Bankole Wellington English (Q4856820)
Nigerian singer
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Olubankole Wellington (Yorùbá)
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Banky W is the stage name of Olubankole Wellington, a Nigerian-American musician, rapper, actor, entrepreneur, and politician. He is a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian music industry. Banky is the founder and CEO of Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He is the House of Representative candidate for the People’s Democratic Party in the 2023 general Olubankole Wellington was born on March 27, 1981, in the United States to Mr. George Bankole Wellington and Mrs. Wellington into a family of five ( 3 brothers and 1 sister). His father is from Badary in Lagos State, and his mother is from Calabar, Cross River State. The moment he was five, his family left for Nigeria. Wellington attended Corona Primary School, Home Science Association Secondary School, and Ajao Secondary School, all in Lagos, before returning to complete his undergraduate studies on scholarship at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, USA. While still a student in 2002, he founded the musical company Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). He departed the US for Nigeria in 2009, where he founded his record label in Lagos State, Nigeria. Banky started working while he was studying in the United States with GlobalSpec. He started his musical career while still studying, although he began singing at a young age in his church choir. Back in the Building, his first studio album, was released in 2005. His first single, Ebute Metta, was a hit.