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12 Amazing facts you should know about nigerian singer simi

She is simply known as Simi in the entertainment world, and comes across as the lady with the distinct voice – a voice so original that no one so far has lay claim to it. Here, it is obvious that many of her fans as well as music followers know a lot about her. However, check out some of these hidden facts about her and see if you know about them before now

Her full name is Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye, and she was born on April 19, 1988 in Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria.  She is from Ondo State.

She is the fifth child and the last child of her family with four boys before her.

She is a Tom boy owing to the fact that she grew up among boys.

She is a surprisingly a motivational speaker in addition to being a singer, song writer, vocalist, and professional presenter.

She started singing when she was 8years old and wrote her first song by the age of 10.

She graduated from Covenant University where she obtained BSc in Mass Communication.

Her favorite food is rice and vegetable.

She sings Afro-pop, Soul, Hip-hop, Alternative, World and R & B.  She is an artist from X3M Music label, and has won eight Awards from 17 nominations within three years. Her first Award was at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards (Most Promising Act to watch).  Her first studio Album was “Ogaju”.

King Sunny Ade, Evangelist Obey and Asa are her mentors in the industry while her mum and her pastor are her role models and they inspire her.

She wishes she had a dad.  While she was little her mum and her dad separated.

Simi was at various times romantically linked to Fahz Dah Bahd Guy and Adekunle Gold

She clocked 30 years on Thursday, April 19

She just released a new video on the occasion of her birthday