Photos: Gospel Artiste Muyiwa Olarewaju Honoured With OBE Medal By Prince William
British Gospel artiste and songwriter, Muyiwa Olarewaju has received the OBE Medal (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for which he was awarded on the 2020 Queen Elizabeth birthday honour list. The medal was presented by The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, for his services to the music industry.
The award-winning Gospel artiste, TV Host and BBC One talent show judge was presented with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire medal by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, at an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle last week.
An experienced performer, broadcaster and presenter, Muyiwa who also occupies a unique space as a leading Gospel artiste in the UK was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2020 for his services to music.
Taking to his social media page to share the awesome news, the gospel artiste said; “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….”
As a broadcaster, Muyiwa is known for his late-night show on London’s Premier Christian Radio, which has an audience of over 1.3 million listeners nationwide, in addition he is also Station Director of Premier Gospel.
As a performer, Muyiwa has managed to blaze trails and defy odds when it comes to national and international success for UK Gospel Artists. Muyiwa became the first-ever international act to perform on America’s popular entertainment channel, BET, for the prestigious annual Celebration Of Gospel show in 2009.
With his group Riversongz, The gospel artiste sold out Indigo2 at the O2 in London, and Evetim Apollo with 5000 people, becoming the first UK act to do so.
The Gospel artiste has played at the largest gospel music event in the world, The Experience, attracting a 500,000 strong audience. Muyiwa is the presenter of the Turning Point Programme to an estimated global audience of 70 million, and Sounds of Africa plus Jewels of Africa on Airlines like Lufthansa, Kenyan and more.
Muyiwa is also a judge on BBC’s hit show “Songs of Praise” – Gospel Choir of the Year. The gospel artiste also boost of a very impressive feature catalog.
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