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Adekunle GOLD

Also known as Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko
Born1987-01-28
BirthplaceLagos
CountryNigeria
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Biography

Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko (born 28 January January 1987), known professionally as Adekunle Gold and AG Baby, is a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. He gained widespread attention after releasing the 2015 hit single "Sade", a highlife cover of One Directions "Story of My Life". He signed a record deal with YBNL Nation and released his 2015 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 and completed other designs for Lil Kesh, Viktoh and Olamide. In 2023, he released “Tequila after after”, his highly successful fifth studio album Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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