How I lost my voice — Davido

Not many people knew that Nigerian music star, Davido, at a point in his career lost his voice when the world needed it most.

Davido said he lost his voice some years back and is dealing with using it the way it is at the moment.

For some years, Davido revealed that he has battled with the problem of losing his voice throughout his entire career but confessed that he has fully adjusted to coping and managing it.

The ‘Feel’ singer has always been criticized for his hazy and husky voice since he broke into the music industry with his famous single, Da Mi Duro, but he disclosed that he had to learn to deal with the problem and ensure that it doesn’t affect his music.

“Because my voice is already husky, when my voice goes it’s so annoying. I like to express myself and I speak a lot, so when I can’t talk, it’s annoying.

“It’s so uncomfortable when I have a show and my voice is not back, and I’m impatient so I’ll just be coughing.”

Speaking in an interview with ‘Native Now by The Native’ platform and monitored by Per Seconds News on Friday, Davido said he has gone through a lot of hard times and difficult moments in life but his new album, ‘Timeless’ was all he needed to get back on track and start making sense of his career once again.

Reflecting on making “Over Dem,” a track off his album, he said: “Now that I go back to think of it, I was not even making these songs like, ‘Ah, o boy we need to drop oh. I need to be hot again oh. I need to make money oh.’ I was just like, ‘I’m just happy to make music again.’”

On the “Timeless” concert which took place in Lagos, Davido also said: “You have to be really, really loved for people to come to TBS—on a rainy day again.

“I wasn’t worried about people coming out, I was more worried about delivering the production that we had worked so hard on. We just wanted everything to go right, that’s really what I was banking on.

“I would say about 70 percent of what we planned went right, and that’s really good for Nigeria.”

In a related development, Davido in the last 72 hours has been in the eye of the storm following his comment during an interview where he described himself and Wizkid as pioneers of the new Afrobeat success and paved way for Burna Boy, Kizz Daniel, Rema and others, who he described as new cats on the African music scene.

Some of his fans were quick to defend his position and justified his claim but his critics and supporters of Burna Boy and Olamide wouldn’t let what they termed as subtle shade go without knocking Davido for his comment.

Some of them took to social media platforms to put Davido in his place, saying:“Burna Boy will remain the greatest African artiste because of one factor- Grammy Award.

“When you finally win one, come back and engage us about who is the biggest and who paved way for others. Until then, keep shut and face your music.”