Samuel Singh

{{short description|Nigerian singer and YouTube personality (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Samuel Singh

| birth_name = Samuel Adepoju

| alias =

| image = Samuel Singh Nigerian Singer in 2017.jpg

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| caption = Samuel in 2020

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ota, Ogun, Nigeria

| genre = Bollywood, Reggae, Pop

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}}

| years_active = 2017–present

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Samuel Singh (born 20 March 1991) is a Nigerian singer and YouTube personality. He is famous for his Bhojpuri cover songs. He got recognition when he uploaded "Lollipop Lagelu" (Bhojpuri Song) cover on his YouTube channel.{{Cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/entertainment/meet-nigeria-s-singer-samuel-singh-who-puts-the-afro-in-bhojpuri-beats-119011801256_1.html#scso=_B-O6XcO7O8Gb9QO_t6ywCw67:0|title=Meet Nigerian singer Samuel Singh, who puts the Afro in Bhojpuri beats|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=18 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-19|last1=Munjal |first1=Dhruv }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/trending-news/story/nigerian-singer-samuel-singh-rocks-manoj-tiwari-s-rinkiya-ke-papa-internet-cannot-have-enough-1428183-2019-01-10|title=Nigerian singer Samuel Singh rocks Manoj Tiwari's Rinkiya Ke Papa. Internet cannot have enough|date=10 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-10}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/african-voice-indian-heart/article19231139.ece/amp/ |title=African voice, Indian heart|newspaper=The Hindu |date=7 July 2017 |access-date=2019-12-02|last1=James |first1=Elizabeth }}{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/bhojpuri/nigerian-singer-samuel-singh-has-released-new-version-of-bhojpuri-song-rinkiya-ke-papa/486867/amp|title=नाइजीरियन सिंगर का यू-ट्यूब पर धमाका, भोजपुरी सॉन्ग 'रिंकिया के पापा' गाकर हुआ ट्रेंड|access-date=2019-01-09}} He graduated from Suresh Gyan Vihar University in Jaipur.{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.intoday.in/lite/story/samuel-singh-is-going-viral-by-singing-manoj-tiwari-superhit-bhojpuri-song-tmov-1-1053447.html|title=वापस आ गए हैं सैमुअल सिंह, इंटरनेट पर रिंकिया के पापा की धूम|publisher=aajtak.indiatoday.in|access-date=|archive-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224180622/https://aajtak.intoday.in/lite/story/samuel-singh-is-going-viral-by-singing-manoj-tiwari-superhit-bhojpuri-song-tmov-1-1053447.html|url-status=dead}}

Early life

Samuel was born as Samuel Adepoju in Ogun state in Nigeria. In June 2017, he started by uploading videos on his YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/music/here-s-how-this-nigerian-singer-killed-it-with-his-version-of-lollipop-lagelu/story-Mo2DJkRxuZR2DZ6rTDj4nN_amp.html|title=Here's how this Nigerian singer killed it with his version of Lollipop Lagelu|date=4 July 2017 |publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=}}

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