Victony: I realised what matters in life after my accident

Victony, the singer, says the car accident he suffered in 2021 greatly impacted his music career.

Born Anthony Victor, the singer, in an interview with BBC, spoke about life before and after the car crash. 

In 2021, Victony was involved in a ghastly accident that left one dead and three injured.

The fast-rising artiste underwent his first surgery in the same year.

Earlier this month, the singer announced he will be taking a two-month break from music after undergoing his third and final surgery. 

During the recent chat, Victony said after the accident, he realised the importance of family, being loved and cared for.

The Imo state-born musician also discussed his transition from a rapper to a singer. 

“I started my career in 2016. I started with rapping, doing freestyles. I put out some stuff on my SoundCloud. Basically doing Instagram covers. I wanted to try new stuff then and I decided to try out singing because my producers back then, told me I had a good voice and I went from rapping to singing,” he said.  

“I think I was living life in a rush you know, and I forgot certain things in life that mattered; family, loving, caring. Just enjoying the time. But after the accident, kind of like forced me to realise that all this stuff has been missing in my life. 

“So, it kind of like you know just changed like my creativity from there, because like I guess when I write now it is from a deeper space. I faced death, right, and I didn’t die so I feel like I have been where other people haven’t been.  

“Faith? That’s where everything is built, right? I don’t think you can actually hold a music career. If that makes any sense. You can’t touch it, so you just have to believe that someday, that’s where I am gonna be. I am going to this stage. I am going to do N20k capacity. I am going to do 40k. You just have to see all that and that’s faith and then go forward and act on it. 

Victony also appreciated his family, friends, and fans who supported him during his recovery journey.

“I really love music. Once I got out of the hospital it was automatic to go back to doing music. And that happened because like you know my friends and family were there for me at the time. My fans showed me a lot of love. So it was really encouraging to just keep going,” he added.