She won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny" in 2014
Yemi Alade's father was a police commissioner of Yoruba descent, while her mother Helen Uzoma is a native of Abia State.
She won the MTV African Music Awards for Best female in 2015 and 2016 consecutively and was nominated for Artiste of the Year.
In 2015, making her the first female to win the MAMAs for Best female sequentially twice and nominated for Artiste of the Year in 2015, Alade was the first African female to be nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) and She was nominated for the BET awards for Best International Act: Africa in 2015 and 2016.
Yemi is also applauded for her creative and overwhelming stage performance artist has won The Headies Award for Best Performer twice, 2018 and 2019. The slot was initiated at The Headies 2018 and she was the first artiste to win the category.
Alade sings in English Pidgin, Yoruba, French, Swahili, and Portuguese. Her music has been of influence in many African countries and the world, she known as "Mama Africa" for her versatility in using different African languages and attires in her songs and music videos.
On 27 June 2020, Yemi Alade performed in the Global Goal: Unite for Our future.
She attended secondary school at Victory Grammar School, Ikeja, and the University of Lagos.
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