36—Vanguard, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015
‘I hate being famous’ BY KEHINDE AJOSE
I’m not pregnant, Yvonne Nelson cries out
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s Jaie broke into the music scene as an artiste under the defunct Storms record label and gained acceptance in the music circles through her song “Kilon poppin.” In a competitive industry, Ms Jaie believes she has what it takes to hold her own in the industry. “Everyone is different .Everyone has a different flavour to their music and I just stay true to myself. Not everyone likes the same type of music, not everyone likes the same type of vibe. I just always want to be myself and that works for me” When asked if she is driven by fame, the charming singer revealed that she hates being famous. “Fame doesn’t drive me. I hate being famous. It’s awkward. I love my fans and I wish I could just make music and talk to my fans on Twitter all day. You don’t have your privacy anymore, it comes with the territory. It’s not something that will ever drive me.” Ms Jaie also mentioned that her lingerie line leverages on her music career to make her more money. “Shows are a good way of sustaining yourself ,but my brand, Dime pink leverages on my music. Dime pink is a lingerie line for women.”
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hanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson has debunked the recent rumours making the rounds that she is pregnant. The leggy actress took to her Instagram account to dispel the rumours, saying that she is not pregnant. She, however, traced the root of the rumour to a ‘funny chat” she had early in the week with a very close friend of hers, John on Instagram. Everyone who read the chat has every reason to believe that she’s pregnant for her friend. A visibly disturbed Yvonne posted a screen shot of her chat with another friend of hers over the issue, with the caption: ‘I’m not pregnant.’ According to those in the know, her seemingly efforts at putting the record straight might not be unconnected with the recent delivery of twins by her fellow actress, Nadia Buari who kept her nine-months pregnancy away from the preying eyes of the media.
•Yvonne Nelson
My experience featuring in Damm ane’s ‘F aleela’ — Mz Dammyy Kr Krane’s ‘Faleela’ Kiss BY KEHINDE AJOSE
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hough she’s yet to find her feet in the nation’s music landscape, Mz Kiss is already rubbing shoulders with showstoppers. The singer cum rapper who recently signed on to Capital Goretti, in a chat with WG , revealed her experience featuring on Dammy Krane’s highlife song, “Faleela.” “It was a great experience working with Dammy Krane. He has a warm personality. The song is very good. I got inspired the moment I heard it. It took me five minutes to write my verse,”she said. Speaking on how long it took her to get into the character while shooting the music video, the budding entertainer said, “Just as I express myself in my songs, I also do the same in my videos. I played the role effortlessly, coupled with the fact that I once acted as a Waka pass in a movie” Mz. Kiss is currently promoting her new single titled, “Owo Meta”, which she said is inspired by the happenings in our streets.
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Hard work has brought me this far — Ok Okot oteet e Enjit Enjite, ot e, Winner of Air t el TTrrace Music SStt ar
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he threw her hands over her face, not knowing whether to scream or laugh. And to think, not a minute before she’d been thanking her lucky stars. Winner of the maiden edition of Airtel Trace Music Star, which ended amidst pomp late last month, Okotete Enajite indeed has been thanking her lucky stars since she clinched the star prize. Elated Enajite said recently: “I am so excited...truly hard work has brought me this far. I wish to say a very big thank you to Airtel Nigeria and Trace Urban TV for this initiative C M Y K
and supporting Nigerian Youths. Also, I thank my family, friends and fans who have supported me all through the competition. I promise to keep the flag flying and hope for better things to come. The Grand finale of the competition which held at the Ocean View, Lagos, saw Enjite smiling home with the cash prize of N4 million, a chance of a record deal with Universal records and also to represent Nigeria at the pan Africa grand finale with representative from 13 other African countries in Kenya. Airtel trace star is the first
African mobile phone completion; the initiative is for youths across the country to express music on phone without travelling around Nigeria. Airtel Nigeria, has given this opportunity to Nigerian youth by empowering them with its services to reach and participate in the contest, which has eventually produced a national championship among others like Tejiri Odigboro, Omotayo Otitiju; Pearl Awa Agwu and Yetunde Adeyanju who reached the final stage of the national
competition. The competition was organized in conjunction with Trace Urban TV. The Judges who oversaw the process of selecting the finalists and the winners are
Veteran Broadcast and entertainment expert Olisa Adibua; Ace producer and song writer Cobham Asuquo and Multi Award winning Artiste Lara George.