CHILD STAR, TOSIN JEGEDE FINALLY RELEASED FROM 25 YEAR MUSIC CONTRACT WITH POLYGRAM RECORDS

Tosin Jegede today

Wow! You must say... So did we, when we saw the tweet from the Child Star few mins ago...

Most people who grew up in the 80's would remember Tosin Jegede as the popular little child singer who ruled the airwaves and tv screens with her adorable face and cute voice, urging "parents to listen your children as we are the leaders of tomorrow" among other hit songs .

The Child singer ,Tosin Jegede at 5 years old

She has now finally been released from her 25 year long music contract with PolyGram Records...Phew!!!

So Brymo and co shouldn't be complaining right?

Congrats to Tosin. Maybe she would release new songs/albums now.

MORE ABOUT TOSIN JEGEDE

The highly talented kid-singer, Tosin relocated to the UK, to further her studies after releasing two albums.

In her days, her music videos enjoyed generous air play on NTA Channel 5, 7 and 10.She left the shores of the country about 18 years ago, with three albums to her credit and then returned briefly in 2005, to stage a visual arts exhibition of her some of her works.

In the same year, Jegede launched a limited edition of the biography of Cardinal Okojie, titled in the Eyes of Children. At the moment, she has completed writing a book based on the life and times of the late icon, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

After bagging a degree in Business Decision and Analysis from the University of Bristol, London, she returned to Nigeria in 2008.  She also worked briefly in the UK as a Pension Adviser.

Now in her early 30s, the chubby singer has set up her pet project, “One Child one Book”, an  initiative  of her foundation better known as Tosin Jegede Foundation.