Tunde Ednut
Tunde Olaoluwa Adekunle, popularly known as Tunde Ednut, is a Nigerian blogger, comedian, entertainer and musician noted for his blog and songs "Jingle Bell" and "Catching Cold", which was a Headies award nominee for best pop single at The Headies Awards of 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the most prominent bloggers in Nigeria.
He is currently one of the biggest social media influencers in the country, with more than 4 million followers on Instagram.
In 2021, Ednut was named the Most ‘Searched Media Personality’ at the Net Honors Class of 2021. In that same year, he was listed by Ynaija as one of the most powerful young Nigerians.
Originally from Kogi State, Ednut was born in Katsina to Nigerian lecturers, where he grew up as a Christian before his family eventually relocated to Lagos State. He studied Graphic arts at the University of Lagos. Prior to graduating from Unilag, he moved to the UK to obtain a degree in Graphic design from Kingsland University of London
Ednut first started out as a comedian in 2007, where he was a guest performer at the Dyanmix Awards in Nigeria, and caught the attention of medias. In 2008, he was nominated for the The Future Awards Africa. Same year, Ednut began performing across Nigeria and subsequently performed in the United Kingdom where he is most noted for his comic works, Ednut was honored with The Award for the Best Nigerian Comedian in the UK before he moved back to Nigeria to pursue a career in music
Ednut started his musical career in 2011 with his debut single "My Kind Song". In 2012, he released "Catching Cold" featuring Davido and Seun Kuti which was subsequently remixed in 2020 with Dr SID. In 2014, he released 3 songs which includes "Baby Boo", "Buga Won" and "Kosowo". In 2016, he would go on and release "Jingle Bell" which had multiple remixes with fellow Nigerian stars, Mi Abaga, Davido and Tiwa Savage
Aside from music and blogging, Ednut helps or supports upcoming comedians and musicians by posting their videos and skits on his Instagram page. He has been credited for supporting or helping in popularizing comedians and artists such as Ugoccie, Aloma Isaac Junior, Sydney Talker and Kiriku.
His net worth is valued at $200,000.
- Nigeria Future Awards successively.
- Dynamiks Youths Awards
- Young Achievers Awards
- Best Nigerian Comdian in the UK.
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