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Also known as Olubankole Wellington, Bankole Wellington, Banky Wellington

Nigerian singer, rapper, and actor

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Nigeria
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5,289
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Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, is an American born-Nigerian R&B artiste. His father is from Badagry while his mother is from Calabar in Cross River State. When he was five, we moved back to Nigeria and lived here for 12 years and attended Corona Primary School, Home Science Association Secondary School and Ajao Secondary School all in Lagos. He sang in a lot of choirs. He then went back to the US for college and studied Industrial Engineering from RPI in New York. <a href="https://www.la

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
United States
Occupation
entrepreneur
Languages spoken
Yoruba
Native language
English language
Religion
Christianity
Genre
pop rap
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.bankywonline.com
Image
Folorunsho Coker 2 (cropped) Bany W.jpg
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writing language
English language
date of birth
1981-03-27
start of work period
2002-00-00
birth name
Olubankole Wellington
social media followers
3813816
ancestral home
Nigeria
net worth
9000000
pseudonym
Banky W.
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