Dunsin Oyekan (born 5 November 1984; Age: 39 years old) is a Nigerian gospel singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He was married to Doyin Oyekan, sadly, she died in 2019.
Dunsin is one of the most popular music artists in Nigeria that are making waves on various gospel music platforms. He has performed with artists like Nathaniel Bassey and is known for convening the Code Red Worship Experience with over 50 powerful and inspiring songs to his credit. Get to know more about the gospel singer also known as The Eagle.
Dunsin Oyekan’s Biography Summary
- Full name: Dunsin Oyekan
- Nickname: The Eagle
- Gender: Male
- Date of birth: November 1984
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Age: 39 years old
- Ethnicity: Yoruba
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Religion: Christianity
- Marital Status: Widowed
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Wife: Doyin Oyekan (died in 2019)
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Children: 2
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Parents: Gbadebo Oyekan (Father)
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Net worth: $270,000
- Famous for: Gospel Music
- Dunsin Oyekan’s Instagram: @dubsinoyekan
- Twitter: @DunsinOyekan
Dunsin Oyekan Hails from Kwara State
Dunsin Oyekan hails from Ilorin, Kwara State capital. He was born on the 5th of November 1984 into Gbadebo Oyekan’s family. He is his parent’s only child and his father was the General Overseer of the Evangelical Baptist Church. While his father, Gbadebo Oyekan, passed away on Monday, the 30th of March, 2015 – an experience he described as the most excruciating event in his life, his mother is still alive.
Dunsin had his primary education at Airforce Nursery and Primary school Ilorin. After his primary education, he proceeded to the Federal Government College Ilorin, for his secondary education, and thereafter, he left there to continue his studies at the Baptist Model High School, Ilorin. He also attended the University of Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria, where he studied industrial chemistry.
Dunsin Started His Musical Career at the Age of Ten
Dunsin grew up in a Christian home and his father apparently led a music group called ‘Spiritual Singers’. The group was focused on experiencing God through worship. With the help and encouragement of his father, Dunsin learned to play various musical instruments.
At the young age of 10, he was already a skilled guitar player. Not only does he play the guitar, but he also plays the piano, keyboards, and drums. Following his father’s steps, he joined the church choir where his passion for singing increased immensely.
Even while pursuing his academic career, Dunsin remained dedicated to bringing the God dimension into the world through sounds. In 2014, he received the call of God to fully join the worship ministry. Hence he left the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) the church where he was known to be the music director of the crystal award-winning choir, The Avalanche of COZA for many years.
Fondly called “the Eagle”, Dunsin is now a full-time worshipper with more than four albums to his name. His desire to touch lives with his songs has helped to stir revival platformed on the power and wisdom of God. He does this through singing, playing the keyboard and guitar, and teaching the word of God.
He is the convener of Upper Room (a weekly worship experience), The Outpouring (a revival meeting), and Code Red (a bi-annual prophetic worship event and notable gathering where men encounter the outpouring of God’s Spirit in worship). He acknowledges Dr. Pastor Paul Idoko Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis Int’l Gospel Centre, Worldwide as his spiritual father. They have both shared platforms at various times.
In 2016, Dunsin released his 14-track debut album – Code Red. Thus far, he has released over thirty songs, including the popular Na You, which featured Kim Burrell, an American gospel singer, and was played at The Experience Concert.
2019 saw him releasing another album, “Kingdom Now,” which included 20 songs. His third album is The Gospel of the Kingdom. Now regarded as one of the fastest-growing Christian music artists in Nigeria, Dunsin Oyekan has enjoyed the privilege of sharing the music stage with top artists in the Christian music niche like Tasha Cobbs, Kurt Carr, Don Moen, Byron Cage, Tye Tribbett, William Murphy, Kim Burrell, Sinach, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Frank Edwards, and Freke Umoh
List of Dunsin’s Music Albums
- Code Red – 2016
- You Are Good – 2016
- Na You – 2016
- Amazing – 2016
- We Worship You – 2018
- If All I Say Is Jesus – 2018
- Hallelujah (Live at Code Red) – 2018
- Song of Angels (Live) – 2018
- Imole De – 2018
- God – 2018
- I Proclaim – 2019
- Open Up – 2019
- Kingdom Now – 2019
List of Dunsin Oyeka’s Songs
- Code Red
- Na You
- If All I say is Jesus featuring Tasha Page-Lockhart
- Na You featuring Kim Burell
- Miraculous God
- You are Good
- Yahweh
- This Is Home
- Do To Me What You Want
- Just You and Me
- With You
- Koseni To Dabire
- Spotlight
- Amazing
- Count On Me
- Audience of One
- Your Name Is Lifted
- We Worship You
- If All I Say Is Jesus
- Hallelujah
- Song of Angels
- God
- Imole De
- Song of Angels
- We Worship You
- I Proclaim
- Open Up
- Ageless
- Holy
- I’ll Never Stop
- Breathe
- Kingdom Now
- Absolutely Nothing
- I Will Follow
- Halleluyah
- No Words
- You Deserve It
- Jesus
- At all cost
- I’ll be here
- The anthem
- The Blood and the Name
- Yah
- With Joy
- Worship Your Maker
- Forever
- Fellowship to Partnership
- The Difference
- To Know You
- Your Goodness
- The Advantage
- You Remain the Same
- Roar
- Ascend
- One on One
- Always God
- Those who will win
- Kaabo
- When God Walks in
- Code of Worship
Best of Dunsin Oyekan’s Songs
Dunsin’s aim of stirring revival through worship has seen him birth revelationary songs. His songs like “If All I say is Jesus”, “You are Good”, “Amazing”, “Halleluyah”, “Imole De”, “Miraculous God”, “Song of Angels (Kei Yadosh)”, “Just You and Me”, “We Worship You”, “God”, “I Proclaim”, “Thank You”, “I Will Follow” are soul lifting and capable of opening the doors of heaven to the believer. Below is a list of some of his best hit tracks
Na you
Released in 2016, Dunsin’s ‘Na you’ is a song of powerful praise worship that made a huge trend for several months after its release. The song which has its title and part of its chorus written in Nigerian Pidgin English is the singer’s thirteenth track off the Code Red body of work which is made up of fourteen mind-blowing worship tracks.
Dunsin Oyekan’s “Na You was and is still accepted by all in the Christian faith, especially as it featured the amazing vocals of Kim Burrell. She is a Grammy award–nominated gospel singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor from Houston, Texas, United States.
The Song “Na You” garnered over 500 views in 2016 when it made its way to the video-sharing platform, Youtube. You can also find it on various other online music platforms like Spotify and Trendybeats.
Imole De
This is another song by Dunsin Oyekan that is loaded with soul-lifting lyrics. Imole De which is a Yoruba phrase meaning “Light has Come” was released in 2018 as the ninth track off his album, Kingdom Now.u
Imole De is a song with English verses and then a chorus written in the Yoruba language. Dunsin released the track during the Christmas period in order to give his listeners a better understanding of Jesus’s impact as the light that was brought to the world. The song helps one to worship their creator laying aside all forms of distractions. This soul-lifting song titled “Imole de” was nominated for Song of Excellence at the 2019 Africa Gospel Music and Media Awards (AGMMA).
Fragrance to Fire
Fragrance to Fire is another great song by the contemporary Gospel-Christian, singer-songwriter, that has gained so many positive reviews from people since its release in the early days of 2020.
The new upbeat pop-rock song that kicks off with pure excitement conveyed by a live audience, is a live recorded video that comes as Dunsin’s first song after his album, Kingdom Now. It was recorded live at The Covenant Nation, Lagos. The song garnered as many as 436K views on Youtube with thousands more on various music platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer.
Who Is Dunsin Oyekan’s Wife and What Happened to Her?
Dunsin Oyekan got married to his soulmate Adedoyin Oyekan on February 2, 2013. Doyin was The Eagle’s classmate at the University of Ilorin. She, unfortunately, passed away on May 18, 2019.
Nothing much has been revealed about Dunsin’s wife and the cause of her death as the singer is not fond of exposing his family to the media. She is, however, not as popular as her husband, but she was a strong supporter of Dunsin’s musical career. She was also a lover of the gospel like her husband.
Dunsin’s marriage is blessed with two lovely children – a boy and a girl – whose names have not been revealed to the public. The minister’s wife had their last child and son before her passing in 2019