Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has revealed that she wasn’t a horny diva initially, stressing that she was a tomboy earlier than venturing into music.
She defined that in her days as a songwriter overseas, she wore saggy garments earlier than assembly her ex-husband and former supervisor, Tunji Balogun, aka Teebillz, who rebranded her.
That includes in a latest episode of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast hosted by Joey Akan, Savage recounted how Teebillz rebranded her right into a intercourse image after relocating to Nigeria to pursue a singing profession.
She stated, “The sexiness in my 2024 single ‘Wished’ music video felt groundbreaking at the moment. As a result of I simply bought married and there’s numerous press saying, ‘She’s not going to be fascinating anymore. She’s completed. Her time is gone. There are new folks on the scene.’ So, I used to be identical to, let me do one thing loopy.
“That was me being rebellious. I used to be like, Oh! You guys suppose I’m not horny anymore? To be trustworthy, that wasn’t the purpose, to simply attempt to be horny. As a result of naturally, I’m not. Naturally, I’m a tomboy. However once more, TJ [Tunji Balogun] noticed that there was a niche out there and he was identical to, you’ve to drop some pounds, you’ve to go to the fitness center, you’ve to begin waxing your eyebrows. You’ve to begin sporting wigs. He actually modified my complete look. I used to be not like that in L.A. when he met me.
“I was a songwriter within the studio sporting saggy denims and t-shirt. And he actually modified that. I don’t suppose that he thought there was going to be a backlash. He was identical to, let’s give them the African Rihanna or Beyoncé. I used to be like, okay, let’s go forward. And we got here again to Nigeria, however my style sense attracted criticism. Then, I ran again to L.A.
“I used to be actually unhealthy. I’d go to reveals and I’d be ready backstage and so they wouldn’t name me as a result of possibly the governor’s spouse had stated I can’t come up or they’d say, ensure you don’t put on any of these your skimpy clothes. I’m not making this up. There was a time, ‘Love Me’ was banned on TV. I used to be discouraged. I remembered Bizzle referred to as me and instructed me women had been loving me, so I got here again to Nigeria. I’ve instructed the story the place I went to all of the labels and so they all stated no, Storm Information, Mo’Hits, Banky W’s EME, everybody.”
