Willy Paul is a Kenyan award-winning controversial gospel musician and songwriter from Kasarani in Nairobi. In 2013 he won the male artist of the year.

He is the C.E.O and founder of Saldido records. The famous Kenyan musician singer Willy Paul was named the male artist of the year at the 2013 Groove Awards alongside his mentor Gloria Muliro who took the female artist of the year award.

Some of his well-known singles are (Sitolia, Kitanzi and You Never Know) which have earned him wide fame, including a famous tour of the US where he performed in different churches in several States.

He first gained recognition after recording the song Sitolia with Gloria Muliro which, although, was an object of controversy after several claims by Willy fans that he was not earning much from the song because Gloria Muliro allegedly owned exclusive copyrights to the song.

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They nevertheless were able to iron out their differences and even went on to record another hit song, Kitanzi In 2012, he was nominated for the Kisima Music Awards’ Male Artist of the year.

Willy Paul Early Life

Willy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Radido in Mathare slums. Mr. Radido who is from Ugandan descent was a Carpenter while his wife, an Immigrant from Tanzania, was a salonist up until 2011 when a chronic illness confined her to her bed.

Paul dropped out of school in 2011 due to financial constraints emanating from having lost his father. He was forced to engage in Juakali jobs to generate income to support his bed-ridden mother alongside his three siblings.

Willy Paul Education

Willy joined the Brainhouse school in the Mathare area for his high school qualification. Unfortunately, due to poverty, he had to drop out in form three.

In 2013 Willy Paul decided to register for the KCSE exams. Willy utilized the help of tutors as he homeschooled. After results were out, Willy Paul expressed his desire to study abroad. However, he is yet to say whether or not he enrolled or completed studies in the US.

Willy Paul Musical Career

His major breakthrough in music came in 2010 when he co-authored his first single Sitolia with Gloria Muliro, which a reflection of his life history, depicting the struggles he had gone through but giving himself a renewed hope that God had been faithful enough to bring him to the limelight.

On Thursday 5 December 2013, he launched his first album which had songs like You never know, Lala Salama, Mpenzi and Kitanzi at the KICC graced by musicians Daddy Owen, Ben Githae, Gloria Muliro, DK Kwenye Beat, Ben Bahati, Bahati, Men Of God (MOG), Size 8, Mr. Seed, Shiru Wa GP, Betty Bayo, Danny Gift, DJ Sadic and DJ Mo

He announced that he would be touring the USA where he would perform in different Churches in 12 states. The tour organized by Talanta Awards was to begin on 8 March to April 2014. The tour, however, began on 10 March in Sacramento, California. He performed alongside artiste Polly Odotte at the House of Glory Church. He then headed to Neema Gospel Church in Dallas, TX and on 15 March, performed at St Louisiana, Missouri. On 29–30 March, Willy ministered to the audience at Neema Community Church in Overland Park, Kansas. He concluded his tour on 27 April in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The much talented Willy Paul Msafi recently found himself in controversy after his rival musician in the Gospel industry, Bahati, accused him of stealing his song. This saw Bahati’s fans pounce on Willy Paul with harsh criticism over the social media, accusations he denied to have committed. However, this ended during the 10th annual Groove Awards Nominations which happened on Wednesday 22 April 2015 held at the Nairobi Arboretum grounds. They were asked to reconcile and were prayed for shortly in the event.

He ended up scooping four nominations for the awards with his huge song [“Tam Tam”], a collaboration song with the energetic songstress Size 8 released in 2014 granting him; Collabo of the Year, Video of the Year, Song of the year and then Male Artist of the Year. Then came the 10th annual Groove Awards on Saturday 6 June 2015 that saw Willy Paul go home with no award contrary to Bahati who won four awards. Apart from this, Paul has made great progress in terms of making music, i.e., Tam Tam, Mamangu, Vigelegele, Mapenzi and then his latest song Hukuniacha.

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Willy Paul Age

Wilson Abubakar Radido was born on 1, September 1993 in Mathare, Slums Nairobi.

Willy Paul Real Name

Wilson Abubakar Radido is the real name of Willy Paul. He is also known as Wilson Shikwekwe Radido.

Willy Paul Family

Parents

He is the son of late Paul Opondo Radido who is from Ugandan descent and was a Carpenter while his wife, an Immigrant from Tanzania, was a salonist up until 2011 when a chronic illness confined her to her bed.

Paul dropped out of school in 2011 due to financial constraints emanating from having lost his father. He was forced to engage in Juakali jobs to generate income to support his bed-ridden mother alongside his three siblings.

Siblings

He is the last born in a family of three.

Willy Paul Girlfriend

He has dated video vixen Michelle Dyer who told the pulse the cause of their break-up. She said the gospel star was insecure and sometimes got physical. “He cheated on me and he wasn’t loyal. We couldn’t get along as we had our differences. Him being a gospel artiste (he) did not appreciate and like my hustle like dancing and appearing in music videos,” Michelle told Pulse.

“Sometimes, he abused me by hitting me. The first time he did it because of my phone. I had a late-night message from work and when I told him I wanted to reply he got insecure,” she revealed.

Willy Paul Wedding

His engagement caused a major blow on the internet when he posted a photo of a lady wearing a wedding dress. Fans not only started to have a lot of assumptions on who was under the gown but also kept on asking themselves if he really wanted to settle down.

After a few days, He unrevealed the mysterious lady behind the beautiful gown and to everybody’s bewilderment, it was Alaine the Jamaican hit singer. Is Willy Paul Married?, No Willy Paul is not married.

Body Measurements

• Height: Not available
• Weight: Not Available
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Body Shape: Not Available
• Hair Colour: Not Available

Willy Paul Net Worth

Working as a musician, there is no doubt; Willy earns a good salary and has been able to accumulate good net worth. According to many Online resources, Paul’s estimated net worth $1 Million – $10 Million (Approx.).

Willy Paul Houses

After the success of his music, Willy Paul first relocated to the Kasarani area from Mathare. At the time, he was not able to move with his mum because they were making plans for building her new home. The singer has in the past shared several pictures of his house on Instagram.

Willy Paul Awards

• 2012- Groove Awards winner the best new act 2013- Groove Awards winner male artist of the year.
• 2014- Talanta Awards winner Best performer 2014- Mwafaka Awards winner Male artist of the Year.
• 2014- Mwafaka Awards winner collabo of the Year (Kitanzi featuring Gloria Muliro).
• 2015- Mwafaka Awards winner collabo of the year (Tam Tam featuring size 8).
• 2016- Mwafaka Awards winner Male artist of the Year
• 2016- AFRIMMA Awards winner Best gospel act, Africa
• 2017- Pulse Music Awards Winner Male Video of the year
• 2017- Pulse Music Awards Winner Most Viewed Video (Jigi Jigi)
• 2017- Mdundo Awards winner Most downloaded single 2017
• 2017- Mdundo Awards winner Most downloaded gospel artist 2017.

Controversy with Bahati

Willy Paul found himself in controversy after his rival musician in the Gospel industry, Bahati, accused him of stealing his song. This saw Bahati’s fans pounce on Willy Paul with harsh criticism over the social media, accusations he denied to have committed. However, this ended during the 10th annual Groove Awards Nominations which happened on Wednesday 22 April 2015 held at the Nairobi Arboretum grounds.

They were asked to reconcile and were prayed for shortly in the event. He ended up scooping four nominations for the awards with his huge song [“Tam Tam”], a collaboration song with the energetic songstress Size 8 released in 2014 granting him; Collabo of the Year, Video of the Year, Song of the year and then Male Artist of the Year.

Then came the 10th annual Groove Awards on Saturday 6 June 2015 that saw him go home with no award contrary to Bahati who won four awards. Apart from this, Willy Paul has made great progress in terms of making music, i.e., Tam Tam, Mamangu, Vigelegele, Mapenzi and then his latest song Hukuniacha.

Willy Paul Marriage canceled

He had announced his engagement to his Ethiopian girlfriend. He later changed his mind and called off his wedding plans. He claimed that he was “wrongly advised.”