Biography
Adeniran Adetunji (born June 11, 1992) is a leading Nigerian singer and songwriter. He is known in the music industry by the stage name, Yonda. He released the hit single, Bad Girl Riri in November 2017. Yonda is currently signed to Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) record label
WIKI FACTS & ABOUT
DATA Full Name: Adeniran Adetunji Stage
Name: Yonda Born: 11 June 1992
Age: 28 years old
Birth Place: Lagos
State Of Origin: Lagos State
Nationality: Nigerian Wife
Girlfriend: Unmarried
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
Record Label: Davido Music Worldwide
Net Worth: $100,000-$700,000
Early Life
Yonda was born to the Adetunjis on the 11th of June 1992. He comes from a Christian home. He was born and bred in Lagos State. He and his family lived in the mainland part of the city during his formative years. He is a Yoruba boy who hails from one of the South West States. As a teenager, Yonda became very keen on the idea in pursuing a professional music career. This is because he had discovered his talent as a musician. He started to compose music lyrics as a secondary school student. Some of this songs were recorded as demos in a studio close to his parents’ house. Yonda means Far Away according to the Nigerian pidgin English
Education
Yonda obtained his First School Leaving Certificate and West African School Certificate from good schools in Lagos State.
Career
Yonda who had been recording a couple of singles and performing at local shows in Lagos, hit jackpot when he came in contact with music star, Davido. Davido took a liking to him immediately and decided to sign him to his record label, DMW. This was in 2017. In January 2017, he dropped his official debut single, Las Vegas. This song was quite successful as it won him many fans. Due to the success of the song, he decided to do a remix months later. He featured Afrobeats star, Burna Boy on the remix. Yonda‘s feet was solidified in the music industry after he dropped the hit single, Bad Girl Riri. He featured his label mate Mayorkun on the song. In April 2018, the DMW family released the trendy song, Aje. The song was produced by Fresh VDM and featured Davido, Peruzzi and Yonda
Yonda was featured on Mayorkun‘s’s popular song, Red Handed, which was released in December 2018. As part of his success in 2018, he dropped the single, Sexcellency, which trended for many weeks on local music charts. In December 2020, Yonda released his highly anticipated EP into the musical space. The EP is titled Wild Blue and it is a 8-track project. All the songs on the project were written by him. He collaborated with Mayorkun, Sinzu, Davido, Tee-Y Mix, Dapiano and Mobo on the project. Within a week of its release, the project had over 1.1 million streams
Discography
Fela Pikin
Tony Montana
I Gat Doe
Toyin Tomatoe
Cumming
Obey Your Taste
Sexcellency
Bro Code
Bad Girl Riri
Las Vegas
Red Handed
Aje
Social Media
Yonda relates well with his fans through his social media handles. He has over 154k followers on his Instagram page. His official Instagram handle is @yonda_music
Personal Life
Yonda is a very talented artiste who has excellent song writing skills. He clocked 28 years old on the 11th of June 2020. He resides in an upscale apartment in one of the posh estates in Lekki, Lagos. He is currently single not married, having broken off a serious relationship months ago with his girlfriend. He is a tattoo lover and has some of them adorning his body. He belongs to the 30 Billion Gang.
Net Worth
The Nigerian singer and songwriter, Yonda has an estimated net worth of $100,000-$700,000
