Simisola Bolatito Kosoko

EARLY LIFE

Simi was born on 19 April 1988 in Ojuelegba, a suburb of Surulere, Lagos State, as the last of four children. Her parents separated when she was 9 years old. She also revealed that she grew up as a tomboy. Simi attended Stars International College, a secondary school in Ikorodu, Lagos State. She is an alumna of Covenant University, where she studied mass communication.

CAREER

Simi grew up dancing and singing as a member of her local church's choir and wrote her first song at age 10. Her professional music career started in 2008 with her debut studio album 'Ogaju'. She gained public recognition in 2014 after releasing 'Tiff'. Simi signed with X3M Music in 2014, releasing her second studio album 'Simisola' on September 8, 2017. She launched her record label Studio Brat in June 2019 and released her third studio album, 'Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1', on April 19, 2019. In 2019, Simi made her acting debut in 'Mokalik'. In 2020, she released the EP 'Restless II'. Her fourth studio album, 'To Be Honest', was released in 2022, and she embarked on the 'To Be Honest' (TBH) tour. In July 2024, Simi released her album 'Lost and Found'. Apart from being a singer and songwriter, Simi is also a sound engineer and is credited with mixing and mastering Adekunle Gold's debut album 'Gold'. Simi has appeared in exactly one feature film, making her acting debut in Kunle Afolayan’s 2019 comedy-drama movie, Mokalik.

PERSONAL LIFE

Simi married singer Adekunle Gold in a private wedding ceremony on January 9, 2019. It was later revealed that they had been dating for five years. Simi gave birth to her daughter Adejare on 30 May 2020.