Meet Olumide Edwards, the ‘Yahooze crooner’ – the son of a medical doctor who gave up accounting for music

His name is Olumide Edwards Adegbulu. But his stage name as an artist is Olu Maintain. He is a native of Ondo State but he was born and raised in Lagos State. The stage name ‘Olu Maintain’ is not as popular and acceptable like Mr. Yahooze, a name coined from one of his most popular songs ‘Yahooze’.

For Olumide Adegbulu, music is a call of service he can not ignore. Despite being raised by medical practitioners, he abandoned his diploma certificate in accountancy from the prestigious The Polytechnic, Ibadan and focused on music.

Olumide who started singing as a student rose to prominence in May 2007 with the release of the hit song “Yahooze” which arguably remains a controversial song allegedly responsible for praising internet fraud and lavish spending from his debut studio album, Yahooze (2007).

Here are thirteen (13) things you probably don’t know about the Yahooze crooner, Olu Maintain

1. His names are Olumide Edwards Adegbulu
2. He was born in the Month of September, 1976
3. He was born in Lagos but he is a native of Ondo
4. His parents are medical practitioners, his father is a medical doctor while his mother is a nurse
5. He co-founded the musical group known as Maintain with his cousin, Tolu Ogunniyi. Adeboye Bammeke, popularly known as Big Bamo, joined the group, which released six albums between 1998 and 2004 with the hit songs “I Catch Cold”, “Domitila” and “Alo” before they separated in 2004.
6. He obtained a diploma certificate in accountancy from The Polytechnic, Ibadan in 2001
7. He started his music career in 1997 by releasing his first Album titled ‘Domitila’
8. He performed “Yahooze” at the Royal Albert Hall, London and brought on stage the former United States Secretary of State, Collin Powell in 2008
9. He released the album ‘With All Due Respect, Press Play” with a hit single titled “What a Man Can Do” featuring Kentro World in July, 2009.
10. He has also featured alongside legendary contemporary artists, such as 50 Cent and Olivia in his 2013 track Hypnotize Me, and Fatman Scoop in his 2013 track Oya Dancia.
11. He joined the Blue Pie Records roster in October, 2022
12. He released other songs such as Olu in Brazil, Excuse My French, and Cinderella.
13. Unconfirmed reports claimed that he has secretly married a white woman.