Adekunle Gold

Adekunle Kosoko (born 28 January 1987), known professionally as Adekunle Gold, is a Nigerian highlife singer, songwriter and graphic designer. He gained widespread attention after releasing the 2015 hit single "Sade", a highlife cover of One Direction’s "Story of My Life". In 2015, he signed a record deal with YBNL Nation and released his debut studio album Gold, which debuted at number 7 on the Billboard World Albums chart. Gold was preceded by the release of three singles: "Sade", "Orente" and "Pick Up". Adekunle Gold revealed to Nigerian Entertainment Today that prior to signing with YBNL, he designed the labels official logo. The singer issued his debut album, Gold, near the end of 2016 in Nigeria and globally in early 2017 as he issued four more singles in quick succession: "Work," Only Girl," "Call on Me," and "Money." The album was picked up for airplay by state-run radio throughout the African continent, as well as European stations in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, and England; it eventually reached public and college radio and then streaming in the U.S. and peaked at number seven on the World Music Albums charts. In addition to his first three singles, the album included the hits "No Forget (feat. )" and "Work." In 2018  Golds sophomore album, About 30, was released to international fanfare and featured guest spots by  on "Down with You,"  on "Mr. Foolish," and Flavour Nbania on "Yoyo." The set peaked at number nine on the World Music Albums chart. Gold wasted no time. He toured the nation, then the continent, and issued a handful of charting singles through 2019, including "Kelegbe Megbe," "Before You Wake Up," "Adiza," and "Promise." In early 2020 he released the streaming hit "Jore" featuring Kizz Daniel.

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