Tosin Jegede
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Gender:
Female
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Birth:
1980
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Education:
University of Bristol
The details
Biography
Introduction
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. 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.
Tosin's mother died in 2012. She started a pet project: One Book One Childwhich focuses on the future of the Nigerian child.
Discography
- Children Arise (1985)
- Leaders of Africa (1989)
- Children of Africa (1992)