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King Sunny Adé

Nigerian musician

  • Audience28.7K
  • Fame69.5
  • Momentum6.0
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28.7K youtube followers
  • Audience28.7K
  • Fame69.5
  • Momentum6.0
  • Nigeria rank#21
  • Wikipedia3.1K
Born 1946 · age 80Nigeria
Nigeria flagNigeriaMusiciansSinger / Musician

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  • Biggest on YouTube
    28.7K
    @King Sunny Ade - Topic
  • Wikipedia
    19 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Nigeria
    #21
    Musicians
  • Age
    80
    Born 1946
  • Known for
    O.C. and Stiggs
    1987
Summary
Updated 2026-07-17

Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time.

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Fame
Rising
69.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum6.0
Historical18.1
Now attention27.4
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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Country rank
#21
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