Saheed Osupa

Biography

Saheed Akorede Babatunde Okunola (born 7 August 1969), also known by the stage names Saheed Osupa or King Saheed Osupa (K.S.O.), is a Nigerian Fuji, musician, film actor, and hip Fuji creator.

Personal life

Saheed osupa is a family man, who has a huge family. He is married to two wives, whose names are Azeezat and Olabisi Muinat and also have a total of 8 children- six- sons and two daughters.

Early life

Saheed Osupa was born in the Mosafejo area of Ajegunle, Lagos State but grew up in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. His father, Moshood Ajiwere Layeye, was a Wéré music artist and also an elder cousin of Fuji musician Ayinde Barrister.

Education

Osupa went to Amuwo Odofin High School in Lagos, and graduated in 1987. In 1992, he completed his National Diploma programme at The Polytechnic, Ibadan after studying Business Administration. He is an alumnus of the American International College, where he studied Networking Operations.

Fuji music

Osupa started music professionally as a teenager in 1983 as a Fuji artiste. His first album was titled Fuji Fa Disco, followed by Fuji Blues. He has released over 40 studio albums, including a 4-in-1 studio album titled Mr. Music. In 2008, Osupa was declared the "King of Fuji Music" by Ayinde Barrister.

Hip hop music

On 20 December 2014, Osupa released a hip hop single titled "Vanakula" produced by K-Solo. On 13 April 2015, he released another K-Solo-produced single titled "African Beauty" with vocals from Yetunde Omobadan. On 8 August 2015, he featured Seriki in another single titled "Womi".
On 7 November 2015, Osupa was listed among The NET's "Most Successful Nigerian musicians".
On 12 June 2018, Osupa released his first hip Fuji album, Non-Stop.

Acting

Osupa has appeared in over 30 Yoruba films. Some of the popular films that featured him include
Eni eleni
Ese mefa laye
Ero sese koowe
Ose maami

Rivalry with Wasiu Alabi Pasuma

Osupa and Wasiu Alabi Pasuma have had a rivalry. Osupa released about 10 records addressing their feud. The feud continued into 2012. Osupa claimed that several fruitless peace meetings took place in 2010 and 2011.

Studio albums

Dynamism (13 August 2018)
C Caution 2019
Integrity (07/08/2019)
Permutation (23 December 2019)
Special request-2 nd 1 (05/07/2020)
Eni Olohun (2020)
Permutation(2020)
Special Request (2020)
What Next (2020)
Diary (2021)
Direction(2021)
Power of Music (2022)
Fuji Template (2022)
Phenomenon (2023)
Everlasting And Oracle (2024)
GODSENT (Album, 2024)
Oracle (Album, 2024)
Everlasting (Album, 2024)
Acapella & Metamorphosis (Album, 2026)
New resolution (2017)