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

  1. 1 2 "Old Skool child celebrity Tosin Jegede explains pet project, One Book, One Child 'Music can wait for now'". Encomium.
  2. ↑ Benjamin Njoku. "I left the country to escape from being kidnapped ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "Tosin Jegede finally released from 25 year music contract with Polygram Records". Nigerian Entertainment Today.
  4. ↑ "Thisweek". 1988: 45.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Abisola Akawode. "Why Child Singers Never Succeed In Nigerian Music Industry". Leadership News.



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