

Albums[link]

• 2010 Turning Point

1. When This Song Comes On
2. Over the Moon (feat. K-Switch)
3. Something About You
4. Winchi Winchi (feat. Wande Coal)
5. Pop Something (feat. D'Banj)
6. Ba Mi Jo (feat. Ikechukwu, M.I & El Dee)
7. Baby
8. E Je Ka Jo (feat. D'Banj)
9. Pillow
10. Something About You (Silva Stone Remix)
11. Winchi Winchi (feat. Wande Coal, Sway & Dotstar)

Awards[link]

won[link]

• 2008 Soundcity Music Video Awards: Fresh Video (Mo Hits allstars)
• 2009 Nigerian Music Video Awards: Best Afro Hip hop video (Mo' Hits Allstars)^[12]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards: Hiphop World Revelation of the year^[13]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards: Best Pop Single^[13]

Nominated[link]

• 2005 Amen Awards Best New Act
• 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards Best Group^[14]
• 2009 channel o Africa music video awards best duo or group^[14]
• 2010 Dynamix All Youth Awards Artiste Of The Year^[15]
• 2010 Dynamix All Youth Awards Best New Artiste^[15]
• 2010 Dynamix All Youth Awards Song Of The Year^[15]
• 2010 South South Music Awards Best New Artiste^[16]
• 2010 South South Music Awards Best Pop (Solo)^[16]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards Album of the year ^[17]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards Song of the year ^[17]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards Best Pop Single ^[17]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards Best R'N'B/Pop Album ^[17]
• 2011 Hiphop World Awards Hiphop World Revelation of the year ^[17]

See also[link]

• Afrobeat
• African hip hop
• Nigerian hip hop
• Lagos

References[link]

External links[link]

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