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Yemi Alade
1989–present
About Yemi Alade
Yemi Alade is one of the biggest female stars in African music, a Lagos singer whose 2014 hit Johnny became a pan-African phenomenon and one of the most-viewed African music videos ever. Singing in English, pidgin, French, and Swahili, she built a continent-wide following and became a leading ambassador for women in afrobeats, performing worldwide and featuring on Beyonce's Lion King album.