Austine Emmanuel better known as Austine De Bull is a Nigerian gospel singer and songwriter, and drummer.
He rose to fame with his hit single “Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni” which went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The song title is slang used by Nigerians to ask ‘if you are being lied to or flattered in Pidgin’ ( “Are you kidding me?” or “Are you for real”).
Real Facts About Austine
- Full Name: Austin Emmanuel
- Stage Name: Austin De Bull
- Born: DD MM YYYY
- Age: N/A
- Place of Birth: River State, Nigeria
- Nationality: Nigerian
- Occupation: Gospel Singer
- Net Worth: N/A
Early Life & Education
Austine Emmanuel whose stage name is Austin De Bull was born in Port Harcourt, River State the southern part of Nigeria.
He originated hails from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
He is very fluent in the Kana language of Ogboni land.
His educational background and qualifications are not available yet. Considering his age, he must have graduated from both high school and university. Unless he is a dropout or decided to quit further studies.
Career
Austine De Bull began his musical career at a tender age of life. He is a worship leader who leads a team of indigenous Worshippers.
He has been in the music industry for over 10 years before he took singing as his profession when he began as a drummer in 2010.
De Bull broke into the music industry and came to the limelight in 2022 with his debut single “Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni”, a slang which means “Are you kidding me?” or “Are you for real?”.
He made it known that he sang the song to shut naysayers up, as people never believed in him and often discouraged him from singing.
The song was accompanied by a music video that brings up memories of Nigerian indigenous gospel singer Agnes Iro’s “Ladder Ladder” (follow the ladder to heaven) song.
Speaking in an interview with The Nation, Austin De Bull who is from Ogoni in Rivers state, recalled how he was discouraged from singing by friends and neighbors.
Austine further revealed that he was pushed to the point of believing that they didn’t want him to worship God. He said;
“As a drummer that had no idea or connection with singing, when the call came in 2020 to be a singer it was difficult for me myself because I never know how I will start because I have not done it before I had to discuss with some of my friends about the call to be a singer and they were laughing at me that this one I am a drummer and not a singer I won’t be able to do it so it was somehow to me, so I had to discuss with other neighbors who were still laughing at me so it was somehow because nobody believed in me, they were discouraging me so I was like ‘so they don’t want me to worship God shey Una dey whine me ni’ so that’s where the inspiration came so that’s the inspiration”.
The hit single got the attention of a Nigerian famously video director Thank God Omori Jesam professionally known as TG Omori or Boy Director and he promised to shoot the music video free of charge.
Austin De Bull released the official music video of his hit single ” shey your dey whine me” on December 13th, 2022, and the video gained a thousand views within an hour of release.
