Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade

King Sunny Ade

Living place: Nigeria

Birthday: 22-9-1946 (78 years old)

Global rank: #62636

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Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade profile

Who is Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade?
Two-time Grammy Award winner who has recorded world-famous music, combining the sounds of traditional Nigerian music and modern pop music.
Despite his growing popularity, he refused to let record executives tamper with his music and was quickly forgotten by the Island, but he managed a comeback in 1987.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His unique musical brand in Nigeria brought him to the attention of Island Records, who signed and promoted him throughout the United States as "African Bob Marley."

Family life info

He grew up in a Royal family in Nigeria's Ondo, part of the Yoruba people.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade?
Among the artists he collaborated with was Stevie Wonder, who played the harmonica on one of her songs.

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Summary of King Sunny Ade profile

When was Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade born?
King Sunny Ade birthday 22-9-1946 (at the age of 78).
Where is Pop - Singer King Sunny Ade's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
King Sunny Ade was born in . is a Pop - Singer, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. King Sunny Ade's global rank is 62636 and whose rank is 2991 in list of famous Pop - Singer.
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Events in 1946 and 22-9

Events in the world in the birth year of King Sunny Ade

  • First meeting of United Nations General Assembly opens in London (Jan. 10).
  • League of Nations dissolved (April).
  • Italy abolishes monarchy (June).
  • The Philippines gains independence from the United States (July 4).
  • 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) are sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, and 3 acquitted in the Nuremberg trials (Oct. 1). Background: Defining Genocide
  • Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech warns of Soviet expansion. Background: The Cold War
  • Juan Perón becomes president of Argentina.

Birthday King Sunny Ade (22-9) in history

  • Day 22-9 year 1776: Agent Nathan Hale was hanged by the British for spying during the Revolutionary War.
  • Day 22-9 year 1789: Congress authorized the office of Postmaster-General.
  • Day 22-9 year 1792: The republican calendar of the First French Republic begins in advance with the "Epoch of Liberty"
  • Day 22-9 year 1862: President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, proposing to free all slaves of rebel states as of Jan. 1, 1863.
  • Day 22-9 year 1980: The Persian Gulf conflict between Iran and Iraq erupted into full-scale war.
  • Day 22-9 year 1989: Songwriter Irving Berlin died in New York City at age 101.
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