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Asa - Bukola Elemide

Olubukola Elemide (popularly known as Asa) was indigene in Paris, France on September Seventeenth, 1982 to parents from Itoko, Abeokuta South local government area, Ogun state, Nigeria. She is a Nigerian-French soloist and songwriter.


Bukola Elemide Age

Bukola Elemide is 41 years suppress.


Bukola Elemide Early Life

Asa's father, Akin Elemide, was a telecoms deviser at the time. Shee grew icon as the only girl son with 3 brothers. Her descent moved back to Nigeria conj at the time that she was 2 years notice and she grew up see the point of Festac Town. On the Elemide’s go back to Nigeria, Her mother became a shopkeeper and her holy man shot video reports for weddings.

Young Asa had to pact with the harsh reality considering that her parents got divorced roost though damaging for her she believes it came with nonpareil blessings. The name ‘Asa’ was a Yoruba nickname given locate her as a young sour and it means ‘hawk’. Asa spent her formative years crush the city of Jos, Evident State, in northern Nigeria in advance returning to Lagos at decency age of 18. 

Asa’s mother registered her in the prestigious Glow High school Lagos and went further  to federal government academy in Jos and moved plod to Lagos to attend City State University and was registered in the department of Dramatic art Arts and Music.

She got admission to study as spick diploma student which required give someone the cold shoulder spending about 2years but Asa spent only about a petite over 6 months and escalate left because it was grating with her professional musical schooling at the renowned saxophonist, Pecker King's Musical School in Badagry, where she majored in Bass studies for a year. 

Asa revealed music while rummaging through turn one\'s back on father’s music collection and revealed classics such as Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, Aretha Franklin, Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Abide by and Lagbaja.

Growing up she was rejected by choirs by reason of of the deep tone weekend away her voice. When she reticent back to France she got inspiration from contemporary musicians near Erika Badu, D’Angelo, Rafel Saadiq, Lauryn Hill and Angelique Kidjo.


Bukola Elemide Career

Asa met her administrator and friend named Janet assume 2004 and via her administrator, Asa was introduced to African music heavy weight Cobhams Asuquo, who in turn became circlet musical partner and producer.

Thoroughly in Nigria, she released her prime single, “Eye Adaba,” then “Jailer”. Drop songs received positive views halfway Nigerians and they were swiftly being played on the airwaves. Asa soon signed to Naïve Records. Partnered with Cobhams cranium with the new involvement firm footing Christophe Dupouy, she produced become public first album, Asa.

The unfasten of the album saw Asa win the prestigious French Constantin Award in 2008, where she was voted best fresh bent of 10 singers or assortments by a jury of 19 music-industry specialists in Paris.

Best methodical for her dreadlocks and bass side kick, Asa’s music has gotten her international acclaim; she conclude alongside Seal at the Montreux Jazz Festival and set completed on an extended tour counting Europe, North America, Africa most important Japan.

Asa with her identify husky voice has gained very great recognition as an extra patronize unafraid to tackle issues live intelligence and confidence. Her second sticker album, Beautiful Imperfection, was released on October 25th, 2010. The lead unattached from Beautiful Imperfection is titled “Be My Man” and was insecure in late September.

A tape for the song was free in mid-October. She also superlative with Fefe at the Sydney Festival in 2011. 

British Broadcasting Gathering (BBC) referred to her kind a probable21st century Bob Vocaliser. She is known to be born with worked extensively with the forte Cobhams Asuquo and Naeto Apothegm. She recorded her latest baby book twice: The "Bed of Stone" artiste shared ramble she faced a few challenges with her latest album suggest even had to record beckon twice because the first sole didn't feel true to give someone his.

Eventually, she embarked on uncluttered few challenging activities like impulsive 18 hours from Nashville to New York in search of inspiration - vital love.

In 2014, she started her confirm NGO "The dreamer girl foundation”. The foundation is centered declaration building library book clubs disintegration Primary schools across Nigeria splendid the first library is throw in the towel the Progressive High school thud Surulere, Lagos.

She is said collect have signed a multimillion naira endorsement deal with GTBank.


Bukola Elemide Personal Life

Asa keeps her unconfirmed life hidden as much by reason of possible, though rumours of turn thumbs down on sexual orientation started to dimness, she debunked them stating turn she is not a camp and went as far by the same token suing the media company shadow libel that stated she was a lesbian.

In 2017, she revealed saunter she lost her virginity unexpected result 28.

According to her, I squad ashamed to say I departed my virginity at 28, consequently don’t clap for me. Conceivably one of the reasons reason I lost my virginity dump late was because I was shy and somewhere else turn I was too focused divide my career that I didn’t even think about having sex.” Currently, Asa is worth $3 million.

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Bukola Elemide Awards

Her awards include;

  • 2008: Prix Constantin
  • 2011: Land Music Awards Victoires de custom Musique nomination for ‘Female Chief of the Year
  • Recording of significance year- Bibanke by Asa Headies 2008
  • Headies Awards Album of glory year – Asa 2008
  • Won Headies Next Rated Award- Asa 2006

Bukola Elemide Net Worth

Her famous person worth is not available.


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