Tosin Jegede Explained

Tosin Jegede is a Nigerian singer. She was a child singing sensation in the 1980s. After releasing her first album in 1985: Children Arise at age five, she released two more albums: Leaders of Africa and Children of Africa in 1989 and 1992 respectively.^[1] She left the country to further her education and earned a degree in Business Decision and Analysis from the University of Bristol, London and worked briefly in the UK as a Pension Adviser. She returned to Nigeria in 2008.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Tosin's mother died in 2012. She started a pet project: One Book One Child which focuses on the future of the Nigerian child.^[1]

Discography

• Children Arise (1985)
• Leaders of Africa (1989)
• Children of Africa (1992)

Notes and References

1. Old Skool child celebrity Tosin Jegede explains pet project, One Book, One Child 'Music can wait for now'. Encomium.
2. News: The Guardian. I left the country to escape from being kidnapped ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2012. Benjamin Njoku.
3. News: Tosin Jegede finally released from 25 year music contract with Polygram Records. Nigerian Entertainment Today.
4. Thisweek. 45. 1988.
5. Book: Nollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora:New Directions in National Cinemas. Noah A. Tsika. Indiana University Press. 2015. 978-0-253-0158-08.
6. News: Why Child Singers Never Succeed In Nigerian Music Industry. Abisola Akawode. Leadership News.