Adekunle Gold

Adekunle started from the teen choir in his church. He was there for about 11 years. According to him, he started drawing his musical inspiration from legendary musicians like King Sunny Ade and Evangelist Ebenezer Obey. Subsequently, Adekunle joined a band and wrote his first song in 2007. Together with other band members, they featured Skales and GT Da Guitarman before they disbanded. Thereafter, he went solo and was writing songs behind the scene until December 2014 when he released Sade, a cover of One Direction’s Story of My Life. The song had lots of positive reviews and was even nominated for an award in The Headies, 2015. After Sade, Gold released other hit singles like Orente, Pick Up, and many more. Adekunle Gold sings a fusion of modern/urban highlife, pop and indie genre. See Also: Peruzzi – Biography, musical career and songs of a superstar musician. Record Label The first connection between Gold and Olamide was a business relationship of being YBNL Nation official designer. He designed the YBNL logo and couple of other works. Thereafter, Adekunle released his first song, Sade and Olamide took interest in him. As a result, he was offered a deal, and that marked a new beginning for him. On March 5, 2015, he joined the YBNL Nation and subsequently, released his debut studio album, Gold. However, after the expiration of his contract with YBNL, Adekunle launched his band- The 79th Element. The 79th Element refers to the atomic number of gold in chemistry. He also owns the Afro Urban, a label which he runs by himself with a couple of team members. See Also: Ramsey Nouah – Biography, movies and award of the Nigerian Lover Boy.

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