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Gabriel Ade (Singer)

Gabriel Oluwaseun Adefowokan (born April 28, 1991), professionally known as Gabriel Ade is a Nigerian singer and song writer, and also a member of the national mass choir of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God. Gabriel Ade started his music career as a gospel singer releasing one of his hit singles in 2017 titled Oghene Kobiro which brought him to limelight.

Background Information

Birth name: Gabriel Oluwaseun Adefowokan

Born: April 28, 1991 (age 27)

Origin: Ogun Nigeria

Genre: Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Soul, Rock, Afro pop.

Occupation(s): Singer-Songwriter, Voice Coach.

Instruments: Vocals, Piano, Percussions.

Years active: 2012 – Present.

Early life and Education

Gabriel Ade was born in Alapere,a suburb of Ketu, as the second of four children. He had his primary and secondary education at Gladys Nursery & Primary School (Alapere Ketu), and Goodluck Comprehensive College (Ikorodu) respectively. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Tai-solarin University of Education where he studied Economics.

Career

Gabriel Ade grew up playing percussions, dancing and singing as a member of the choir in one of the local parishes of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God in Lagos until he wrote his first song at the age of 19. He decided to start his music career at the expense of the scholarship he got from the Onshore Offshore Oil & Gas Professionals Association in 2015. His professional music career started in 2017 following the release of his debut single titled Oghene Kobiro. His passion to reach out to lost souls through music led to his release of another single titled Caught In The Sky in 2018, after which he joined the national mass choir of the Redeemed Christian Church Of God.

Discography

Studio albums

- Oghene Kobiro (2017)

- Caught In The Sky (2018)