Simisola Bolatito Kosoko (born April 19, 1988), popularlly known by her stage name Simi, is a Nigerian Musician ,songwriter and actress.She started her career as a gospel singer, releasing her debut studio album in 2008, titled Ogaju. She also played as one of the top judges in the season 7 of Nigerian idol Tv show in 2022.She gained public recognition in 2014 after releasing “Tiff”, a song that was nominated for Best Alternative Song at The Headies 2015. Simi signed a record deal with X3M Music in 2014, but left the label in May 2019 following the expiration of her contract. She released her second studio album Simisola on September 8, 2017.Her third studio album Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 was released to coincide with her thirty-first birthday on April 19, 2019. She launched her record label Studio Brat in June 2019. Simi is married to Afrobeats singer, Adekunle Gold.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Simi was born to Yoruba parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oladele Ogunleye, she was raised in Christian family simi grew up in Ojuelegba district of Surulere, Lagos. She spent her early years living in her parents’ apartment, but she stayed with her mother when her parents separated. She was barely nine at the moment.
Despite the absence of a father, Simi‘s mother worked hard to ensure that she didn’t lack any good things, sending her to the top private schools for her education. Growing up, Simi couldn’t hide her musical talent as she had a sonorous voice that was displayed whenever she sang popular songs. So she joined the choir quite early and focused on making gospel music. As a result, her debut studio album, Ogaju, is a gospel-themed project. After that, however, she changed her perspective and decided to switch to mainstream because she felt that it would help her connect with a larger audience.
Simi attended an elite nursery and primary school for her elementary school education. For her secondary school education, she studied at Stars InternationalCollege, Ikorodu. She bagged a degree in Mass Communications from the private institution, Covenant University, Ota.
CAREER
Towards the end of the year 2013, Simi began working on an EP. She released the five-track project in January 2014. The EP’s most successful single, Tiff, earned her celebrity status as many people took notice of her talent and became her fans. In addition, the EP set the pace for her to sign a record deal with X3M Music. Her hit single, Jamb Question, which was released in 2016, was a massive hit, topping music charts for weeks. For the remix of the song, she collaborated with rapper, Falz. Thereafter, she dropped the love song, Love Don’t Care, which also did tremendous numbers. Alongside her colleague and friend, Falz, she worked on an EP titled Chemistry, which was a huge success.
Simi‘s second studio album titled Simisola was released in 2017. The project, which has twelve tracks, features hit songs such as Joromi, Smile For Me, Gone For Good, and Aimasiko. Few days after its release, the album made it to the number five position on Billboard World Albums Chart. The following two years saw Simi work on her third studio album, which was released on the 19th Of April 2020. The release date coincided with her 31st Birthday. The album, which is a mix of Afro-fusion, Afro-pop, R&B, and Afro-soul genres, is titled Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol 1., and has thirteen tracks. After the expiration of her record deal with X3M deal in 2019, Simi chose not to renew her contract and instead opted to found her own record label, which she named, Studio Brat. In 2020, she was the buzz of the industry after she released her famous song, Duduke. The song, which was released to celebrate the birth of her daughter, was one of the most played songs of the year.
PERSONAL LIFE
Simi married a singer named Adekunle Gold in a private wedding ceremony on January 9, 2019. It was later revealed that they had been dating for five years Simi became a mother for the first time on the 30th of May 2020 when she gave birth to her daughter Adejare Kosoko. The couple resides in a well-furnished duplex in Lagos and owns a fleet of cars.Simi has also had her shot at acting. She was cast in Kunle Afolayan‘s movie, Mokalik.
NET WORTH
The beautiful singer with an angelic voice, the multi-gifted Nigerian singer, Simi is estimated to be having a net worth of $3 million – $5 million.
According to a reliable source, the net worth of Simi has put her up with some of biggest female musicians in Africa.She has accumulated such an impressive fortune through streaming right, music sale, money charge per show, and endorsement deals over the years of her career.
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