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. While growing up, Adekunle developed interest in music while listening to songs by King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey. He became a member of his church’s junior choir during his teenage years, and went on to write his first song at the age of 15. Adekunle married Simi in January 2019. They had been dating for five years. They had a daughter in May 2020.
Number Four: Sade
He gained widespread attention after releasing the 2015 hit single “Sade“, a highlife cover of One Direction’s “Story of My Life” with the song being released on the 19th of December 2014. The song rose to critical acclaim and was nominated for Best Alternative Song at The Headies 2015.
FYI
- 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.
- He holds a Higher National Diploma in Arts and Design from Lagos State Polytechnic
- He was dubbed the “King of Photoshop” after posting an edited photoshop image of him hugging Tiwa Savage on social media platforms
- On 15 January 2018, Unity Bank unveiled Adekunle Gold as their brand ambassador.
Number Three: Something Different
Afrobeats superstar Adekunle Gold released ‘Something Different‘ on the 1st of May, 2022 with the song garnering over 27M views on its official music video on YouTube. It was produced by Blaise Beats with the song written by AG Baby himself.
Number Two: Party No Dey Stop feat. Zinoleesky
On the 15th of March, 2023, Award winning Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold kick started 2023 official with his debut single titled “Party No Dey Stop” (PNDS), from his recent album “Tequila Ever After”. He features Zinoleesky on this new song and as usual Zino delivered! The record is produced by Kel-P. “Party no Dey stop” has garnered over 7.1M views on its official music video on YouTube.
Discography
- Gold (2015)
- About 30 (2018)
- Afro Pop Vol. 1 (2020)
- Catch Me If You Can (2022)
- Tequila Ever After (2023)
Awards/Nominations
- He was nominated in the Most Promising Act of the Year category at the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards.
- Also in 2015, He won the award for Best New Act at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards
- In 2016, “Sade” won the Award for Best Alternative Song at the Headies Awards
- In 2017, at the City People Entertainment Awards, himself and his wife won the Award for Collabo of the Year
Controversy
Adekunle Gold was linked to accusations of infidelity with a popular video vixen, Teminikan. This was first mentioned on 21 March 2021 by a blogger known as GistLover, who posted the photo of the video vixen on the blog’s Instagram page warning her to stay away from him. Screenshots also posted on the blogger’s Instagram page on the same day both confirmed the blogger’s accusation and implied that his wife Simi was aware of her husband’s infidelities.
Bonus: AG Baby
With over 6M views on its official music video on YouTube, the track “AG Baby” featuring Nailah Blackman was released on the 16th of July,2020 from his album “Afro Pop Vol. 1”. The song was written by Nialah Blackman and AG Baby and produced by TMXO.
One: High
With over 31M views on the official music video on YouTube, “High” is a song by the only one AG Baby of course featuring OBO Davido. This track was released on the 3rd of September, 2021. This song became a raging sensation not just nationally but internationally too with the song has stirring a lot of reactions in the social media space. The song was produced by Pheelz and written by Adekunle Gold and Davido.
