Yemi Alade

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Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade singing her hit "Johnny" in 2014

Background information

Birth name

Yemi Eberechi Alade

Born

M arch 13, 1989 (age 27)

Abia State, Nigeria

Genres

Afro pop

Occupation(s)

Singer, singer-songwriter

Years active

2005present

Labels

Effyzzie M usic Group

Associated acts Selebobo, Phyno, Falz, R2bees,

GospelOnDeBeatz,Halle M ordu

Yemi Eberechi Alade was born on the (13 March 1989), [2] popularly known as Yemi Alade . She is a
Nigerian afropop singer. She gained prominence after winning the Peak Talent Show in 2009, and is
best known for her hit single "Johnny".[3][4][5][6]
Contents
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1Early life
2Music career
3Discography
4Selected singles
5Awards and nominations
o 5.1MTV African Music Awards
o 5.2BET Awards
o 5.3Nigeria Entertainment Awards
o 5.4City People Entertainment Awards
o 5.5MOBO Awards
o 5.6YEM Awards
o 5.7ELOY Awards
6References

Early life[edit]
Yemi Eberechi Alade was born on March 13, 1989 in Abia State, Nigeria. Alade is referred to as a
"Yoruba-Igbo girl" since her father, James Alade, is of Yoruba origin, while her mother, Helen
Uzoma, is of Igbo origin. Alade is the fifth out of the seven children in her family. She attended St
Saviour British Primary School, [7] and then went on to Victory Grammar School in Lagos before
obtaining a degree in Geography at the University of Lagos.[8][9]

Music career[edit]
Alade made her musical debut in an all-girl group called Noty Spices in 2005, but her music became
widely popular after she won the Peak Talent Show in 2009. She later released her first single
"Fimisile" under the Jus' Kiddin' label. [10]
In 2012, she signed onto the music label, Effyzzie Music Group, and released her single "Ghen
Ghen Love".[7]
In July 2013, Alade released the video for her romantic afro-R&B song "Bamboo", produced
by Fliptyce. "Bamboo" went on to be a moderate hit and a popular wedding song. In the last quarter
of 2013, she broke records when her most recent hit single, "Johnny", produced by Selebobo, was
leaked on the internet. The song became an international smash hit as it dominated music charts in
Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom,
among others. It has been listed as one of the best songs of 2013, despite the fact that it was
released towards the end of the year and without a music video.
Alade has been featured on the covers of several magazines and performed around the world,
sharing the stage and songs with Mary J. Blige, Shina Peters, M.I, Wizkid, Becca, May D, Waje and
Yemi Sax. She also headlined the Super Divas Nite at the 2013 Calabar Festival, and opened for
the 2013 Headies Awards (popularly referred to as the "Nigerian Grammys").
In 2014, Alade was featured on Yung6ixs track "Lights", as well as on a remix of "Sebiwo"
by Beninese afropop star Lace. Alade teamed up with award-winning cinematographer Clarence

Peters to create a music video for "Johnny", which was released in March 2014 to critical accl aim
and now has more than 32 million views on YouTube, as of December 2015. [11]
Alade joined M.I, Waje, Timi Dakolo, and Burna Boy in singing the theme song for Port Harcourt,
the UNESCO 2014 World Book Capital, as part of a project urging young people to read and stay in
school. Shortly after that, Alade released a new single entitled "Tangerine", featuring Selebobo; the
critically acclaimed track charted across Africa. She appeared as a guest artist on Falzs debut
album.
She released her debut album, King of Queens, on 2 October 2014, and then went on tour. [12] Yemi
Alade is currently touring and working on her second studio album titled Mama Africa, slated to be
released in March 2016.