CELEBRITY OF THE MONTH: ADEWALE AYUBA aka MR.JOHNSON

The celebrity of the month is no other person than an award winning talented musician of our time, Adewale Ayuba, aka Mr. Johnson, born in Ikenne Remo,Ogun State Nigeria, on May, 6th 1966.

The Bonsue Fuji creator started his music career after his secondary school education at Remo, Secondary School, Sagamu, Ogun State.

Adewale Ayuba, is a musician, performer and an entertainer. His hi-tech instrumentation, distinct voice and his immeasurable talent changed the face of Fuji Music in Nigeria forever.  

Ayuba’s  albums that launched him into prominence are: “Bubble” which was released in 1991. Followed by ‘Mr. Johnson Play for Me’, in 1992, this also became an instant success; these two albums were produced by Ace producer Laolu Akins. ,“Buggie D” was a run-way success.  It instantly became a hit, winning multiple awards at the Fame Music Awards (FMA) and topping the music chart for several months. In 2000, he released a mega-hit Album, Turn Me On. Turn Me On broke music records in Nigeria.

 Ayuba had since gone on to conquer the world with his brand of bonsue fuji music.  He is the first and only Fuji artiste so far to have had a taste of Kora Awards when he won two Kora Awards in 2005 with his collaboration with Germany-based Nigerian artiste, Ade Bantu.

Blog with fury wish you happy birthday and more fruitful years ahead.