Korede Bello is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. In this article, we will be telling you about Korede Bello — his biography, birthday, career, music, net worth, awards, and facts.
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Early life & education
Much is not known about his background. However, we were able to gather some information.
Korede was born in the South-Western part of Nigeria, Lagos State.
He had both his primary and secondary school education in Lagos State.
Birthday & Age: How old is Korede Bello?
Korede was born on 29th February 1996. Therefore, he is currently 28 years old.
If you are one of his fans, you might want to create some time to send him some good wishes on his special day.
Is Korede Bello married? Any kids?
The young and talented singer is not yet married and has no kid.
However, rumour has it that he is in a relationship with Priscilla, the daughter of popular actress Iyabo Ojo.
In an interview with pmnewsnigeria, Korede was asked about his relationship with Priscilla. This was his response “As for my rumored relationship with Priscilla, she would be in a better position to respond to that (laughs).”
So for now we can’t say if he is in a relationship. Nonetheless, we promise to keep you posted if anything pops up.
Career
Korede started his professional music career at an early age. He started recording songs when he was in secondary school.
With the help of his father he managed to release his first song “Forever”. His father gave him money to pay for his first recording studio session and bought him his first guitar.
Korede Bello’s parents showed much support and love to their son and his music.
After releasing his first song “Forever”, he came in contact with Don Jazzy. Casmir Uwaegbute, who was his manager, introduced talented Korede to Don Jazzy.
Don Jazzy was impressed by Korede Bello’s talent they later went on to recorded songs together.
In one of his interviews, Korede admitted that Don Jazzy is one of the greatest musicians. He said he really enjoyed the experience he had.
In 2014, the 28th of February, he signed a contract with Mavins Records.
With this label, he recorded two of his most popular songs – “African Princess” featuring Don Jazzy and “Godwin”.
He gained more popularity when he was featured in the Mavins song titled Dorobucci together with Don Jazzy, Dr. SID, Tiwa Savage, Di’Ja, Reekado Banks, and D’Prince.
This video has more than 24 million views.
In 2015 Korede released a new song called “Godwin” a mix of gospel and pop genres.
This song immediately hit the top positions of the music charts in Nigeria.
In 2015, Korede signed a contract with the telecom company GLO and became their official ambassador.
Music
Here are some of Korede’s songs:
- Jingle Bell
- I Love Naija
- Bless Me
- Repete
- Together
- Let Him Go
- Ese Baba
- Favourite Song
- If You Smile
- I’m Into You
- The Way You Are
- Oh Baybe
- Sote
- Champion
- Do Like That
- Cold Outside
- Table For Two
- African Princess
- Mr Vendor
- Butterfly
- Romantic
- Work It
- Mi Casa Su Casa
- Mungo Park
- Godwin
Net worth
Due to varying information online, we can’t state the exact worth of Korede.
However, we promise to keep you posted if he comes out to say anything regarding his net worth.
Awards and nominations
Here are some of Korede’s Awards and nomination:
He won 5 awards out of 10 nominations. Here is a list of all the nominations and his wins:
• At the Nigeria Teen Choice Awards 2014, he won Most Promising Music Act To Watch.
• In 2015, he was nominated for three awards; two nominations at Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2015 for Hottest Single of The Year and Best New Act and one nomination for Best Song of the Year, which he won at the 4th Annual Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards
• Korede was nominated for three nominations (Best Pop Single, Song of The Year and Next Rated) at The Headies in 2015 and won Best Pop Single nomination
• 2016, Korede Bello was nominated for Pop Artist of the Year at City People Entertainment Awards, Best Collaboration at Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Best Contemporary Afro Video at 9th Nigeria Music Video Awards. He won Pop Artiste of the Year and Best Contemporary Afro Video nominations.
Other interesting facts About Korede Bello
Korede Bello has engaged in several humanitarian activities such as the Project Pink Blue Walk for Cancer awareness program in Abuja, from 2015 to 2017.
Here’s a summary of Korede Bello’s profile:
- Full name: Korede Bello
- Date of birth: 29th of February 1996
- Age: 28 years old
- State of Origin: Lagos state
- Marital status: Single
- Years active: 2009 till present
- Nationality: Nigerian