Adekunle Gold, also known as AG baby, is a male Nigerian artist who has also attained some admirable feats in the music industry. His genres of music are highlife and Afro. Read along for some amazing information about Adekunle
Adekunle Gold’s Net Worth, Biography, and Earnings
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Full name | Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko |
Date of Birth | 9th October 1986 |
Age | 35 |
Profession | Graphics designer, artist, and song writer |
Height | 5 ft 8 (1.75m) |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Source of Wealth | Song writing and endorsements |
Annual Income | Under Review |
Net Worth | $2.9 Million (₦1,209,851,000) |
Last Updated | August 2022 |
Adekunle Gold’s Biography and Early Life
Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko also known as Adekunle Gold, was born on January 28, 1987, to the Kosoko royal family in Lagos State, Nigeria. He has a nephew, Jide Kosoko who is also a known Nollywood actor. Adekunle had his primary and secondary school education in Lagos State, Nigeria.
Adekunle proceeded to have his tertiary education at Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), where he obtained a Higher National Diploma in Arts and Design.
Just like every Nigerian artist, Adekunle started his music journey in the church choir and wrote his first song at age 15. His enthusiasm for music made him listen and tune into songs by King Sunny Ade and Ebenezer Obey.
His zeal also made him photoshop his picture to that of Tiwa Savage, hugging themselves. This tagged him the ‘King of Photoshop. AG also formed a music group with his friend while in school and later on, went solo. Did he succeed in his choice to go solo? Read along.
Adekunle Gold Career and Net worth
Adekunle was once an artist and graphics designer before delving into music. Adekunle launched his music career in 2010. He released his single, ‘Sade’ on December 19, 2014.
Sade was a cover of one Directions “Story of my life” and was played on every Nigerian radio station.
The song got nominated for Best Alternative Song at The Headies in 2015. He then released his official single (Orente) through YBNL Nation(Owned by a Nigerian rapper, Olamide) after signing a music contract with them on March 5, 2015.
Just like some other celebrities, Adekunle was nominated in the 2015 City People Entertainment Awards ‘Most Promising Act category of the Year. A year later, Adekunle revealed his debut 16-track studio album, Gold.
The album was listed on the Billboard World Album chart as Number 7. “The 79th Element”, was the band he formed about the atomic number of gold. In 2018, Adekunle was signed as the ambassador of the commercial bank, Unity bank.
Adekunle Gold won Revelation of Africa at the Afrima Awards, he won the Best Song at the Beat of Lagos Awards, and Best New Act at the Nigerian Entertainment Awards, all in 2016.
He has multimillion assets that range from cars to mansions. These are the rewards for his efforts to build his music career. Adekunle is a lover of a low-key lifestyle. He married the singer, Simi at a closed-door wedding, and is happily married today.
Some of his other singles are No Forget, Ariwo Ko, Ready, My Life, Beautiful Night, Fight for you, etc. His songs have attracted a lot of appraisals. His net worth currently stands at $2.9 Million
