Gospel Singer Muyiwa Olarewaju Receives Prestigious OBE Award

Gospel singer Muyiwa Olarewaju has received the prestigious OBE award.

Glamtush reports that multi-talented Nigerian-British gospel singer and broadcaster, Muyiwa Olarewaju, has been awarded the prestigious Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s birthday honours list.

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, presented the medal to Olarewaju for his outstanding achievement and service to his community.

The Gospel singer and composer has also worked as a performer, broadcaster, and presenter in the past. He became the first international act to perform on America’s popular entertainment channel, BET, for the prestigious annual Celebration of Gospel show in 2009.

Sharing the news and photos from the event on his Instagram page on Friday, he wrote;

“For Services To Music

Thank you to everyone that has relentlessly invested in this “young man”, you made it possible….

A lecturer of mine told me no one is paying attention to you doing gospel music…..years later, here we are…. #grateful.”