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Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian born and bred singer-songwriter. He gained recognition from his very first release, "Sade" a love song which sampled instrumentals from One Direction's "Story of My
Life" which led to him signing a recording contract with a Nigerian label YBNL just two weeks after its release.
An all-round creative with a background in graphic design and marketing, Adekunle Gold also gained early popularity through his clever series of photoshopped pictures. Since then, Adekunle has released 5 albums: Gold (debuting at #7 on the Billboard World Albums Chart), About 30 (shortlisted for the GRAMMY® Best World Album), Afro Pop Vol 1 - which has amassed a staggering 680 million plus streams and spawned the global hit records "Okay" and "Something Different", Catch Me If You Can and Tequila Ever After.
Adekunle Gold’s five studio albums have garnered over 2 billion career streams and
feature collaborations with an array of top-tier talent including Pharrel, Davido, Nile Rodgers, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, Stefflon Don, Fatoumata Diawara, Fousheé and Lucky Daye.
Adekunle Gold is known for his incredible live performances and showmanship. In 2022 and
2023, he embarked on a world tour of 80 cities across North America, Europe, United
Kingdom, Australia and Africa.
In 2024, he performed his largest capacity venue in the U.K. at the renowned OVO Wembley
Arena.
Life" which led to him signing a recording contract with a Nigerian label YBNL just two weeks after its release.
An all-round creative with a background in graphic design and marketing, Adekunle Gold also gained early popularity through his clever series of photoshopped pictures. Since then, Adekunle has released 5 albums: Gold (debuting at #7 on the Billboard World Albums Chart), About 30 (shortlisted for the GRAMMY® Best World Album), Afro Pop Vol 1 - which has amassed a staggering 680 million plus streams and spawned the global hit records "Okay" and "Something Different", Catch Me If You Can and Tequila Ever After.
Adekunle Gold’s five studio albums have garnered over 2 billion career streams and
feature collaborations with an array of top-tier talent including Pharrel, Davido, Nile Rodgers, Khalid, Ty Dolla $ign, Stefflon Don, Fatoumata Diawara, Fousheé and Lucky Daye.
Adekunle Gold is known for his incredible live performances and showmanship. In 2022 and
2023, he embarked on a world tour of 80 cities across North America, Europe, United
Kingdom, Australia and Africa.
In 2024, he performed his largest capacity venue in the U.K. at the renowned OVO Wembley
Arena.
Monthly Listeners
3.2 million
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Followers
3.1 million
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Total Streams
853.6 million
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