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King Sunny Adé

Nigerian musician
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Summary

King Sunny Adé was born on September 22, 1946[1], in Ondo[2]. He has worked as a singer[3] and conductor[4]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,404 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1946[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Nigeria[7]
  • Ethnic group: Yoruba people[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: Jùjú music[10], music of Africa[11]
  • Record label: I.R.S. Records[12], Island Records[13]
  • Discography: King Sunny Adé discography[14]
  • Commons category: King Sunny Adé[15]
  • Instrument: voice[16], guitar[17]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[19]
  • Start of work period: 1960[20]
  • Social media followers: 7420[21], 9060[22], 12,100[23], 16,100[24], 17,900[25]

Why It Matters

King Sunny Adé has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was King Sunny Adé born?

King Sunny Adé was born in Ondo[2].

What did King Sunny Adé do for work?

King Sunny Adé worked as a singer[3] and conductor[4].

Related Entities

Ewo Ijamba Moto Island Records Nigeria Ondo

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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