Nigerian singer Chinedu Okoli, better known by his stage name Flavour N’abania, recently opened up about his journey to musical stardom, revealing how he was once asked to leave the stage during a performance for the popular Nigerian music duo, PSquare.
He said, “Things started changing when I started seeing some artists. When I left the band, I went into the streets. That was when the game became hard. All this time, I was in a good place; the music had procedures and all, but now I was in the streets.
“So, the promoters brought PSquare, you know, to come and promote the show. I was performing, and immediately PSquare came in. The manager said, Hello, stop that thing. I switched off the device and passed the microphone. I went there and sat there. When PSquare came, the girls were screaming.
“Then Paul took the microphone and sang this temptation. When they left, the manager asked me to come back. I was cold.”
Speaking further, he said the experience led him to realize the need to craft his own unique sound and evolve from a musician into a true artist.
“So I was like, It’s the same music these people are doing. I’ve been with you, and you never shouted like this. I was so cold; I was just watching. When they left, the manager just told me to carry on,” he added.
