Adekunle Kosoko better known as Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian musician, songwriter, and graphic designer. He began his career early and shot to the limelight in 2014.
Adekunle Kosoko was born on January 28, 1987 as the first child and only son of the family. He hails from a Royal family in Lagos and he was born and raised in Ifako-Agege and Ikotun, Lagos State. Adekunle’s parents are teachers. He attended public schools for primary and secondary education. Thereafter, he attended the Lagos State Polytechnic and bagged a degree in Arts and Industrial Design.
He is related to the veteran actor, Prince Jide Kosoko.
Adekunle started from the teen choir in his church. He was there for about 11 years. According to him, he started drawing his musical inspiration from legendary musicians like King Sunny Ade and Evangelist Ebenezer Obey.
Subsequently, Adekunle joined a band and wrote his first song in 2007. Together with other band members, they featured Skales and GT Da Guitarman before they disbanded.
Adekunle Gold sings a fusion of modern/urban highlife, pop and indie genre.
The first connection between Gold and Olamide was a business relationship of being YBNL Nation official designer. He designed the YBNL logo and a couple of other works. Thereafter, Adekunle released his first song, Sade and Olamide took interest in him. As a result, he was offered a deal, and that marked a new beginning for him. On March 5, 2015, he joined the YBNL Nation and subsequently, released his debut studio album, Gold.
However, after the expiration of his contract with YBNL, Adekunle launched his band- The 79th Element. The 79th Element refers to the atomic number of gold in chemistry. He also owns the Afro Urban, a label that he runs by himself with a couple of team members.
In January 2018, he was unveiled as a brand ambassador of Unity Bank. Also, Austinemedia estimated his net worth at $400,000. He is one of the richest Nigerianmusicians
Adekunle Gold tied the knot with Simisola Ogunleye in January 2019. He likes to hang out with his friend at the beach, his most favorite place in the world.
