A multi-platinum contemporary and gospel singer, Patricia Temitope Alabi was born on the 27th of October,1970. She was born in Lagos state, Nigeria, and she was the only girl in her family. During her secondary school days, between 1982 and 1984, Tope Alabi joined the Jesters International, a group at Ibadan for her love and interest in music and drama. She gained her first experience of drama there. Tope Alabi is a native of Yewa, Imeko of Ogun state. She pursued her education with all seriousness and dedication because her parents, Pa Joseph Akinyele Obayomi and Madam Agnes Kehinde Obayomi, were very strict. She studied Mass Communication and graduated in 1990.
Tope Alabi has worked as correspondent at NTA Ibadan and NTA channel7, Lagos. She got her groove back on in theater art profession and joined the prestigious “Alade Aromire Theater Group” in 1994. This was where she capitalized on her talent as an actress and singer. Tope Alabi was grateful to this group as they gave her the edge and exposure to subsequent domination of Yoruba movie soundtracks production. Her voice stands her out of the crowd with its uniqueness. She has over 350 movie soundtracks and 8 albums in one decade and has performed on different stage, locally and internationally.
Tope is happily married to Soji Alabi - husband and manager of the talented and beautiful singer, who led her to Christ in 1988. She is the mother of many kids, because she spends a lot of time sharing her music with children. Her husband adopted her daughter that was rejected by her father when Tope Alabi had her at the age of 24.
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