He enrolled for the Distance
Learning Programme (DLC)
Congratulations Osupa !
Pictured below is Osupa and the
VC of the University of Ibadan ,
Prof Abel Olayinka.
Saheed Osupa was born into a
music-loving family in Ibadan, the
capital of Oyo State but grew up
in Ajegunle,Lagos State. His
father, Moshood Ajiwere Layeye
was a Wéré music artist and also
an elder cousin to the legendary
Fuji musician Ayinde Barrister. He
cites the Ayinde Barrister as his
music inspiration.
Saheed Osupa started his primary
school education at Saint Mary’s
Primary School, Ajegunle, Lagos
and his secondary school
education at Amuwo Odofin High
School, Mile 2, Lagos where he
graduated in 1987. In 1992, he
completed his National Diploma
programme at The Polytechnic,
Ibadan after studying Business
Administration . He is also an
alumnus of the American
International College where he
studied Networking
Operations . Saheed Osupa started
music professionally as a teenager
in 1983. His rise to stardom
came when his first album titled
Fuji Fa Disco which was released
through Alasco Films and Records
was positively received among Fuji
music lovers. He has went on to
release over 28 studio albums
including a 4-in-1 studio album
titled Mr. Music , the first of its
kind in the Nigerian music
industry . In 2008, Saheed Osupa
was endorsed as the “King of
Fuji Music” by Ayinde Barrister.
He has been cited as a role
model by both upcoming and
popular Fuji artists including Muri
Thunder and Kamoru Ishola.
On 20 December 2014, Saheed
Osupa showed his musical
versatility by releasing a hip hop
single titled “Vanakula” which
was produced by K-Solo. On 13
April 2015, he released another
K-Solo produced single titled
“African Beauty” with vocal
appearance from Yetunde
Omobadan. On 8 August 2015,
he featured Seriki in another
single titled “Womi” to massive
radio airplays.
