Tunde Baiyewu

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Tunde Baiyewu
Tunde Baiyewu in Africa (2005)
Background information
Birth name	Tunde Emanuel Baiyewu
Born	November 25, 1968 (age 38)
Origin	London, UK
Genre(s)	Pop
Years active	1993-present
Label(s)	Polydor (1993-2003) RCA Records (2004-)
Associated acts	Lighthouse Family
Website	Tunde.co.uk

Tunde Emanuel Baiyewu (born November 25, 1968) is a vocalist who gained fame as part of the Easy Listening duo Lighthouse Family. In 2004 he embarked on a solo career, releasing the album Tunde.

Baiyewu was born in London, UK, but moved to Nigeria at the age of five after the death of his father. Ten years later he moved back to England, attending the University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne, and obtained a degree in accounting. He saw posters advertising for a singer and subsequently met Paul Tucker – their partnership began quickly and they formed the Lighthouse Family.

In 2005, he appeared on the one-off special, Strictly African Dancing. He learnt the Bata dance, but unfortunately, he came last.

In 12 November 2006, Tunde appeared in an ITV documentary called Faith in Music. This documentary charted the life and music of Tunde, from his roots in Africa, through the Lighthouse Family and into his current solo reincarnation. It also showed Tunde performing an acoustic set featuring tracks from his latest album.

In January 2007, Tunde held his first tour for the first time in over four years (the last time being with the Lighthouse Family). He did four concerts from 13th-16th January 2007 in Edinburgh, Manchester, Wolverhampton and London respectively. He combined his solo material with Lighthouse Family hits.

His mother went on to marry Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo.

1 Discography
2 Albums
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

"Great Romantic" was released as the debut single. CD1 contained the album and radio versions, while CD2 included 2 live track and the video.

[edit] Albums

Tunde


Released	2004
Label	RCA Records
Track listing	"Passing the Hours" "Great Romantic" "Letting Me Down Gently" "Miles Ahead Of Me" "Anaesthetic" "I Have Never Walked Alone" "Our History" "Shouldn't Be Like This (According To Fairness)" "I Can't Make The World Disappear" "Cover Me" "Long Way Home"