Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR, popularly known as King Sunny Adé, (born on the 22nd of September, 1946) is a Nigerian musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and important figure in the West African musical style jùjú. One of the first African pop musicians to gain international success, he has been classed as one of the most influential musicians of all time.



In March 2017, he was appointed as the "Change Begins With Me" campaign ambassador by the Nigerian minister of Information Lai Mohammed.