Ycee

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YCee
Ycee speaking with Flytime Promotions in December 2017
Background information
Birth nameOludemilade Martin Alejo
Also known asZaheer
Born (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)
Lagos State, Nigeria
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • ANBT (current)
  • Tinny (former)
  • Sony (former)

Oludemilade Martin Alejo (born 29 January 1993), known professionally as Ycee (pronounced /ˈwaɪsiː/ WY-see; also stylized as YCee), is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter.[1] He gained popularity after his single "Condo", which features vocals by Patoranking, earned him two nominations at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[2] He was also nominated for Best Artist in African Pop at the 2015 All Africa Music Awards[3] and for Next Rated at The Headies 2016.[4] Ycee signed a record deal with Sony Music in October 2016, but terminated his contract with the label in February 2018.[5]

  1. ^ "Olamide Jumps on the Remix to 'Jagaban' by Ycee". BellaNaija. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ Bodunrin, Sola (8 September 2015). "Fresh: Ycee Releases Jagaban Video". Naij. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ Shola, Ayeotan (22 August 2015). "Olamide, Davido, Wizkid, Sarkodie Dominate All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Categories [FULL LIST]". Entertainment Express. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ Tomi (19 December 2016). "Headies Awards 2016 : Complete List of Nominees". Culture Custodian. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ^ Jayne Augoye (5 February 2018). "Tinny Entertainment announces termination of Ycee's deal with Sony Music". Retrieved 21 February 2019.