Wande Coal’s biography: father, age, wife, songs,
Wande Coal is one of the veterans in the Nigerian music industry and remains relevant in the industry.
Wande Coal is a colleague with the likes of Don Jazzy, D’banj as they were together in the now defunct group Mo’hits before they went their separate ways.
Today, Don Jazzy is the owner of Mavins record, D’banj owns DB Record, while Wande Coal is the brain behind the Black Diamond label.
Wande Coal is known for his power voice and his hit song titled Ololufe.
Recently, Wande Coal was in the news after Nigerian international singer Ayo Balogun Wizkid during the FlyTime Music Festival paused the show to appreciate Wande Coal for the support given to him.
Wizkid disclosed that Wande Coal saw to it that he was comfortable while he was an upcoming singer. He also revealed the Black Diamond boss gave him a place to sleep. This is surprising as Wizkid as at that time was signed to Banky W’s EME label which in no way had connections with Wande Coal.
This article is focused on what you should know about Wande Coal, continue reading to see more.
Profile Summary
| Full name | Wande Oluwatobi Ojosipe |
| Nick name | Wande Coal |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | 18th of October 1985 |
| Age | 36 years old in 2021 |
| Place of birth | Lagos Island, Lagos state |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Parents | Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Mrs Omolara Oluwayemisi Ojosipe |
| Education | University of Lagos Akoka |
| Profession | Singer, record label owner |
| Net worth | $1.5 million |
Wande Coal’s biography
His real name is Wande Oluwatobi Ojosipe, and he was born on the 18th of October 1985 in Lagos Island to Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Mrs Omolara Oluwayemisi Ojosipe.
Wande Coal is the first of two children, the name of his other sibling is Towa Ojosipe.
The Lagos Island-born singer is a Nigerian by birth and celebrated his 36th birthday in October 2021.
Education
Wande Coal went to the Federal Staff Nursery and Primary School, Ijanikin, Lagos, before he proceeded to the Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos, which happens to be the same school where his mother was a Home Economics teacher.
Wande Coal later gained admission to University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG) where he bagged a BSc in Curriculum studies.
Career
Wande Coal, like most of the Nigerian singers, started his career in the church; however, he became more serious with it when D’banj and Don Jazzy stormed Unilag for a show. The Black Diamond boss started as a dancer for D’banj before he became a backup singer.
He was, however, signed to Mo’hits, a label owned by Don Jazzy and D’banj, in 2006. It was during his stay he released his most popular song Ololufe which is considered Nigeria’s most powerful love song to date.
However, after Mo’hits was disbanded, Wande Coal signed to Don Jazzy’s record label Mavins but he would later leave to start his label.
Today, Wande Coal has worked with the likes of Ikechukwu, Naeto C, Dr SID, D’Prince, Davido, Wizkid, among others.
Listed below are some of the songs by Wande Coal
- 2009: Mushin To Mo’Hits
- 2015: Wanted
- 2020: Realms
- Curriculum Vitae (2007)
- Solar Plexus (2012)
Personal life
Wande Coal is not married and there are no details of him being in any relationship.
Net worth
Wande Coal is reportedly worth $1.5 million.
