Adewale Adeleke (born December 11, 1988) is a Nigerian music producer, music executive and entrepreneur. He is well known as the chairman of the HKN music record label. He is one of the executive producers of Davido’s first album “Omo Baba Olowo”.
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Birth Date: | December 11, 1988 |
Birth Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Occupation: | Musix Producer, Entrepreneur |
Father: | Adedeji Adeleke |
Siblings: | Davido, Sharon, Ashley |
Net Worth: | $60 million |
Early Life
Adewale Adeleke was born on December 11, 1988 in Atlanta, Georgia and relocated to Nigeria in 2010.
He is the son of the Nigerian billionaire entrepreneur, Adedeji Adeleke and also an elder brother to the Nigerian Afro pop star, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido.
He obtained a degree in business administration from Pacific Union College.
Career
Adewale is a music producer and chairman of the HKN music, a family music record label which is already a home to the likes of Sina Rambo and B-Red, Danagog and of course the HKN in-house record producer, Shizzi.
He is one of the executive producers on Davido’s debut studio album “Omo Baba Olowo” as released under the HKN imprint in July 2012.
The record label was nominated for record label of the year at the 2014 City People Entertainment Awards.
He was appointed as executive director of his father’s energy company, Pacific Energy.
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Personal Life
Adewale got married to his wife, Ekanem Kani in a traditional wedding ceremony in December 2019 which was followed by a white wedding ceremony in February 2020.
The couple welcomed a child in November 2020.
Net Worth
Adewale Adeleke has an estimated net worth of $60 million.
Social Media Handle
- Instagram: @chairmanhkn