In 1990, Alban met Denniz Pop from the SweMix label. Together with Denniz and Rap-Queen Leila K, his first record, 'Hello Africa' - his declaration of love for his African home - broke all records. Alban Nwapa took the stage name Dr. Alban, a nod to his dental studies. His debut album Hello Africa sold roughly 1 million copies world-wide.

One year later this success was surpassed by the second album One Love. 1.6 million singles of the song 'It's My Life' were sold. It was No. 1 in the Netherlands, Israel and Germany and No. 2 in the UK. The following single 'One Love' was No. 5 in Israel. The album immediately sold over 1.7 million units. Then followed the albums Look Who's Talking and Born In Africa. All in all, Dr. Alban has racked up world-wide sales of over 5 million albums (1994) and over 6 million singles (1994), which resulted in 7 times Silver, 30 times Gold and 30 times Platinum.
His hit single 'No Coke' was used to illustrate an anti-drugs campaign in Sweden. The single 'Sing Hallelujah' reached No. 5 in Israel.

After a re-release of 'No Coke', Dr. Alban has succeeded to hit the top10 charts worldwide with all of his following singles. Countries like, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Russia, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Italy and more.