Adekunle Gold is a top Nigerian artistes. He rose to fame after his song “Sade” made the airwaves. Aside that, Adekunle is also known for being the husband of Simi.
Recently, he made the news for being a sickle cell patient. Even though, he has come out to encourage those suffering from the ailments. He has even launched a platform to help them cope. In this article we will be talking about that and more!
Adekunle Gold Profile Summary
Full Name: Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko
Stage Name: Adekunle Gold
Career: Artiste.
Net Worth: $12 million.
Education: Lagos State Polytechnic.
Adekunle Gold Early Life
Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko also known as Adekunle Gold was born on 28, January 1987. He was born and raised in Lagos State, Nigeria. Adekunle Gold was born into a royal family and he is a crown prince of a particular kingdom in Lagos State.
Adekunle listened to different genre of music while growing. Particularly, he listened to songs by Ebenezer Obey and King Sunny Ade. His interest in music grew and he joined the junior choir at his church when he was a teenager. When he was 15, he wrote his first song.
Adekunle Gold Education
Adekunle Gold studied at the prestigious Lagos State Polytechnic. He studied Arts and Design at the school. He graduated with an HND at the institution.
Adekunle Gold Career
After splitting from a band he had created with a classmate in school, Adekunle went solo in 2014. He was popular on the internet as the “King of Photoshop” after sharing an altered Photoshop picture of himself embracing Tiwa Savage on social media.
On March, 2015, Adekunle signed a recording agreement with YBNL Nation. He released his first song, “Orente.” At the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards, he received a nomination in the Most Promising Act of the Year category.
Adekunle Gold unveiled the artwork and track listing for his first studio album, Gold, on July 18, 2016. Music producers Pheelz, Masterkraft, B Banks, Sleekamo, Oscar, and Seyikeyz contributed to the 16-record album.
Adekunle Gold announced his band “The 79th Element” in reference to the atomic number of gold after leaving YBNL Nation due to agreements expiration. Adekunle Gold was introduced as Unity Bank’s brand representative on January 15, 2018.
In August 2020, he put out his eagerly awaited album Afro Pop Vol. 1. His fourth studio album, Catch Me If You Can, was produced by many producers in Nigeria and abroad. Later on, he signed a deal with top recording company, Def Jam.
Gold disclosed that his song •5 Star• was inspired by his lifetime struggle with sickle cell illness. Since then, he has devoted his life to promoting awareness of the illness through the “Adekunle Gold Foundation”.
Adekunle Gold Wife
Adekunle Gold is a very handsome artiste. Infact, he is given the acronym, •AG Baby’s because of his good looks. However, he is off the market. Adekunle Gold is currently married to Simi. Simi is also a singer and sound engineer. Aside that, Adekunle and Simi have been married for six years now. They have a daughter together known as Deja.
Adekunle Gold Songs
Here are a list of Adekunle Gold songs:
•Sade• (2014)
•Orente• (2015)
•Pick Up• (2015)
•Ready• (2016)
•My Life• (2016)
•Call on Me• (2017)
•Only Girl• featuring Moelogo (2017)
•Work• (2017)
•Money• (2017)
•Ire• (2018)
•Promise• (2019)
•Before You Wake Up• (2019)
•Kelegbe Megbe• (2019)
•Young Love• (2019)
•Jore• featuring Kizz Daniel (2020)
•Something Different• (2020)
•AG Baby• featuring Nailah Blackman (2020)[30]
•It Is What It Is• (2021)
•Sinner• featuring Lucky Daye (2021)
•High• featuring Davido (2021)[31]
•Mercy• (2022)
•5 Star• (2022)
•5 Star (Remix)• featuring Rick Ross (2022)
•Party No Dey Stop• featuring Zinoleesky (2023)[32]
•Omo Eko• (2023)
•Do You Mind?• (2023)
•Look What You Made Me Do• featuring Simi (2023)
•The Life I Chose• (2024)
•Rodo• (2024)
Adekunle Gold Net Worth
Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian artiste that is well-known in the music industry. He is one of the top individuals who has performed in many countries. In addition, Adekunle Gold has several cars and houses to his name. He is undoubtedly one of the richest artiste in Nigeria. His networth is estimated to be $12 million.