Born Wande Ojosipe on the 18th of October 1985, 1st child in a family of 2 children Wande like most great musicians started singing in the teenage choir at his church. he got his break in the Nigerian entertainment industry as a dancer. He continued improving his vocal skill and got signed to Don jazzy’s Mo’ Hits records in 2006. He featured on D’banj’s Rundown/Funk You up album on singles like; Loke, tonosibe and why me.|Being signed to Mo’ Hits records he is also a member of the Mo’ Hits allstars, and played a major role in the recently released CV (Curriculum vitae) album.|His first single of the CV album “Ololufe” has been described as the greatest love song ever written by a Nigerian.|Wande Coal has also recorded track with other Nigerian artist including; Ikechukwu, Naeto-C, SID D’Prince and P-Lola.|He has been dubbed the town crier because of his performance where he announces the entrance of D’banj singing D koko
Apart from being a talented singer Wande Coal is also a brilliant performer as can be seen at his numerous performances, which include;
Thisday music festival 2006 and 2007 with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliot, Ciara, P-Diddy, Neyo, Rhianna, Shakira, John Legend and many more|History of love concert 2007 with 112, Kenny latimore, Chantey Moore and Donnel Jones|Ghana music awards 2007 Accra|Channel O spirit of Africa awards 2007|Nigerian Reunion US 2007|Calabar carnival 2007|Star Mega Jam 2007 with T-pain and Kanye West
AWARDS|Next Rated Hip Hop World Awards 2008|Naija’s fastest Rising Superstar UNIPORT AWARDS 2008
Wande coal is definitely the future of African RnB, so keep an eye out or you might just miss the rise of a true superstar. |
