Jalango
BIOGRAPHY
Phelix Odiwour professionally known as Jalango was born on April 27, 1983, in Homa Bay town, rural Kenya. He is a radio presenter, actor, and comedian who has graced the entertainment industry for over a decade.
He is also a candidate for the Orange Democratic Movement, he was elected MP for Langata Constituency in the 2022 Kenyan general election. He is also one of the top richest Youtuber in kenya.
BACKGROUND DATA
| Real Name: | Phelix Odiwour |
| Stage Name: | Jalango |
| Date of birth: | 27 April 1983 |
| Age: | 39 years old |
| Occupation: | Radio presenter, Politician |
| Nationality: | kenyan |
| Religion: | christainity |
| State of Origin: | Kenya |
| Spouse: | Amina chao |
| Net Worth: | $600,000 |
CAREER
Phelix Odiwour, more popularly known as Jalango, or Jalas in short, is a Kenyan radio presenter, comedy actor, events master of ceremonies and talk show host.
Felix appeared as Jalang’o in Citizen TV’s Papa Shirandula, and that’s how he earned this stage name, later shortened to ‘Jalas’.
Jalango began his career as a radio presenter in 2004, where he worked alongside veteran media personality Caroline Mutoko.
He then transitioned to Radio Maisha in 2012, after which he later moved on to Hot 96 FM in 2017 till 2018 when he moved to Radio Milele.
In July 2020, Jalas went back to where he began his radio career as a morning presenter at Kiss 100. Currently, his co-presenter is Kamene Goro.
He also started his own company (Arena Media), which does advertising and marketing. He also does brand ambassador jobs for various brands.
Jalango also has a YouTube channel called Jalango TV, where he interviews personalities from various walks of life.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Phelix Odiwour attended Homabay Lake primary school For his primary education he attended For his primary education he attended.
He got a chance to join Maseno National School for his secondary education but could not join because of financial constraints at home but later joined Daystar University where he is pursuing a degree in marketing.
STATE OF ORIGIN
Phelix Odiwour hails from Homabay town in South Nyanza, Kenya.
AGE
phelix odiwour was born on the 27 of April 1983 and currently as at the time this post was published he is 39 years old.
REAL NAME
jalango who people often refer to as jalas for short real name is phelix Odiwour.
PERSONAL LIFE
In October 2019, Jalango got married to beautiful lady from the Taita community known as Amina Chao and they currently as at the time this article was written have three children.
Jalango is also popular on Instagram and he is known to have about 2.7 Million followers on Instagram.
YOUTUBE
Phelix Odiwour is among the highest YouTube earners in Kenya. Jalango revealed that he makes over $30,000 per month from his YouTube channel.
His YouTube channel has over 577,000 subscribers with over 763 videos.
NET WORTH
Phelix Odiwour net worth as at the time this article was published is estimated to be $600,000 which he made from her career as a radio presenter in kenya.
