# Sonny Okosun

> Sonny Okosun was a Nigerian musician, who was known as the leader of the Ozzidi band. He named his band Ozzidi after a renowned Ijaw river god, but to Okosun the meaning was "there is a message". His surname is sometimes spelled Okosuns and his first name Sunny. He was one of the leading Nigerian musicians from the late 1970s to mid-1980s.

*Nigerian musician (1947-2008)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sonny-okosun

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1947-01-01
- **Died:** 2008-05-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 9.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/797376)
- [Sonny Okosun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Okosun)
- [Sonny Okosun](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Okosun)
- [Sonny Okosun](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Okosun)
- [Suuny Okosun](https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suuny_Okosun)
- [سونی اوکوسن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Sonny Okosun](https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Okosun)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4816c708-fa5a-4b55-b7b5-831768648358)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7562080)

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