Adewale Ayuba, with stage name Ayuba was born on May 6, 1966 in lkenne Remo, Ogun State

Ogun State

Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. He grew up as a child singer. By the age of eight, he had started singing at local Musical competitions and fiestas in lkenne Remo, Ogun State

Ogun State

Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. It borders Lagos State to the South, Oyo and Osun states to the North, Ondo State to the east and the republic of Benin to the west. Abeokuta is the capital and largest city in the state...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. He is a distinct Fuji music

Fuji music

Fuji is a popular Nigerian musical genre. It arose from the improvisation Ajisari/were music tradition, which is a kind of music performed to wake muslims before dawn during the Ramadan fasting season...

 artiste with a brand of Fuji that appeals to both the elite and lowly far beyond Nigerian shore. Unlike other Fuji artiste, he has many enviable academic degrees. A Diploma from Ogun State Polytechnic, an Advance Diploma from The University of Lagos

University of Lagos

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 and Associate degree from the Queensborough Community College

Queensborough Community College

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 in New York

New York

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 aside other Degrees with a Ph. D in waiting. He is the first and only Fuji artiste so far to have had a taste of Kora Awards when he won two Kora Awards

Kora Awards

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 in 2005 with his collaboration with Germany-based Nigerian artiste, Ade Bantu. He likes reading and studying and has numerous artistes like Fela, KSA, I. K. Dairo

I. K. Dairo

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, Ebenezer Obey

Ebenezer Obey

Ebenezer Obey , nicknamed the "Chief Commander," is a Nigerian pop musician.- Biography :Obey, whose full name is Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Obey-Fabiyi, was born in Idogo, Ogun State, Nigeria of Egba-Yoruba ethnic background. He is of the Owu subgroup of the Egba. He began his professional...

, Ayinde Barrister, Kollington Ayinla, Haruna Ishola

Haruna Ishola

Haruna Ishola was a Nigerian musician, and one of the most popular artist in the apala genre.Haruna IsholaBorn: Unknown, Ijebu-igboDied: 1983...

, Orlando Owoh

Orlando Owoh

Orlando Owoh was a highlife musician and band leader. He was a member of the Yoruba ethnic grOwoh was born Oladipupo Owomoyela in Osogbo, Nigeria, but he later became known to his fans as Chief Dr. Orlando Owoh...

, e.t.c . and on the foreign scene, Bob Marley

Bob Marley

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 and Celine Dion

Celine Dion

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as role models.

Early life

He grew up as a child singer. By the age of eight, he had started singing at local Musical competitions and fiestas in lkenne Remo, while attending An-Sarudeen Primary School, also in lkenne. His distinguished voice and immeasurable talent as a child star of note could not be suppressed. This consequently led to his option for music as a career after his secondary school education at Remo, Secondary School, Sagamu, Ogun State. Although he gained admission to read Architecture at the Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, his music career took center - stage and in a bid to carve a niche for himself, he made his first album, “Ibeere” (Beginning) at the age of 17. His rise on the Fuji Music scene was rapid. He managed to attract a lot of attention to himself. His image soared with each release and he soon became a house-hold name in Nigeria. Adewalw ayuba remain number one fuji musician in Nigeria.

Music career

In early 1990, Ayuba was signed on by Sony Music (Nigeria) to record an album. “Bubble” released in 1991, brought Ayuba into national prominence. For the first time in history, a Fuji Music album dominated the scene, topping musical charts for six consecutive months, winning multiple awards at the Nigerian Music Awards, (NMA). It bagged Ayuba the coveted Artiste of the Year Award, including the Album of the Year Award, Song of the Year Award and Best Fuji Album of the Year Award - four in all. It sold beyond expectations and made Ayuba a mega- star artiste. Ayuba's hi-tech instrumentation and distinct voice changed the face of Fuji Music. For the first time in History, Fuji Music, which was hitherto ignored by the Nigerian Elite, was embraced by all and sundry. After the success of Bubble, Ayuba released a follow-up album; Mr. Johnson Play for Me (also on Sony Music Nigeria label) and this also became an instant success in 1992. he released another chart topping album,“Buggie D” was a run-way success. It instantly became a hit, winning multiple awards at the Fame Music Awards (FMA) and topping the music chart for several months. He was signed on by Q-badisc Record Company of U.S.A for a year contract and he released Fuji Time on the company's label in 1996. In 1997, he released Fuji Dub on Agogo Music label in London, England. In 1998, he came back to Nigeria and released yet another successful album, Acceleration, on the Corporate Music label.

In 2000, he released a mega-hit Album, Turn Me On. Turn Me On broke music records in Nigeria.