Tosin Jegede is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

singer Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

. She was a child singing sensation in the 1980s. After releasing her first album in 1985: ''Children Arise'' at age five, she released two more albums: ''Leaders of Africa'' and ''Children of Africa'' in 1989 and 1992 respectively. She left the country to further her education and earned a degree in Business Decision and Analysis from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

, London and worked briefly in the UK as a Pension Adviser. She returned to Nigeria in 2008. Tosin's mother died in 2012. She started a pet project: ''One Book One Child'' which focuses on the future of the Nigerian child.

Discography

*''Children Arise'' (1985) *''Leaders of Africa'' (1989) *''Children of Africa'' (1992)

References

Living people 20th-century Nigerian women singers Nigerian expatriates in the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of Bristol Yoruba women musicians 21st-century Nigerian women singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-singer-stub