B-Red

Adebayo Adeleke (born July 23),[1][2] better known by his stage name B-Red, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was featured on two tracks from Davido's debut studio album, Omo Baba Olowo (2012). Primarily known as Davido's cousin and hypeman, his career as a solo act started in 2013 with the release of the single "Insane Girl"; the song features vocals from Davido and was produced by Shizzi.[3] In 2016, he released his debut EP All the Way Up.[4]

B-Red
Birth nameAdebayo Adeleke
BornAtlanta, Georgia, U.S
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels
  • HKN Music/ dmw
Associated acts

Early life

Born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the son of Nigerian senator Ademola Adeleke,[5] B-Red relocated to Nigeria to pursue music as a career.[6] He is a cousin of the Nigerian singer Davido [7]

Career

In the five years he has been with HKN, B-Red has failed to put out an album, the sole project he released was an extended play EP in mid-2016. Entitled ‘All The Way Up’, the EP contained eight songs, including six bonus tracks, which were mostly pre-released singles.[8] Between 2013 and 2015, he has however released several singles which enjoyed massive airplay including "Uju" and "Cucumber" featuring Akon.[9] in April 2019, the HKN Singer and songwriter, B-Red Dropped Two songs titled “E Better” featuring Mavin records boss, Don Jazzy.[10] And “Achie” featuring award-winning artiste, Davido.[11]

Discography
EPs
  • All the Way Up (2016)
Album
  • The Jordan (2020)

Awards and nominations

Top Naija Music Award
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref
2017 Himself Artiste of the Year Won [12]

References
  1. "Gideon Okeke, B-Red are a year older". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. "B red celebrates his birthday with new photo". Kemi Filani. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  3. "B-Red Bio". Not Just Ok. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. "Singer takes the first step to being more than Davido's backup". Pulse Nigeria. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  5. "Davido's uncle, Ademola Adeleke dances to his victory in Osun West by-election [VIDEO]". Daily Post Nigeria. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. "Sina Rambo and B Red biography". Naij. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. "What people need to understand between Davido and I- B-RED". Vanguard. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. "Despite no album in four years, B-Red renews contract with HKN". TheCable. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. "B-Red – "Cucumber" ft. Akon". TooXclusive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. "B-Red – "E Better" featuring Don Jazzy". 042coded.com.ng. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. "B-Red – "Achie" ft. Davido, NorthBoi". 042coded.com.ng. Passstyle Onyeka. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  12. "Winners of 2017 Top Naija Music Awards". 27 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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