Popularly known as
Psalm Ebube, gospel
music crooner Samuel
Akinyemi has proven
his mettle as one of
Nigeria’s fastest rising singers. He is a
Mechanical Engineering
graduate of the Osun
State College of
Technology, Esa Oke. He
is an currently Engineer with Reckitt Benckiser
Nigeria. According to
him, music is what he
was born to do as he
started his musical
career at 13.

Psalm Ebube came into
the limelight with his
hit single “Ebube” which
received a massive
airplay on local and
international radio and television stations.
Immediately the hit
single was released, it
became an anthem,
chorused in every
gospel gathering. It has recorded over 300,000
Internet downloads and
counting. His new
album, ‘Kabiiosi’ is set to
hit airwaves today.

Psalm Ebube has
worked with many big
names in the industry
such as the Midnight
Crew, Bola Mogaji,
Infinity, Kenny Kore, Lara Gorge Wole Oni,
Mickky Mee, Akin Alabi,
Adunni, Nill Oka (Ghana)
and Maretous Arunda
(Kenya).

Psalm has several
awards and
nominations to his
credit, He was awarded
the best international
Album of the year GMA awards, Gospel
Music Awards Italy and
his track ‘Think Of You’
was honoured with Men
of Mordecai awards 2012
in Detroit USA. He was nominated as Artiste of
the year West Africa at
the Africa Gospel Music
Awards AGMA uk
2012.Psalm Ebube was
Nominated as Best International Male
Artiste Of The Year GMA
awards Italy 2012,
Ebube was Nominated
as Best international
Song of the year 2012 GMA awards Italy,
Discovery of the year
2011 at the Kingdom
Awards, and National
Gospel Music awards as
Best New Artiste of the year 2011.

Speaking to DIB, Psalm
describes his style as a
blend of African and
western contemporary
music. He said his vision
is to see his music transform lives within
and outside Nigeria.

“When I see my songs
minister to people,
especially the youth, I
am always glad. I
believe it is my own
little way of making the necessary impact
this country needs to
grow. I dream of a
Nigeria where God’s
praise will be made
glorious through gospel music.”