Yemi Alade

Yemi Alade is one of the most celebrated female artists in Nigeria. She has released hit after hit in the last 10 years yet there are many things people don’t know about her.
Mdundo.com digs deep into who she is.

Yemi Alade Age

She is 34 years old and was born on March 13, 1989 in Abia State Nigeria although she traces her origin to Ondo State. Her mother Uzoma Alade hails from Abia while his father James Alade worked in Ondo as a Police Commissioner.

Yemi Alade Early Life

Yemi Alade grew up in Abakaliki in Ebonyi State, Nigeria learning the ropes of her mixed race in Igbo and Yoruba, thanks to her parents’ roots.

Yemi Alade Education

She started her primary school studies in Lagos at St. Saviour British Primary School. Alade proceeded to Victory Grammar School in Ikeja for her secondary education and earned an admission to the University of Lagos in 2010. Surprisingly, she took a Geography major and it, somehow, opened her sense of music. It is while at the university that she developed a nudge for songwriting.

Yemi Alade Awards

Here are her most prestigious awards over the years.
2014: Female Artist of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA)
2015: Best Vocal Performance (Female) The Headies Award
2015: Best Female (MTV Africa Music Awards)
2015: Best Pop/R&B Artist of the Year Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA)
2016: Best Female (MTV Africa Music Awards)
2016: Musician of the Year The Future Awards Africa
2016: Best Female Artist Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA)
2016: Best Female Artist African Entertainment Awards (USA)
2018: Best Reggae/Dancehall Single (The Headies Award)
2019: Best Female (MTV Africa Music Awards)
2019: Best Female Artist (West Africa) African Entertainment Awards

Yemi Alade and Patoranking relationship

Yemi Alade is in a life-long relationship with Nigerian king of dancehall Patoranking. The ‘Kolo Kolo’ hitmaker tie the knot with Yemi in a beautiful traditional wedding ceremony in 2021. The ‘Johnny’ hitmaker shared beautiful images of a gorgeous wedding shoot with Patoranking.
It had people confused at first. Some said that it was a music stunt while others said that it was a beautiful ending to a long rumoured affair.

Yemi Alade Ex-boyfriend

Yemi Alade allegedly had a secret affair with Nigerian rapper Phyno. The stunning Nigerian starlet once opened up about her obsession for Phyno during an appearance at the MTV Base real talk. She said that she always had a crush on the Nigerian rapper and that she was flirting with the idea of taking things to the next level. It emerged later on that the two Nigerian artists dated away from the public eye.

Yemi Alade Child

Yemi Alade has a young child who she recently shared photos of with her fans on Instagram. She is highly private and keeps her other life off the public glare.

Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage

There is no beef between Tiwa Savage and Yemi Alade as sections of the media portray. Tiwa Savage has in the past quashed this narrative stating that they have a healthy working relationship and Yemi Alade has always showed up for her whenever she needs her.