Ojo Ade

Ojo Ade (born October 10, 1959) is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and evangelist.[1]

Ojo Ade
BornOctober 10, 1959
Ikeji Ile, Osun State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupation
  • gospel singer
  • songwriter
  • evangelist
Years active1977 - present

Early life

He was born on October 10, 1959 at Ikeji Ile, a city in Osun State southwestern Nigeria. He was educated at St. Judges Anglican Church at Ikeji Ile before he left to Lagos State southwestern Nigeria for a vocational program in Electronics.[2] In 1987, he proceeded to Calvary International Bible College under the tutelage of Rev. Anjorin, Ibadan based pastor and preacher.[3]

Career

He began his music career in 1977 when he Joined a church choir but established his personal musical group in 1979. In 1981, two years after he established his musical group, he released his debut album titled Jesun To Funmi and later released Satani Ko Sinmi.[4] He is one of the gospel singers who had made a significant contributions to gospel music in Nigeria.[5]

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References
  1. our reporter. "God Warrior Congress holds programme". The Nation. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. Super User. "About Evangelist Ojo Ade". christgiftrevivalministries.org. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. Eloti tV. "Gospel singer lauds Tribune management". elotitv.com. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  4. Femi Adedeji. "Classification of Classification of Nigerian gospel music styles". academia.edu. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. "It's sad that churches, religious leaders are deeply asleep —Ojo Ade". tribune.com.ng. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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