Sunny Melody

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Sunny Melody (birth name: Sunday Adeola Ogunyemi) is a UK-based, Nigerian indigenous jùjú musician. While attending Ogun State University (renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University) in 1994-1998, he was a member of the school's music band (OSU MELODY) and studied Business Administration. Sunny formed his band after his National Youth Service in 1999 and eventually traveled to the UK in 2000.

He has recorded four albums, including Oyato (2003/2004), On the Dance Floor (2005/2006), Pasunnyfication (2008/2009), and Greater Heights (2013/2014). He recently released another single, "Evermore", in 2015. His music is used by KLM inflight entertainment. He made his debut concert at the prestigious Vortex Jazz Club.[1] He is working on his new album .

Sunny Melody won the City People Award in Nigeria[2] and the Yoruba Heritage Award in UK for his musical contributions.[3] He released a new single in 2017 titled "Fewa" produced by award winning producer "fliptyce".[4]

Sunny Melody is one of the most travelled musicians;[vague] he travels more than 20 times yearly.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sunny Melody – London Debut".
  2. ^ "FULL LIST: Winners emerge at 2015 City People Entertainment Awards + PHOTOS". CityPeople Magazine Nigeria - Nigerian Celerbrities - Entertainment - Stars. 18 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Nigeria: Sunny Melody - Juju Music Is Doing Well in UK". January 5, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Marcus (September 9, 2017). "Sunny Melody – Fe Wa".

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