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. "Old Skool child celebrity Tosin Jegede explains pet project, One Book, One Child 'Music can wait for now'". Encomium. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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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