Tope Alabi
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Tope Alabi, also known as Ore ti o common, and as Gbo Jesu, (born October 27, 1970 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is a multi-platinum Nigerian Gospel Singer, film music composer
and actor
.
Alabi was formerly a member of the Jesters International comedy group. She later worked with other popular travelling and stage theater groups in both Ibadan
and Lagos
. She made films in the Yoruba film genre of Nigeria
. Alabi later metamorphosed into gospel music
after she became a born-again Christian. She is signed to Orbit Entertainment.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Alabi was formerly a member of the Jesters International comedy group. She later worked with other popular travelling and stage theater groups in both Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
and Lagos
Lagos
Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...
. She made films in the Yoruba film genre of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Alabi later metamorphosed into gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
after she became a born-again Christian. She is signed to Orbit Entertainment.
Discography
- Ore ti o Common (2001)
- Iwe Eri (2003)
- Agbara Re NI (2005)
- Agbara Olorun (2006)
- Angeli MI (2007)
- Kokoro Igbala (2008)