Nigerian singer, Niniola Apata, says her hit song, ‘Maradona’, changed her life and represents a radical turning point in her music career.
She made the disclosure in an interview on Off -The-Top reality show where the she narrated her emergence in the music industry.
“Preparation
meets opportunity,” Niniola said, when asked about her romance with the
Afro-house genre. “To be honest. It just happened”, she added.
“It’s
the grace of God but as they say, when hard work and preparation meets
opportunity, it just happens. After Project Fame, I just wanted to prove
myself. I knew I could sing but I just wanted more. I loved to dance
and wanted to incorporate these two things.
“I didn’t know
anybody in the industry. So, I went online in search for the best
producer in Nigeria. This was in 2013. Sarz’s name kept coming up. I
reached out to him and he requested that I give him a hit song. I
dropped “Ibadi” and that’s how it happened.
“One song changed my
life. I just did the song (Maradona) and knew that, like every other
ones, it was good. But when we dropped it, it went boom. People and
artistes from South Africa started reaching out to me.”
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