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He saw posters advertising for a singer and subsequently met Paul Tucker - their partnership began, and they formed Lighthouse Family. \nIn 2005, he appeared on the BBC Television one-off special, Strictly African Dancing. He came last, but he learned the Bata dance in the process. \nOn 12 November 2006, Baiyewu appeared in an ITV documentary called Faith in Music. This documentary charted the life and music of Baiyewu, from his roots in Africa, through Lighthouse Family and into his current solo incarnation. It also showed Baiyewu performing an acoustic set featuring tracks from his latest album. \nIn January 2007, Baiyewu held his first tour in over four years (the last time being with Lighthouse Family). He did four concerts from 13-16 January 2007 in Edinburgh, Manchester, Wolverhampton and London respectively. He combined his solo material with Lighthouse Family hits and dedicated each and every song to his nephew Funto. \n Personal life\nHe is an alumnus of Northumbria University having completed an Accountancy degree in 1992. \nIn March 2007, Baiyewu married Tope Adeshina, a young Nigerian model in Lagos, Nigeria. They live in the UK. \nHis mother went on to marry former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, who is of the Yoruba ethnic group.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Tunde","playStationPath":"/stations/282865435/play","stationId":282865435,"bioPath":"/music/Tunde/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Skrapz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/47c/47ceaf9289993e8e3b01079102f4acb8_md.jpg","artistName":"Skrapz","artistId":106384,"station_id":323645567},{"musicPath":"/music/Alexa+Ray+Joel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/268/2685a7b0914ccc404b37f98ca0ac1542_md.jpg","artistName":"Alexa Ray Joel","artistId":61365,"station_id":262186719},{"musicPath":"/music/Nate+James","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8bf/8bf813d902bfadceff69e1c0b7b83bc6_md.jpg","artistName":"Nate James","artistId":101775,"station_id":280763874},{"musicPath":"/music/Danielia+Cotton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9e6/9e61744a655529e852ab485705930783_md.jpg","artistName":"Danielia Cotton","artistId":11487,"station_id":113960431},{"musicPath":"/music/Potter+Payper","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0bc/0bc224fb7e41fbc8da3a040a0620cc1b_md.jpg","artistName":"Potter Payper","artistId":453254,"station_id":401197410},{"musicPath":"/music/Jen+Chapin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a15/a1533e9905e4fa67c9779096d7a1eb5c_md.jpg","artistName":"Jen Chapin","artistId":94117,"station_id":275722244},{"musicPath":"/music/Marti+Pellow","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a0a/a0aeb169ebe3ec1e5756d69272a2e3d2_md.jpg","artistName":"Marti Pellow","artistId":109111,"station_id":281863592},{"musicPath":"/music/Tony+Bennett+Amy+Winehouse","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/35a/35aa1a5aa498bdd98c56f9093d9fbf78_md.jpg","artistName":"Tony Bennett \u0026 Amy Winehouse","artistId":93496,"station_id":275222267},{"musicPath":"/music/Glashaus","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f2a/f2accee7d65ac1da1a1545ad70196c0f_md.jpg","artistName":"Glashaus","artistId":341719,"station_id":390681567},{"musicPath":"/music/Alex+Parks","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/266/26609533aa31e369788f8af34814c7d8_md.jpg","artistName":"Alex Parks","artistId":73728,"station_id":265709321},{"musicPath":"/music/George+Benson+Al+Jarreau","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5d1/5d1d82266441844a8e88499373b203b3_md.jpg","artistName":"George Benson \u0026 Al Jarreau","artistId":109383,"station_id":282140507},{"musicPath":"/music/Sharissa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a11/a11a517b2eac365faafffc2bbf138671_md.jpg","artistName":"Sharissa","artistId":74119,"station_id":266091772},{"musicPath":"/music/Conya+Doss","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/57e/57ea2b28eece8ff5eb6ccc21e531d8b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Conya Doss","artistId":11439,"station_id":113437811},{"musicPath":"/music/Tana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a42/a424966d2c237fe66da343fe8a7a1ad4_md.jpg","artistName":"Tana","artistId":453295,"station_id":401197638},{"musicPath":"/music/Asco","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a6e/a6e950f35152fc262fb99e470bbe67ed_md.jpg","artistName":"Asco","artistId":391427,"station_id":397621628},{"musicPath":"/music/Shara+Nelson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5b1/5b124e0fbf25b3d0e2f57d1004bd1bad_md.jpg","artistName":"Shara Nelson","artistId":101278,"station_id":280763634},{"musicPath":"/music/Dennis+Taylor","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/839/839867e050c200f49ab11caf17401e6d_md.jpg","artistName":"Dennis Taylor","artistId":126375,"station_id":284348128},{"musicPath":"/music/Shaznay+Lewis","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4c5/4c525aed665a1af4203091c242648bb6_md.jpg","artistName":"Shaznay Lewis","artistId":74121,"station_id":266085261}]}