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Yemi Alade |
Nigerian Singer Yemi Alade is this month's equal Africa Ambassador for the global music streaming platform Spotify.
The program provides female artists with support and resources to grow their craft through multiple playlists. With four albums and EP and multiple hit songs under her belt, Yemi Alade is no stranger to the spotlight and is part of the Afropop Elite.
It's a great time to be alive. Female artists have quadrupled in number compared to a decade.
Well, the only thing we ask now in this male dominated industry is for equal opportunities, equal opportunities to be seen, for our talents to be showcased, because in the universe of music there is no gender, only potential creativity and pure magic, Singer Yemi Alade said after being named Ambassador.
She is the first African female Afro pop star to hit over 100 million views on YouTube and BEVO with her smash hit single Johnny, which is now, the most viewed video from an African female pop star ever.
The checker hitmakers performances have lit up stages across Africa, Europe and the USA, performing for, among others, the British royal family, but the singer-songwriter is also a hit on the small screen.
Yemi Alade is also a multi award winner, taking home the 2015 and 2016 MTV Africa Music Awards for Best Female Artist and has been nominated for multiple BET and MOBO Awards.
She is a featured artists on the track don't jealous me, which appears on US singer Beyoncés compilation album The Lion King, the gift alongside Mr. Eazy and Tekno, and guests on the lead single on Angelique Kidjo's Grammy winning album Mother Nature.
Outside of her music, Alan is an actress and UNDP Goodwill ambassador who operates her own charity, The James and Helen Pathway Foundation. Yemi Alade has been named Spotify Equal Africa artist ahead of the release of her EP the Other side.
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