One of Africa’s greatest exports and musician, Davido (David Adeleke) has revealed that the release of his song, ‘Back Then’ convinced his business mogul father, Dr Deji Adeleke that he is actually talented.
The musician who revealed this during a chat with MTV Base recently also said that initially, his father opposed his career path until he had to prove that he really has the talent.
During the chat, he also submitted that he is grateful to God for being talented and for being accepted all over the world.
He equally claimed that now, he had reached a level where he could converse with at least 13 presidents.
“When I released the song ‘Back then’, I did not know that it was going to be that big. Then I went back to school and the love that I was shown was overwhelming, let alone the way girls began to treat me. That one song with the video made my father realise that I had the talent. And then, I did the song, ‘Dami Duro’.
“The song became so big and I remember that the President at the time called my father to talk about me and the song. Even during my father’s business meetings with his friends, they would mention my name and the song. Before long, I started travelling and doing shows around the world. Now I have the numbers of about 13 presidents on my phone and if I call them, they would answer the call. Then the awards started to come in and it set me on another level.
“I appreciate all my fans all over the world. I am grateful to all who have supported my career in one way or the other. I also wish to pledge that I will not rest on my oars. This is just the beginning, together, we will all reach the zenith.”
Packaged by Bolaji Ogunsanya
