Nigerian highlife singer Adekunle Gold
Nigerian highlife singer and graphic designer Adekunle Kosoko, known as Adekunle Gold, turns 35 today Friday, January 28, 2022.
The singer gained widespread attention after releasing the 2015 hit single "Sade", a highlife cover of One Direction’s "Story of My Life".
He has since produced a number of hit songs including his latest sensational hit song with Davido 'High'.
Here are five interesting facts about the ‘High’ hitmaker.
1. He is a member of the famous Kosoko royal house of Lagos and a prince of Lagos.
2. Adekunle Gold is a nephew of the Nollywood veteran actor, Jide Kosoko
3. He went viral after photoshopping himself into photos of popular celebs which earned him the name, ‘King of Photoshop’.
4. Adekunle Gold is also a graphic designer, painter, and sculptor.
5. He was in a church choir as a teen and he wrote his first song at 15