Banky W Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth

Banky W whose real name is Olubankole Wellington and credited in the film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian musician, singer-actor, entrepreneur, and politician.

Profiling Banky W

Biography

Banky W (born 27 March 1981) and nicknamed Bank W is a legend in the Nigerian music industry.

The singer, well-known for his hairless head and soft voice can also be the proud CEO and founder of the established E.M.E Recordings.

He is a well-known Nigerian businessman, skilled manager, and singer. He is also a musician, rapper as well as record producer, actor, and politician.

Early Life

Banky W initially referred to as Olubankole Wellington was the bright child of George Bankole Wellington (Father) and Momma Wellington, often referred to as Mrs. Wellington (Mother).

He is from Badagry however, his mother is from Calabar located within Cross River State.

Banky W was not born in Nigeria Instead, he was born in the United States of America on 27 March 1981

After five years of his conception, His parents Mrs. and Mr. Wellington relocated to Nigeria along with his siblings.

So that it is no wonder that the Yoruba man has four brothers, three brothers, and one sister.

Education

The music star, Banky W completed his secondary and primary schooling at Lagos State, Nigeria, before moving towards America. The United States of America to earn his university degree.

He was awarded an award to attend the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute located in New York City.

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Age

How old is Banky W? He was born on the 27th of March 1981, and he is 41 years old as of October 2022.

Career

Banky W, the strong ting singer, Banky W declared his career as a dynamite one as a student at Rensselaer Polytechnic in New York City. His skills and determination helped him establish an independent record label called the E.M.E Records while working with GlobalSpec in 2002.

In the years following his education in America, United States, the singer returned to Nigeria and started a new recording label called Lagos State.

He searched for talent from all over the country to fill the void of his record label, which resulted in the debut of soon-to-be stars, Wizkid, Skales, Niyola, and Shaydee.

Banky W was a performer and released his debut album of studio work titled R&BW during a concert dubbed, The Grand Love Concert that was held on The Civic Centre Victoria Island Lagos State.

The singer dropped smash singles, EPs, and albums throughout that time.

He broke off a bit of depressing and sad news in the year 2018 when he announced the demise of the E.M.E Label.

The talented musician was not done with his plans after converting his dissolving record company into a talent-management firm. The company focused on marketing advertising, public relations, and advertisements and branding events.

Banky W also has talent and a passion for acting. He has been in five Nollywood films and was an enormous success, the best among them is ” The Wedding Party” in which the actor acted with his wife of his, Adesua Etomi.

Banky W‘s accomplishments and positive actions were recognized with nominations and awards. Here is a complete list of nominations and awards the Lagos-based star has received.

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Political Career

Banky W also had political goals. The ambition led him to run for Lagos’s Eti Osa Federal Constituency, which is part of Nigeria’s House of Representatives.

He was a candidate with the Modern Democratic Party, founded in the year 2017.

The vote was conducted under oversight from the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on the 23rd of February, 2019.

However, he was defeated in the race by eventual winner Babajide Obanikoro of the All Progressive Congress.

Discography

Banky W has released many hits songs in the course of his career. Below is a comprehensive list of songs the talent has released;

Singles

• Heaven
• Made for You
• Say
• Love U Baby
• Yes/No
• All I want is for You
• Whatchu Doing Tonight
• Strong Ting
• Lagos Party
• Jasi
• Blessing Me
• Till My Dying Day
• Final Say
• Kololo
• My Regret
• High Notes
• Running After U
• Gidi Love
• Low Key
• Don’t Break My Heart
• Made for U
• Good Good Loving
• Unborn Child
• Feeling It
• Omoge You Too Much
• Mercy
• Talk and Do
• Better for U
• Do it to Me
• Baddest Boy

Albums

Banky W officially has 9 Albums to his name;

• Undeniable (2006)
• Back in the Building (2006 )
• Mr. Capable (2008)
• The W Experience (2009)
• Empire Mates State of Mind (2012)
• R & BW (2013)
• Songs About U (2017)

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Filmography

Not only is he a musician, but Bank W has also starred in five Nollywood films. Below is the list of movies he has acted in;

• Sugar Rush
• Up North
• The Wedding Party 2
• The Return of Jenifa
• Dulce Dinero

Personal Life

Spouse

Banky W is happily married to a famous Nollywood star actress Adesua Etomi.

The two celebrities tied the knot on November 2017 in Lagos, following an official wedding ceremony in Lagos on November 20, 2017.

Banky William with his spouse Adesua Etomi did their wedding ceremony in the stunning capital city Cape Town, South Africa.

The couple is blessed with a son called Isaiah Wellington after an unfortunate miscarriage that resulted in twins.

Some rumors are the fact that Bank W is the father of his daughter Nigerian model Uche Odoh who he been in a relationship with previously. The girl is aged eight.

Net Worth

Banky W is one of the 20 wealthiest music artists from Africa.

The artist has seen growth throughout his career years. That’s why his value of $12.5 million.

Social Media

Banky W is an Instagram freak. His good looks may be a significant reason why the singer and actor always post pictures and videos on Instagram daily.

He has over 2 million followers on his Instagram account (@bankwellington) alone and more than 500,000 followers on his Twitter account @bankwellington.