Tosin Jegede
Tosin Jegede is a Nigerian singer. She was a child singing sensation in the 1980s. After releasing her first album in 1985: Children Arise at age five, she released two more albums: Leaders of Africa and Children of Africa in 1989 and 1992 respectively.[1] She left the country to further her education and earned a degree in Business Decision and Analysis from the University of Bristol, London and worked briefly in the UK as a Pension Adviser. She returned to Nigeria in 2008.[2][3][4][5][6]
Tosin's mother died in 2012. She started a pet project: One Book One Child which focuses on the future of the Nigerian child.[1]
Discography[]
- Children Arise (1985)
- Leaders of Africa (1989)
- Children of Africa (1992)
References[]
- ^ a b "Old Skool child celebrity Tosin Jegede explains pet project, One Book, One Child 'Music can wait for now'". Encomium. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Benjamin Njoku. "I left the country to escape from being kidnapped ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012". The Guardian.
- ^ "Tosin Jegede finally released from 25 year music contract with Polygram Records". Nigerian Entertainment Today.
- ^ "Thisweek". 1988: 45. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Noah A. Tsika (2015). Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora:New Directions in National Cinemas. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-0158-08.
- ^ Abisola Akawode. "Why Child Singers Never Succeed In Nigerian Music Industry". Leadership News.
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