Saheed Osupa

Nigerian Fuji Musician

Saheed Akorede Okunola (born 1969), popularly known as Saheed Osupa or King Saheed Osupa is a Nigerian musician, performer and film actor. His genre of music is majorly fuji.[1]

Saheed Osupa
Birth nameSaheed Akorede Okunola
Also known asKing of Fuji
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
OriginAjegunle, Lagos, Lagos State
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1983–present
Labels
  • Olasco Films and Records
  • Mustoy Music
  • K.S.M Management

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Saheed Osupa was born in Ibadan, Oyo State but grew up in Lagos State where he completed his early education.[2]

In 1983, Saheed Osupa chose music as his profession and went on to release his first record album titled Fuji Fa Disco which earned him fame. He has released over 25 record albums.

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  1. Lonely Planet; Anthony Ham; Jean-Bernard Carillet (1 August 2013). Lonely Planet West Africa. Paul Clammer, Emilie Filou, Tom Masters, Anja Mutic, Caroline Sieg, Kate Thomas, Vanessa Wruble. Lonely Planet Publications. pp. 950–. ISBN 978-1-74321-782-5.
  2. Jesse Russell; Ronald Cohn (June 2012). Saheed Osup. Book on Demand. ISBN 978-5-511-87541-5.