Ademola Adefolahan, a Nigerian
singer better known as Fireboy, has narrated how he was once treated as the
black sheep of his family for opting for music as a career.
The gifted singer brought this
revelation to light while featuring on the season finale of ‘Behind The Story’,
a show by MTV Base.
Fireboy, who recently dropped a
new single titled ‘Eli’ and featured in Reminisce’s ‘Ogaranya’, explained that
things took a dramatic turn between him and his parents when he told them he
was ditching his seeming promising scholarly future for music.
He added that his parents,
particularly his mother, were not in support of his career choice because he
chose a secular music genre.
The ‘Vibration’ crooner recalled
his mother — being a Christian — “forcing” songs by Tope Alabi and Yinka
Ayefele, two Yoruba gospel singers, down his throat while growing up.
“My mother was forcing Yinka
Ayefele, Tope Alabi songs down my throat. I was not the black sheep in the
family until l told my parents l was going for music,” he said.
“My parents weren’t supportive at
first because it was a switch. It was a very big switch from a promising child
that seemed destined to be a professor to someone who suddenly woke up to
wanting to be a musician.
“It took sometimes for them to
get used to that. Their reaction was because l gave them hope that l was going
to be a scholar and then the sudden switch.”
The music star added that after
completing his studies at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, he
came to Lagos to pursue his music career and then worked his way to stardom
through hard work.
Fireboy said he managed to
convince his parents about his career choice through his success, adding that
they are now his biggest fans.
“I convinced them in the long run
by becoming successful. My mum is my biggest fan now,” he added.
Since he joined YBNL, a record
label owned by Olamide, a rapper, in 2018, the singer has continued to pull the
strings in the Nigerian music industry.
He won the ‘Most Promising Act of
the Year’ category at the 2019 City People Music Awards and also snagged
nominations at the 13th Headies as well as at the 2019 African Music Awards
(AFRIMA).
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