

This was the exact scenario that played out when fast-rising singer, Sunkanmi Alonge, was starting out as a musician. She says despite realising that she was born to sing, she was convinced she could never win the hearts of the very critical Nigerian music lovers. “I know I have always enjoyed singing a lot, but funnily, I didn’t believe I could make a career singing. I have consistently penned down lyrics for songs as far back as when I was 18.