Also known as Ayo., Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, Joy Ogunmakin
German singer
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Mother Tongue Education
- A short Yoruba grammar
- New Englishes
- Lexical matching in Yoruba poetry
- Language and Exclusion
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1980-09-14
n2reggaesoulsoul and reggae
Discography
- Down on My Knees2006
- Life Is Real2006
- Joyful2006
- Gravity at Last2008
- Billie‐Eve2011
- Ticket to the World2013
- Paname2017
- Ayọ2017
- Beautiful2019
- Rest Assured2020
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 105,255
- Total plays
- 1,006,885
Tags
soulfemale vocalistsreggaejazzblues
Ayọ (born as Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, 14 September 1980) is a Nigerian-German singer-songwriter and actress. She uses the Yoruba translation Ayọ or Ayo. of her first name Joy. Her debut album Joyful, which was first released in 2006, reached Double-Platinum status in France, Platinum in Germany and Poland, Gold status in Switzerland and Italy and Greece. The album was released in the United States on 20 November 2007 by Interscope Records. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ay%E1%BB%8D">Read
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Frechen
- Occupation
- actor
- Position held
- UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- German
- Field of work
- film industry
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Official website
- www.ayomusic.com
- Image
- Ayo 02 - Trianon - live in Paris 2011.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- New York City
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