Qamardeen Odunlami ( ar, قمر الدين; born 27 August 1973) better known by his stage name Ayeloyun is a Nigerian

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singer and producer. He released his debut album ''Taqwallah'' in 1994 and his ''Igbeyawo'' album released in 2003 which was his 9th album and brought him prominence and spotlight.

Early life and education

Ayeloyun was born in

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, Nigeria into a family of seven. In 2006, he got admitted to study Sharia and Common Law at the

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, Kwara State but dropped out to focus on Music.

Music career

At an early age, Ayeloyun started to explore his interest in music during an evening Arabic class at Marcaz, Agege where he sang during the ramadam

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due to the unavailability of his seniors then at the Arabic school. He started music professionally in 1992 to tackle Religious Colouration in Islam and released his first album in 1994 and has released altogether 25 albums to critical acclaim.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayeloyun 1973 births Living people Nigerian Muslims Performers of Islamic music People from Kwara State 21st-century Nigerian male singers Yoruba-language singers University of Ilorin alumni