Sunny Melody (birth name: Sunday Adeola Ogunyemi) is a UK-based, Nigerian indigenous jùjú musician. While attending Ogun State University (renamed

Olabisi Onabanjo University Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state owned and operated university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded on 7 July 1982 as Ogun State University (OSU) and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on 2 ...

) in 1994-1998, he was a member of the school's music band (OSU MELODY) and studied Business Administration. Sunny formed his band after his National Youth Service in 1999 and eventually traveled to the UK in 2000. He has recorded four albums, including ''Oyato'' (2003/2004), ''On the Dance Floor'' (2005/2006), Pasunnyfication'' (2008/2009), and ''Greater Heights'' (2013/2014). He recently released another single, "Evermore", in 2015. His music is used by

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inflight entertainment. He made his debut concert at the prestigious

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. He is working on his new album . Sunny Melody won the City People Award in Nigeria and the Yoruba Heritage Award in UK for his musical contributions. He released a new single in 2017 titled "Fewa" produced by award winning producer "fliptyce". Sunny Melody is one of the most travelled musicians; he travels more than 20 times yearly.

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* * Nigerian male musicians {{Nigeria-bio-stub