Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel: biography, age, family, net worth

All you need to know about Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel popularly known as Mayorkun Let’s take a look at his Biography, Nationality, Career, Age, Net worth, Family.

ABOUT
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist.

EARLY LIFE
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel was born 23rd of March 1994, he is originally from Osun State, Nigeria. He is the first child of three, born into a family of entertainers. His mother is a Nollywood actress and his father, an artist and movie producer. Mayorkun was part of the choir at a very young age where he, according to him, “learnt the rudiments of music”.

EDUCATION
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel has a degree in accounting from the University of Lagos, and was in a banking job before he was discovered in 2016.

Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel

CAREER
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel decided to leave his bank job to search for another due to bad pay, when his cover video was spotted by Davido in February 2016. Davido followed him on Twitter and Instagram, after which Davido asked him if he can do more than play the keyboard. He got a call from Davido the same day he wrote his resignation letter and sent Davido some of the songs he already recorded. Davido decided to sign him to Davido Music Worldwide. Mayorkun released his first single under the label called “Eleko” in 2016. The video of the song gathered a million views in the first 10 days. To his name, Mayorkun has several singles including Yawa, Sade, Che Che, and Mama. In October 2018, he released singles “Posh” and “Fantasy” featuring Olu Maintain in anticipation of his first studio album titled “The Mayor of Lagos”.The Mayor of Lagos was released on the 16th of November 2018. On December 1, 2018, it appeared on the Billboard World Albums chart, peaking at number 15.

Mayorkun embarked on a nationwide tour in 2017 that saw him perform in over 35 schools. He ended the year 2017 with his first headline concert in Lahos called “The Mayor of Lagos”. The Mayor of Lagos concert continued in 2018 with a show in the city of Ibadan and the federal capital territory, Abuja. Also, a date for a Lagos edition was announced. In 2018, Mayorkun did a tour of the UK alongside label mate Dremo, where he performed in about six cities. He also performed alongside label boss Davido at the wireless festival.

In 2020 he was among the artistes scheduled for performance at the Convention center of the Eko Hotel and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos for the 2020 vanguard personality awards. Other scheduled artistes included Tekno, Timaya and many more.

FAMILY
Mayorkun was born to artistic Adewale family. His father Sunday Adewale is a professional musician, Actor, and Director, while his mum, Toyin Adewale is a popular Nigerian actress. He has other siblings which are Morenikejimi Adesewa Ajokemi and Ayobami Samuel Adewale.

PERSONAL LIFE
He did a UK tour with Dremo, where he performed in six cities and also performed alongside his label boss, Davido at the wireless festival, all in 2018. He released a single, Betty Butter featuring Davido on 3rd July 2020. And the song has amassed over 7 million total streams across all platforms worldwide.

Mayorkun

ACHIEVEMENT
Mayorkun has also made a name and acquired many awards himself.

— In the year 2016, Mayorkun won the award for the choice song of the year.

— In 2016, he won the most promising act of the year.

— In 2016, him nominated for the best new talent award.

Finally,

— In 2016, he was nominated for the best new talent.

— In 2020, December he was nominated for the Artiste Of The Year category at the 14th Headies Awards.

Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel

NET WORTH
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel net worth is $3.8 million. He is one of the richest and the most influential musical artists in the Nigerian music industry.