Victony, the Nigerian singer, has recalled the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on his music career.
The songwriter spoke when he was featured in the July edition of Teen Vogue, the American publication.
In the interview with Nelson CJ, the 22-year-old singer said the lockdown gave him the opportunity to discover himself — after which he switched from Hip-Hop music to Afrobeats.
Victony said although he finds Afrobeats more challenging, “I wanted to try something new”.
“The aura, the feeling during lockdown was very different, and that prompted me to want to try something new,” he said.
“I just felt like it was an easy way out because I used to feel like, ‘Oh, for you to be an artiste, you really have to think about everything you are doing, how you write, and blah, blah, blah’.
“But when I got into the Afrobeats space, I realised that it was even harder because a key element of Afrobeats is relatability. (But you have to do that) and still make sense. You still have to be metaphoric, you still have to be creative with the writing.”
Victony gained fame in 2021 after he was featured on Mayorkun’s ‘Holy Father’.
He is signed to Mainland Block Party.
Despite being a relatively new artiste, Victony has received several recognitions.
He is nominated under the ‘Next Rated’ category of the 16th Headies awards.
He recently performed alongside Ayra Starr and Burna Boy at J Cole’s Dreamville Festival.
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