As the world last Friday marked the
world music day, not a few stakeholders
have noted that music afterall as been
said to express that which cannot be
put into words and that which cannot
remain silent. Music has created an
avenue for all and sundry to have a
reason to be happy at all times.


But when music stars disappear from
the radar, it gives music lovers reasons
to wonder why…

Olusola Olujide Ayodele of Leadership
takes a look at some music acts who
made waves in times past but are
becoming less visible on the Nigerian
entertainment stage.

Bigiano
Gabriel Bablalola, known as Bigiano
joined Peter and Paul Martins in 2001 to
form a group named Triple B. however,
in 2004, the centre could no longer hold
and Bigiano went solo. In 2008, Bigiano
made a compelling appearance on the
music scene with themonster hit track,
‘Shayo’ and went on to become more
popular than his early group members.

He was involved in several shows based
on the commercial success of the
‘Shayo’ song. He released a few more
songs which made waves so to say. But
ever since then, little has been heard of
him music wise. His former group
members in an interview said they
knew he wasn’t going to last in the
music scene because he allowed little
things get into his head and would be
unable to handle fame. Could that be the
reason why he has gone into oblivion?


He however said, his absence from the
scene was deliberate, as he wanted to
spend more time with his family.

Tony Tetuila
Anthony Olanrewaju Awotoye better
known as Tony Tetuila is known for
these songs ‘My Car’ and ‘E go better’. He
was a former member of the Remedies,
along with Eedris Abdulkareem and
Eddy Montana. He broke out of the
group and went solo. He was hugely
successful when he went solo and sadly,
he hasn’t been able to live up to the
super star tag put on him. It is a known
fact that he is struggling to regain
relevance as he has been appearing in
few musical videos. He still maintains
cordial relationship with people like
Tuface and regularly seen at the ever
bubbling places in Lagos. He was one of
his groomsmen during Tuface’s
wedding. Rumour has it that he
impregnated a young lady living in the
United Kingdom. Datz all!


Alariwo
After the passing of Afrobeat legend,
Fela Kuti, the only other acts
representing for that genre of music
were his sons, Femi & Seun, Lagbaja and
maybe Dede Mabiaku. That was until
Alariwo burst on to the scene with
“Yawa Go Gas”. Despite multiple efforts,
it’s been quite difficult for the crossover
king to have the same amount of
relevance he managed with his debut.


Dekunle Fuji
Adekunle Oloyede Michael Olalekan
better known as Dekunle Fuji was once
a toast in the music industry especially
the gospel genre. He had some beautiful
songs that ruled the airwaves at some
point in his career. We can all recall the
popular track with”lelelelele, mo like
Jesugan, monife Jesugan” lyrics. He
performed at shows, notably the
international acclaimed gospel show,
‘The Experience’. It looked like music
wasn’t in for him here in Nigeria as he
was no longer getting shows and had to
relocate to the United States. The gist
now is that he is now a certified nurse,
though he still performs there.


Deebee
Deebee, a Bariga-bred artiste burst into
the music scene with a monster hit song
‘Collabo’ in 2008. He was the cynosure
of all eyes as almost every DJ played his
songs. In fact, the song was very
successful, commercially. As expected,
he released a few more songs after and
just like those before him, he went dark
totally. Nothing has been heard from
him ever since then. Probably, he is in
collaboration with some other pressing
matters.


Ashionye
She started out as a member of girl
band and then went solo like the
Plantashun Boiz and Destiny’s Child. Her
song “Dance for Me” dominated
airwaves for a bit. The accompanying
video was heralded for its dance moves
and also for being very colourful. In an
industry where there has always been a
dearth of female acts, Ashionye showed
a lot of promise.Alas, it was not to be.
These days, she’s more of an actress,
and even had a brief stint on TV show
‘Tinsel’. Her reason for her long absence
from the music scene was because she
was pregnant and had to take time out
to raise him.


JayRu
Featuring Wizkid on your song is almost
a guaranteed formula for success. That
formula definitely provided a solution
for JayRu. He sang ‘Familiarity’ featuring
Wizkid. The song was a success
probably, due to the fact that Wizkid
was featured. “Ye ma form familiarity”
was what the people were shouting,
until JayRu went silent, and everybody
also stopped forming familiarity. He has
tried to release songs into the market
but sadly, they have not been
commercial hits.

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