9ICE CELEBRATES HIS 36TH BIRTHDAY WITH HIS FAMILY
On January 17, popular Nigerian singer Alexander Abolore Adegbola Adigun Alapomeji Ajifolajifaola know as stage name 9ice. As he clock 36 years old, born on 17 January 1980.
He is a Nigerian musician, a south-westerner from Ogbomoso in Oyo state but he grew up in the district of Bariga in Lagos. And dropped out from his law course at the Lagos state university to concentrate on music. He grew up in a polygamous home of five wives and nine children.
He started his singing career with Fuji music. He derives his inspiration from his environment, and music from the likes of Ebenezer Obey, King Sunny Are, Tatalo Alamu, Late Alhaji Ayinla Omowura, Late Alhaji Haruna Ishola.
9ice is known for his use of the Yoruba language in his music, and he sometimes mixes Yoruba proverbs with English, broken English, Hausa and Igbo. 9ice compares himself to Youssou N'Dour, Who has won a couple of Grammy awards with music recorded in his mother tongue, and Yvonne Chaka Chaka, whose music has also embraced her language. 9ice has been quoted as saying, "English language has been quoted as saying, English language has been imposed on us but God graciously gave Yoruba language to us.
Professional awards
- Mobo Best African Act 2008
- Nigerian music Awards Best Act 2008
- Nigerian Entertainment Awards most Indigenous Act 2007
- Nigerian Entertainment Awards Best Act 2008
- Future Awards
- MTV Base Best Hip Hop Act 2008
- LTV/Eko Fm Awards
- Hip-hop World Awards Best Vocal performance male 2008
- Hip-hop World Awards Revelation of the year 2008
- Hip-hop World Awards Best Album 2009
- Hip-hop World Awards Best Act 2009
- Hip-hop World Awards Artiste of the year 2009
- Hip-hop World Awards Best Song 2009
- Dynamix Awards Best Song of the year 2008
- Dynamix Awards most promising act 2007
- Gbedu Awards 2008
- City people's Awards 2009
Ambassadors
- UN Youth Ambassador
- Lagos State Environmental
- 46664 Nelson Mandela Charity Organization Ambassador
- Global Public Health Ambassador to Society for Family Health.
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