Real Name : Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel
Stage Name : Mayorkun (Nigerian) Kunis
Date of Birth / Age : 22 years old
State of Origin : Osun State
Record Label : HKN Music Gang
University Attended: University of Lagos
MAYORKUN BIOGRAPHY
Mayorkun (Nigerian) is a fast rising popular upcoming artist recently signed on by Davido to HKN Music. His first single ‘ Mayorkun (Nigerian) Eleko ‘ is a hit that has gone on to set a record as one of the fastest YouTube music videos to reach 1 million views plus with 10 days.
So who is Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel aka Mayorkun (Nigerian) and how did he get here, leaving a banking job for music!!
Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel is a native of Osun state, born to the Adewale family. His father, a professional musician, Actor and Director, while his mum is the popular Nigerian actress Toyin Adewale, need we add that his dad’s uncle Segun Adewale is also musical artist.
At 22 years old, he is already a graduate of university of Lagos and he had his secondary and primary education at Living-spring montessori / hi grade college.
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Since music runs in the family, its of no surprise that the young chap started music officially in 2013 after releasing his first track along with his friends, titled GBO
Mayorkun’s drive to limelight started when he caught the attention of One of the best music star in Nigeria presently, Davido. Davido saw the 14 seconds YouTube video where Mayowa re-sing davido’s song and he was impressed. Davido called him for a meeting, afterwards signs him up to his record label, the HKN Gang Label which includes the likes of B. Red, Dremo and Danagog
Artist he looks up to are Davido, Olamido, Brymo, Pasuma, Tuface Idibia and (KSA) King Sunny Ade.
At the Moment, Mayorkun (Nigerian) has dropped his first official single Eleko , the rate of views of the video has skyrocketed to 1,000,000 views within 10 days. Yeah!!!