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Oluwashina Akanbi Peters, also known as Sir Shina Peters, was born on May 30, 1958. He is a legendary Nigerian singer and songwriter of African descent.
In 1990, Shina Peter released his studio album “Way To Freedom”.
He is considered one of the pioneers of Juju music in Nigeria and is well-known in the Nigerian music industry.
Let’s take a sneak peek and find out some interesting facts about the legendary Juju singer.
Nigerian musicians
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| Real Name: | Oluwahina Akanbi Peters |
| stage name: | Sheena Peters |
| Date of Birth: | May 30, 1958 (66 years old) |
| place of birth: | Ogun, Nigeria |
| country of origin: | Ogun State |
| Country of Citizenship: | Nigeria |
| high: | not applicable |
| parents: | Emmanuel Adakun Peters, Victoria Asak Peters |
| Brothers and sisters: | not applicable |
| Wife • Spouse: | Sammy Ayoka Peters ( m. 1983) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Clarion Chukwura (front) |
| Children: | Clarence Peters, Say Peters, Clinton Peters |
| Profession: | Singer • Composer |
| net worth: | $1.5 million |
Early life and education
Oluwshina Akanbi Peters, also known as Shina Peters, was born on May 30, 1958. The 66-year-old was born and raised in Ogun State in southwestern Nigeria.
He was born to Emmanuel Adakun Peters (father) and Victoria Asake Peters (mother). We have no record of his siblings.
Shina Peters began exploring his musical dreams at a very young age. As a teenager, he participated in various local concerts and music competitions held in his state.
Currently, TheCityCeleb does not have much details about Shina Peters’ educational background.
Personal life
Entertainment is in the blood of Shina Peters family. It is said that Shina Peters met Clarion Chukwura, a veteran actor in the Nigerian movie industry, on the set of a movie called “Money Power” in the 80s and the two began to court each other.
Shina Peters and Clarion Chukwura gave birth to Clarence Peters, who is a famous music video producer. However, Shina Peters and Clarion Chukwura could not tie the knot.
Shina Peters married a lady named Sammie Ayoka Peters in 1983. They had two more children, Seyi Peters and Clinton Peters.
Profession
Sheena Peters’ music career began at a young age when he played with his friends under the name “Olushina and His Twelve Amazing Brothers”.
He taught himself piano while playing with his friends and later joined Ebenezer Ogbe’s band. He then left Ebenezer Ogbe’s band and joined Prince General Adekunle’s band as a guitarist.
Prince Adekunle’s band performed at hotels such as the Western Hotel, Palm Beach Hotel and Executive Hotel in Lagos. Shina Peters sometimes took over as lead singer when Prince Adekunle was ill. He left Prince Adekunle and formed the Shina Adewale band with Segun Adewale.
However, the two soon broke up.After releasing many albums with Segun Adewale in the 1980s.
Shina Peters later formed his own band, Sir Shina Peters and His International Stars.
net worth
Sir Shina Peters has a total assets and net worth estimated to be around $1.5 million, with a wealth of resources. This abundance is the result of perseverance and hard work.
Social Media
- YouTube: ShinaPeters
- Instagram: @afrojujushinapeter
- Twitter: @PetersShina
Discography
- Freedom Road (1980)
- Freedom (1981)
- The Power of Money (1982)
- Little hands and hands (1984)
- Severe (1986)
- Ace “Afro Juju Series 1” (1989)
- Captain Frenzy (1990)
- Dance Time (1991)
- Experience (1992)
- Mr. President (1993)
- My Children (1994)
- Thousand Islands Lake (1995)
- Love (1996)
- Reunion (1997)
- Playboy (1999)
- Happy Hour (2001)
- Time to Pay the Debt (2005)
- Brilliant (2006)
- Born for Me (2012)
