When Iyanya won Project Fame West Africa, everyone taught it was going to translate into instant success in the Nigerian music industry. Little did he know that he will have to wait for another 2 years, in order to finally become a star in the real sense of the word.
The multiple award winning singer who is currently signed to the Don Jazzy led Mavin Records has said artistes from the ‘Streets’ do better than reality show winners. He noted that most reality show winners lose focus and move on to other things after their victory.
In his words:” Honestly, I feel like some guys on the street are doing their thing better than reality show winners. I am actually not hearing from most reality show winners after winning the event; instead, people are delving into movies after winning.
“Once they win, the next thing is to see them on one soap opera.’ Even me, after I won project fame, it took me two years before finally getting it right. Not like I didn’t drop songs during those period but nobody knew me’. Most of them don’t get the breakthrough because thats not what they want to be. Only the guys who knows what they wanted becomes big later. I wont lie to you, I am not interested in most of the present shows anymore. I don’t even know what most of them are doing anymore”.
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