Oyinkasade Dare Akande (born January 13) now known as Oyinkanade is a Nigerian artist, singer, composer, entertainer and was born to Mr Shola Akande and Deaconess Ibidunni Akande. He attended Olabisi Nursery/Primary School, Agbowo, Ibadan. He also went to Methodist Grammar school, Bodija Ojurin, Ibadan where he finished his secondary school. Presently, he is a Political Science student in the University of Abuja, Abuja. He started singing as a chorister in Ajegunle Baptist church, Ibadan. He was in a singing group called Bridgez and learnt the Acoustic guitar. MTN Project Fame season 5 in 2012 where he displayed his unique skills in singing and stage performance, Not only did he catch everyone’s fancy, he also caught the watchful eyes of his boss- TeeY Mix, a judge on the show who went on to sign him to his record label- Vivace Records and He was the first male artist to be signed into Vivace Records. Oyinkanade sings in English and Yoruba. His debut single hit the scene in 2012 and was produced by Tee-Y Mix and Natural to his roots, Oyinkanade in 2014/2015 released indigenous hit singles such as ‘Adura’ and ‘Oyin’ and also did the remix of ‘Adura’ with Olamide that took over the streets, In 2017, after his deal with Vivace Records, He went to release Adebanke, Jekanmo. In 2018, Oyinkanade recorded a song titled Oluwa featuring Qdot to re establish his presence in the industry, he released other songs such as Ayo (My Prayer), Japa and his latest single Sweetim