How Pheelz got Olamide to sign me to YBNL – Adekunle Gold reflects [VIDEO]

• Adekunle Gold has reflected on his musical journey, particularly how it all began ten years ago.
• The singer was a graphic designer then who also knew Olamide, and had worked with him.
• Adekunle Gold revealed the impact of Pheelz in getting Olamide to sign him on as a singer to his YBNL record label.

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has celebrated his 10 year anniversary as a singer, since releasing his debut single ‘Sade’, by revealing the secret to how his talent was discovered

In December 2014, Adekunle Gold announced himself on the Nigerian music scene with the hit single ‘Sade’.

The song, a cover of British boy band One Direction‘s smash hit ‘Story Of My Life,’ became a viral hit that brought Adekunle Gold mainstream attention and paved the way for his success.

In a recent interview reflecting on his 10 years in the industry, Adekunle Gold shared the role singer-songwriter, and producer Pheelz played in getting him signed to YBNL by Olamide.

Before getting signed to the label, the singer shared that he had a relationship with Olamide as he worked as a graphics designer for the label and was responsible for some of the cover art of the releases of its artists including Lil Kesh and Viktor.

On how he got signed to the label, AG baby as he is fondly called shared that Pheelz heard ‘Sade’ and spoke to Olamide to consider signing him, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Under YBNL, Adekunle Gold enjoyed mainstream success with the release of his critically acclaimed debut album ‘Gold’ which had the hit songs ‘Orente’ and ‘Pick Up’.

In his 10-year career so far, Adekunle Gold has emerged as one of Nigeria’s most versatile artistes renowned for his stellar penmanship and showmanship.

While he started as a singer offering a captivating urban take on folk and indigenous Yoruba music, the award-winning star would evolve into a pop star with the album Afro-pop Vol 1.

Adekunle Gold has released 5 albums with several notable chart-topping records that have distinguished him as one of Africa’s most coveted performers.

Watch him speak below:

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