In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, the trending singer, who described himself as a worship leader who leads a team of indigenous worshippers, revealed he sang the song to silence critics.
Austine De Bull was relatively unknown, at least outside the borders of River State’s Ogoniland. Not until good fortune smiled on him and his debut single, ‘Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni,’ went viral on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
That was all it took for the drummer-turned-musician to get his big break in his 12th year of performing.
The viral hit was accompanied by a music video reminiscent of Nigerian indigenous gospel singer Agnes Iro’s song “Ladder Ladder” (follow the ladder to heaven).
READ ALSO:
Following its release on streaming platforms on October 28th, Nigerians on social media discovered that the viral track ‘Shey you dey whine me ni’ is a gospel song.
During his interview, the singer, who speaks the Khana (kana) language of Ogoni land, said: “People never believed I could do this. Even when I met with many of them, they discouraged me by saying ‘you that have never sung before, how are you going to do it.”
Speaking on his naysayers’ reaction to his success, he said, “Currently, it’s playing in their ears.”
Read Also:
‘I get depressed when men stare at my b00bs’ – ‘Mummy Wa’
The young singer revealed that he worked in the music industry for over a decade before pursuing singing.
