Oliver De Coque

Oliver De Coque
Birth name	Oliver Sunday Akanite
Born	April 14, 1947
Origin	Nnewi south, Anambra, Nigeria
Died	June 21, 2008
Genres	Highlife
Occupations	singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	1965 – 2008

Oliver De Coque is a well known name in Nigeria as well as the Nigerian music circle. Though many believe he was not a Nigerian owing to his popular name which has a French leaning, he had started music with Ekpili at the age of 17. Oliver De Coque was from Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Oliver's real and full name is Oliver Sunday Akanite.

Oliver de Coque was a prolific guitarist who popularised the "Ogene" dance inspiring style of Nigerian highlife, and recorded no fewer than 73 albums in his lifetime. Some of his major hits include "Biri Ka Mbiri, and "identity" remixed in a hiphop style by his son Safin de coque

Oliver played on the Prince Nico Mbarga's evergreen album "Sweet Mother."

Persondata
Name	De Coque, Oliver
Alternative names
Short description	Singer
Date of birth	April 14, 1947
Place of birth
Date of death	June 21, 2008
Place of death