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Adeniran Adetunji (born 11 June 1992) is a famous Nigerian singer and songwriter.
He is known in the music industry by his stage name Yonda.
He released the hit single “Bad Girl Riri” in November 2017. Yonda is currently signed to Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) record label.
Nigerian singer
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Name: | Adeniran Adetunji |
stage name: | Yongda |
Date of Birth: | June 11, 1992 (32 years old) |
place of birth: | Lagos |
country of origin: | Lagos State |
Country of Citizenship: | Nigeria |
Wife• Girlfriend: | unmarried |
Profession: | Singer • Composer |
Record Company: | Davido Music Global |
net worth: | $100,000 to $700,000 |
early life
Yongda was born to the Adetunjis on June 11, 1992. He comes from a Christian family.
He was born and raised in Lagos State. While growing up, he and his family lived in the mainland part of the city. He is a Yoruba boy from the Southwest State.
As a teenager, Yongda was very keen to pursue a professional music career because he discovered his talent as a musician.
He began writing lyrics in middle school, some of which were recorded as demos in a studio near his parents’ home.
According to Nigerian Pidgin English, Yonda means “faraway place”.
educate
Yongda obtained his Junior Secondary School Certificate and West African School Certificate from Good School in Lagos State.
Profession
Yonda, who had recorded a few singles and performed at local shows in Lagos, hit the jackpot when he got in touch with music star Davido.
Davido took a liking to him immediately and decided to sign him to his record label DMW. This was in 2017.
In January 2017, he released his first official single, “Las Vegas”. The song was very successful and won him many fans. Due to the success of the song, he decided to remix it a few months later. He invited Afrobeats star Burna Boy to participate in the remix.
Yonda’s position in the music industry was further solidified after the release of the hit single “Bad Girl Riri”. He invited his colleague Mayorkun to participate in the creation of the song.
In April 2018, DMW Family released the popular song “Aje”. The song was produced by Fresh VDM and featured Davido, Peruzzi and Yonda.
Yonda appears Mayorkun The pop song “Red Handed” was released in December 2018.
As part of his success in 2018, he released the single “Sexcellency” which remained trending on the local music charts for several weeks.
In December 2020, Yonda released his much-anticipated EP in the music scene. The EP is titled Wild Blue and is an 8-track project. All the songs in the project were written by him. He collaborated with Mayorkun, Sinzu, Davido, Tee-Y Mix, Dapiano, and Mobo on this project.
Within a week of its release, the project had over 1.1 million views.
Discography
- Fera Pidgeon
- Tony Montana
- I’m Gatdoy
- Toin Tomato
- Cumming
- Follow your taste
- sexual desire
- Brother Code
- Bad Girl Lily
- Las Vegas
- Red Hand
- Ajay
Social Media
Yonda maintains a good relationship with his fans through social media. He has more than 154,000 followers on his Instagram page.
His official Instagram account is @yonda_music.
Personal life
Yonda is a very talented artist with great songwriting abilities. He turned 32 on June 11th.
He lives in a high-end apartment in a luxurious estate in Lekki, Lagos. He is currently single, unmarried, and broke up with his girlfriend a few months ago.
He is a tattoo lover and has many tattoos on his body. He belongs to the 30 billion gang.
net worth
Nigerian singer-songwriter Yonda’s net worth is estimated to be $100,000 to $700,000.