ABOUT DEBRA CROWN-OLU
Leading worship for over 23 years, Debra aka Evangelist Olayinka Debby Mojisola Adedapo-Olukayode is a passionate worshipper, who is committed to spread the gospel through inspirational gospel music. She is an exquisite songwriter, recording artiste, vocalist, and writes songs from her heart, and memoirs from her experiences with God over the years.
Her writings and music have ministered to millions bringing joy, hope, peace, healing, breakthroughs, encouragement and strengthening their faith. She has recorded 2 Full Albums and still serves as an international worship leader serving in her Church, Living Faith Church Worldwide International (Winners Chapel International, UK) to date. Her Albums are nominated for award and listed on A Step FWD UK Christian Charts. Her songs are perfect for daily worship and praise.
Her evangelistic ministry goal is driven by God’s love, helping others to have a heartfelt worship experience, lead multitudes and nations into the presence of God in High Praises and Deep Heartfelt Worship, hence her compassion to make music that reflects her Christian faith. She inaugurated the Soul Worshippers Praise Fellowship, supported at various worship concerts and she is also a member of the Evangelical Alliance, United Kingdom.
Creativity and Passion for Gospel Music
Debra’s creativity and passion to worship has taken her to the next level. She is best known for incorporating Afro-Contemporary music styles and fusing genres such as Afrobeats and R&B into her versatile sound. Her very first single ‘Dominion In The Lord’ was released in December 2018. She released her first Full Album ‘’LIBERATION’’ in 2019. Among other releases in her latest Album DIVINE UPLIFTMENT are I Worship, As You Are, His Presence, Yahweh, Carry Go, Changing Levels, Breaking Limits and Korin Si Oluwa and a single Album Sacrifice Of Praise are all listed on the UK Christian Charts.
Her Singles – Dominion, Arise & Shine, I Worship, As You Are, His Presence, Yahweh, Carry Go, was nominated for award by A Step FWD UK Christian Chart in December 2018, August 2019, September 2020, October 2020, January 2021 and April 2021. In August 2021, her single release ”I Worship”was awarded
Top 5 Contemporary Gospel Award by
AStepFWD UK Christian Chart.
Debra have a great passion for music as a child and in her early life joined the choir at First Baptist Church Festac town her family church and when she got married, she joined the Winners Chapel Choir at Raji Oba Lagos and was a member of Faith Tabernacle Choir, Living Faith Church Worldwide International Canaan land, Nigeria before she relocated to the United Kingdom. She served as the Head of Choir at the Winners chapel International Surrey UK for 4 years..
Debra Crown-Olu is in her Late 40’s and her birthday is 30th September. She was born into the Royal family of Owa Aponlese-Late HRH Adedapo the Wasare-Ijana of Ijesa land & Olori Ayodele Adedapo and married to Kelvin Olukayode She is married to Mr Kelvin Olukayode-Balogun an Educationalist in 21st March 1998 and they are blessed with four children (A boy and 3 girls).
Call into Ministry
Debra was called into the ministry at a young age and gifted with unique talents. Debra attended Bible School at Living Faith Church Worldwide International.
She is an alumna of St Georges Girls’ Primary school Ikoyi Lagos and Holy Child College Obalende Lagos. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Hon) having a first degree in Chemical & Polymer Engineering and later proceed for a second degree in Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2005 with distinction at Lagos State University, Nigeria.
Debra started her career as a Management Trainee at Dunlop Niger PLC in 1999, and later moved into the Energy sector of the banking group in 2000 as a Credit Analyst/Relationship Officer. She relocated to the UK in 2006 and enrolled into London school of Economics and Political Science UK for a career programme training. She currently works with NHS UK and still pursue her evangelistic ministry.
Ministering with Songs
Debra is talented, exceptional leader, loves diversity and known as a woman of excellence. She inaugurated the Soul Worshippers Praise Fellowship, supported at various worship concerts and she is also a member of the Evangelical Alliance, United Kingdom. She has received numerous outstanding awards in the course of her career, voluntary assignments including an outstanding church worker awarded in 2016 & 2018 and awarded
Top 5 Contemporary Gospel Awarded in August 2021 for her single release ”I Worship” by AStepFWD UK Christian Chart.
She released her newest single “NO OTHER NAME” on 7th May 2022. “NO OTHER NAME” is a deep heartfelt worship song declaring the power and salvation in the name of Jesus Christ according to the scripture Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved”.
Debra is talented, loves diversity and known as a woman of excellence. She has received numerous outstanding awards in the course of her career, voluntary assignments and as an outstanding church worker award.