In this post, platinumtimes.ng archives the biography, career, songs, net worth, lifestyle of Yemi Alade.
Yemi Eberechi Alade is a singer, actress and activist whose songs cuts across R&B, afropop and highlife.
She is famously known as “Mama Africa” due to her ability to sing in different African languages including English. She won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 and in 2024, she featured at the AFCON 2023 opening ceremony in Ivory Coast.
Profile Summary
Name: Yemi Eberechi Alade
Born: March 13th, 1989
State of Origin: Ondo State, Nigeria
Education: University of Lagos
Religion: Christianity
Career: Music artist
Early Life
Alade was hails from Ondo State but was born on 13th March, 1989 in Abia state, Nigeria.
Education
She attended the Victory Grammar School, Ikeja before proceeding to the university Lagos.
Family
Yemi was raised in by an Igbo mother and a Yoruba father who was a Commissioner of Police from Ondo State, Nigeria.
Career
Yemi Alade won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 and thereafter, she was signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and she was brought to limelight with her single “Johnny” in 2014 and this was followed by another album release “king of queens” and ” Mama Africa” together with other top artists in the industry.
She has also launchedthe album” black magic”, ” woman of steel”, “black is king and “empress” and these releases earned her millions of accolades and streaming across music platforms.
She was also a coach in the second edition of The Voice Nigeria (Season 2) alongside other Nigerian artists like Waje, Timi Dakolo and Patoranking.
She is signed to the Universal Music Africa (UMA) and UMG France. UMA will serve as the exclusive worldwide record partner for Alade while UMG France will serve as the international rollout partner for all of her releases under the label.
Her albums so far are; King of Queens (2015),Mama Africa (2016), Black Magic (2017), Woman of Steel (2019), Empress (2020), Queendoncom (2021), African Baddie (2022), Mamapiano (2023).
Yemi Alade has received several ambassadorial contracts and partnerships from different brands both locally and internationally.
She was endorsed by brands like Luc Belaire, Glo, Maybelline, Shell and she recently was edorsed as a brand ambassador of Hollandia Yoghurt.
In 2024, the artist featured at the opening ceremony of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.
Personal life
Yemi Alade was raised in a multi-ethnic home. She is not married and has taken tours to different countries in the African continent.
She has received several music awards and nomination both locally and Internationally.
Net Worth
She has a net worth estimate of about $5 million.