Salawa Abeni Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

Salawa Abeni (Salawa Abeni Alidu) was born on 5 May, 1961 in Epe, Nigeria, is a Nigerian singer. Discover Salawa Abeni's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age

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Salawa Abeni (Salawa Abeni Alidu) was born on 5 May, 1961 in Epe, Nigeria, is a Nigerian singer. Discover Salawa Abeni's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

Popular AsSalawa Abeni Alidu
OccupationMusician
Age62 years old
Zodiac SignTaurus
Born5 May, 1961
Birthday5 May
BirthplaceEpe, Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigeria

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Salawa Abeni Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Salawa Abeni's Husband?

Her husband is Alhaji Lateef Adepoju (m. ?–1986), Ayinla Kollington

Family
ParentsNot Available
HusbandAlhaji Lateef Adepoju (m. ?–1986), Ayinla Kollington
SiblingNot Available
ChildrenBig Sheff, Aminat Okikiola Ilori

Salawa Abeni Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Salawa Abeni worth at the age of 62 years old? Salawa Abeni’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. She is from Nigeria. We have estimated Salawa Abeni's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023$1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023Under Review
Net Worth in 2022Pending
Salary in 2022Under Review
HouseNot Available
CarsNot Available
Source of IncomeSinger

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When speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria, Abeni created controversy when she advised fellow musicians to "stay away from homosexuality", likening it to drug addiction. Activists called her comments "a display of ignorance", however her remarks were recently echoed by Nigerian model Olajumoke Orisaguna in her YouTube video Olajumoke Sauce 7: Trends and Acceptance uploaded in February 2018. Under Nigerian law based on British colonial jurisprudence, same-sex relationships between LGBT people remain a criminal offence, with maximum punishments ranging from 14 years imprisonment to the death penalty.

She was crowned "Queen of Waka Music" by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi in 1992. Waka is an Islamic-influenced, traditional Yoruba music style, popularized by Batile Alake; it is a much older genre than jùjú and fuji.

Abeni continued recording for Leader until 1986, when she ended a relationship with the record label's owner, Lateef Adepoju. She married Kollington Ayinla and joined his record label instead, staying with him until 1994.

Salawa Abeni Alidu (born 5 May 1961) is a Nigerian singer. An Ijebu Yoruba from [Ijebu Waterside, in Ogun State, she began her professional career in waka music when she released her debut album titled, Late General Murtala Ramat Mohammed, in 1976, on Leader Records. It became the first recording by a female artist in Yoruba Songs to sell over a million copies in Nigeria.

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