Yemi Alade Essentials

Yemi Alade Essentials
PLAYLIST ∙ 2021
Apple Music African

Nigerian-born Yemi Alade came to national attention after winning a televised singing contest in 2009. Her prize-winning vocals and emotional range were certainly evident on “Ghen Ghen Love” in 2012, but it was 2013’s “Johnny that gave the artist her first taste of worldwide success. An obvious diva in the making, King of Queens helped strengthen her cause with its mixture of late-night ballads, future R&B and club-primed Afropop anthems-in-waiting. Explore her career so far with this equally varied playlist.