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Yinka Ayefele

Nigerian musician (born )

Yinka Ayefele

Born

Olayinka Joel Ayefele


() 1 February (age&#;56)

Ipoti-Ekiti, Nigeria

OccupationMusician
Years&#;active–present
SpouseTemitope Titilope[1]
Children3
Website

Olayinka Joel AyefeleMON is a Nigerian music producer, gospel singer, radio presenter, and founder of Fresh and Blast FM network of radio stations across south-western Nigeria.[2][3][4]

Early life

Ayefele was born in Ipoti-Ekiti, a town in Ekiti State in southwesternNigeria.[5]

Education

He attended Our Saviours Anglican Primary School in Ipoti-Ekiti for his primary and secondary education before he later proceeded to Ondo State College of Arts and Science in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.[6]

Career

Ayefele worked briefly as journalist and broadcaster at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Ibadan, where he also produced jingles and musical works on radio.[7] He began his music career in after he was involved in an automobile accident which damaged his spinal cord and made him reliant on a wheelchair.[8][9] While in the hospital where he spent about 9 months, his friend, Kola Olootu, visited and advised him to put some songs together.[10] This suggestion resulted in the release of his debut album titled, Bitter Experience in which brought him into limelight.[11] The release of Bitter Experience was followed by the release of Sweet Experience.[12] Other albums released by the gospel musician are Something Else, Divine Intervention and Life after death, released in honor of Gbenga Adeboye, a Nigerian radio presenter, musician and comedian.[13] The title Bitter Experience reflected his ordeal and Sweet Experience was the sweetness after a "Bitter Experience".[14] Ayefele's music has been published by different outfits, including API Music (Alloy Production International) - , Galaxy Music (–), and Role Model Entertainment ( till date).

Awards and honours

Ayefele has received over awards.[15] Among other awards are:

Radio station

Yinka Ayefele owns a network of radio stations across southwestern Nigeria called Fresh FM. The Ibadan arm of the network was established in and licensed by the Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission on 30 April [16] Other arms of Ayefele's radio stations have, at different times since then, been opened in Abeokuta, Ado Ekiti, Akure, Osogbo and Lagos.[17]

Ayefele's Music House, which also houses the Fresh FM radio station and a studio, was on 19 August demolished[18] by the Oyo State Government.

The reason the government gave for the demolition was that the property's location contravened the stipulations by the town planning authority. This sparked outrage from fans and sympathizers.[19]

Discography

  • Bitter Experience ()
  • Sweet Experience ()
  • Something Else ()
  • Divine Intervention ()
  • Fun Fair ()
  • Life after Death ()
  • Aspiration ()
  • Fulfilment ()
  • New Dawn ()
  • Next Level ()
  • Gratitude ()
  • Absolute Praise ()
  • Transformation ()
  • Everlasting Grace ()
  • Prayer Point ()
  • Goodness Of God ()
  • Comforter ()
  • Overcomer ()
  • Upliftment ()
  • Fresh Glory ()
  • Living Testimony ()
  • Favour ()
  • Beyond The Limits ()
  • Ekundayo (Exhilaration) ()
  • Manifestation ()
  • So Far So Good ()
  • Consolation ()
  • Absolute Praise (Ek’orin Iyin) ()[20]

References