What is Yemi Alade known for?

Yemi Alade is known for her Afro-pop music style, powerful vocals, and energetic performances. She gained widespread recognition with her hit song "Johnny" and has since become one of Africa's most successful female artists.

Where did Yemi Alade study?

Yemi Alade studied at the University of Lagos, where she pursued her education before launching her music career.

What are some of Yemi Alade's most popular songs?

Some of Yemi Alade's most popular songs include "Johnny," "Tangerine," "Ferrari," "Na Gode," and "Oh My Gosh." These tracks have achieved significant success across Africa and beyond.

Has Yemi Alade won any awards?

Yes, Yemi Alade has won numerous awards including the MTV Africa Music Award for Best Female, the Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Female Artist, and has been listed among OkayAfrica's 100 Women.

What languages does Yemi Alade sing in?

Yemi Alade primarily sings in English and Nigerian Pidgin, but also incorporates Yoruba, Igbo, and other African languages in her music to reflect Nigeria's diverse cultural heritage.

Yemi Alade

Nigerian singer and songwriter

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Facts

24 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[17]
Date of birth: March 13, 1989
Place of birth: Nigeria
Country of citizenship: Nigeria^[7]
Occupation: singer, songwriter, musician, actor
Field of work: singing^[9]
Educated at: University of Lagos^[10]
Award received: OkayAfrica 100 Women, MTV Video Music Awards, Independent Music Awards, All Africa Music Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, The Headies^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Genre: African popular music^[18]
Official website: www.yemialadeofficial.com^[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Nigerian Pidgin, French^[24]^[25]^[26]
Birth name: Yemi Eberechi Alade^[27]
Eye color: brown^[23]
Family name: Category:Alade (surname)^[19]
Given name: Yemi^[20]
Hair color: black hair^[29]
Height: +1.65^[31]
Instrument: voice^[22]
Name in native language: Yemi Alade^[28]
Native language: Yoruba^[8]
Personal pronoun: L484
Social media followers: 2.5M (282k–2.5M, n=8)^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]
Start of work period: 2005^[30]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 35

VIAF cluster ID: 1095155284919087062942
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Yemi Alade studio portrait.jpg ↗
AZLyrics artist ID: y/yemialade
Africultures person ID: 50568
AllMusic artist ID: mn0003261148
Apple Music artist ID: 481383337
BBC Things ID: f9ea1f61-563d-4178-ae03-d78389bc8ed4
Bandcamp profile ID: yemialade
Billboard artist ID: yemi-alade
Deezer artist ID: 4694728
Discogs artist ID: 3811984
Facebook username: KingYemiAlade

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Famous Birthdays ID: people/yemi-alade
Freebase ID: /m/011sm5cc
HAND ID: 958F-0959-E347-C02D-A7F5
Hoopla artist ID: 2534072667
IMDb ID: nm11121793
Instagram username: yemialade
Jaxsta profile ID: b899eb32-9f83-4034-a1b3-c807406f0a25
Last.fm ID: Yemi+Alade, Yemi
LyricsTranslate ID: yemi-alade-lyrics.html
MusicBrainz artist ID: 14ed2fab-d941-4b56-a06f-fa1cc93c23d6
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000476551
Prabook ID: 1727845
Shazam artist ID: 43766593
Snapchat username: kingyemialade
SoundCloud ID: yemialade
Spotify artist ID: 7fKO99ryLDo8VocdtVvwZW
TMDB person ID: 2698176
Tidal artist ID: 5003370
TikTok username: yemialadeofficial
Universal Music France artist ID: 31637276406
WhoSampled artist ID: Yemi-Alade, Yemi-Eberechi-Alade
X (Twitter) username: yemialadee
YouTube channel ID: UCWD1TnmmbbynUSp8tkadR-g

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Award received 4

MTV Video Music Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Independent Music Awards, OkayAfrica 100 Women

Occupation 4

actor, singer, musician, songwriter

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, French, Nigerian Pidgin

Mb:performer of 2

Black Magic, King of Queens

Mb:writer 2

Don't Jealous Me, Don't Jealous Me

Country of citizenship 1

Nigeria

Educated at 1

University of Lagos

Field of work 1

singing

Genre 1

African popular music

Hair color 1

black hair

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Native language 1

Yoruba

Place of birth 1

Nigeria

Sex or gender 1

female

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Summary

Yemi Alade was born on March 13, 1989^[1], in Nigeria^[2]. She has worked as a singer^[3], songwriter^[4], musician^[5], and actor^[6].

FAQs

Where was Yemi Alade born?

Yemi Alade's place of birth was Nigeria^[2].

What did Yemi Alade do for work?

Yemi Alade worked as a singer^[3], songwriter^[4], musician^[5], and actor^[6].

Where did Yemi Alade go to school?

Yemi Alade was educated at University of Lagos^[10].

What awards did Yemi Alade receive?

Honors received include OkayAfrica 100 Women^[11], MTV Video Music Awards^[12], Independent Music Awards^[13], and All Africa Music Awards^[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Yemi Alade — place of birth (P19): Nigeria. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Yemi Alade — sex or gender (P21): female. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Yemi Alade — country of citizenship (P27): Nigeria. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Yemi Alade — educated at (P69): University of Lagos. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Yemi Alade — field of work (P101): singing. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Yemi Alade — native language (P103): Yoruba. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Yemi Alade — occupation (P106): singer. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Yemi Alade — occupation (P106): songwriter. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Yemi Alade — occupation (P106): musician. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Yemi Alade — occupation (P106): actor. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Yemi Alade — genre (P136): African popular music. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): OkayAfrica 100 Women. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): MTV Video Music Awards. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): Independent Music Awards. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): All Africa Music Awards. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): Nigeria Entertainment Awards. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Yemi Alade — award received (P166): The Headies. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Yemi Alade — date of birth (P569): March 13, 1989. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Yemi Alade — family name (P734): Category:Alade (surname). wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Yemi Alade — given name (P735): Yemi. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Yemi Alade — official website (P856): https://www.yemialadeofficial.com/. trackloaded.com. Retrieved 2026-06-26. trackloaded.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Yemi Alade — instrument (P1303): voice. thecityceleb.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02. thecityceleb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Yemi Alade — eye color (P1340): brown. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Yemi Alade — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Yemi Alade — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Nigerian Pidgin. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Yemi Alade — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Yemi Alade — birth name (P1477): Yemi Eberechi Alade. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Yemi Alade — name in native language (P1559): Yemi Alade. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Yemi Alade — hair color (P1884): black hair. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Yemi Alade — start of work period (P2031): 2005. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Yemi Alade — height (P2048): 1.65 m. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 712,284. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 282,220. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 1,790,000. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 1,134,456. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 2,056,319. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 2,170,000. wikidata.org.
[38] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 2,350,000. YouTube API. Retrieved 2024-05-04. wikidata.org.
[39] ↑ Yemi Alade — social media followers (P8687): 2,470,000. YouTube API. Retrieved 2025-05-11. wikidata.org.

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