Fast rising singer, Kiss Daniel, speaks with CHUX OHAI
about his career and sundry issues
As an undergraduate of the Federal University of
Agriculture, Abeokuta, where he studied water engineering,
popular singer, Kiss Daniel (real name Oluwatobiloba Daniel
Anidugbe), had to divide his time between studies and song
writing.
Although he was passionate about music and sometimes
dreamed of a future brightened with a successful music
career, his studies actually came first in his personal scale
of preference.
The result was that, unlike many other singers who dropped
out of school to embrace music and stardom, Daniel
graduated from the university with a Second Class Upper
degree in 2013.
The following year, he took the music scene by storm with
the hit song, Woju.
Recalling the past, he says, “If I had failed to find a records
label that would be willing to sign me on, after completing
youth service, I would have moved on to the United
Kingdom for a Masters degree and afterwards, searched for
a job as initially planned.”
The singer, easily one of the youngest in Nigeria to make it
to the top spot at 21, thinks that his success is divinely
ordained.
“The fact that I got a records label during youth service and
not when I was still in school shows there is a reason for it.
It is as if everything is perfectly timed. If I had found a label
when I was an undergraduate, I definitely would have
dropped out of school. But I thank God that everything has
happened at the right time,” he says.
Most people might wonder where this young man, is called
‘Kiss’. But he says, in an interview with our correspondent,
that it was originally a pseudonym given to him by his
friends and admirers back in the university.
“They called me ‘Kiss’ because of my dimples. Back in
school, a lot of people, including my fans, knew me by that
name. Only a few people, except my close friends, knew
that my real name is Oluwatobiloba,” he says.
Daniel attributes his active involvement in music, even at
the age of 11, to his background.
He says, “I come from a family of artists. My late dad was a
painter who also did a bit of songwriting on the side. My
sister works with Cool FM as a presenter and my brother is
a fashionista. You can see that my family is well grounded
in creativity. Besides, dad always encouraged us to be self-
employed. He would tell us to use our God-given talents to
make a living for ourselves. So when I was starting out as a
music artiste he supported me.”
Unfortunately, he lost his father about two months ago.
Before the sad event, he had enjoyed a special relationship
with him – something that was a shade deeper than a
normal father-son relationship.
“Dad was my number one fan and my best friend. He is still
my best friend because I still talk to him every day, even in
death. We were so close that we used to discuss the kind of
things that a father and son would usually not talk about.
Even when I had sex for the first time, I recall discussing the
experience with him,” he says.
The singer’s greatest regret in life, perhaps, is not fulfilling
his promise to buy his father a new car on his birthday. The
latter died, regrettably, just before his son hit it big on the
music scene.
Nevertheless, Daniel, who prides himself in being the ‘baby
of the music industry’, says that despite his success and
the resulting fame he enjoys, nothing has changed about
him. “I am still the same shy and gentle person that I have
always been. The only thing that has changed about me is
that I don’t go out as often as I used to do,” he says.
Admitting that Woju’s huge success came with the expected
financial benefits, he insists that he is only “successfully
comfortable” and not very rich.
He says, “I don’t lack anything. If I want or need anything, I
can get it any time.”
This does not include beautiful and willing young women,
most of who would do anything possible to hang out with
him. Yet, Daniel complains of being ‘mobbed’ by such
female fans each time he performs on stage.
“On one occasion in Warri, some of the female fans got so
excited to see me perform live that they literally tore my
shirt to shreds. I get kissed on stage a lot. Most of the time,
when I go to shows, I already know I am going to kiss a girl
or more. There was this show I attended in Ibadan. A girl
came up to dance with me. While we were dancing, she
kissed me and I got carried away for a few moments,” he
reveals.
Contrary to an online report, Kiss Daniel denies ever
endorsing gay marriage. “I don’t know where people got
that information. I have never supported gay marriage. Why
would I do that?” he says.

source http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/ive-kissed-many-girls-during-shows-kiss-daniel/

Who doesn't?..I no dey joke with french kiss....#kiss an angel and spit fire at the devil

Why not? That should be your first point of duty "kiss" Daniel

Cmon be like tuface.. Learn from the masters

Oh really! tell me about it?.
dude i have been kissing since my 1st day on mother earth.

Kiss Daniel, you're living up to your name

I miss gej

Continue kissing after all u live up for it.

"Kiss" Daniel

Continue

I just imagined this boy on top stage singing, then coming down just to kiss bout 5 dumb girls then climbing the stage again to continue...is that suppose to be cool

Dude studied 'water engineering' ... Good for him though...

nice one there, afterall, to-to and kissing is good for boys and girls

Seen.... Next?

mczico:
I miss gej

go to utueke nah if u really missed him.

Ure a fool...

Is that an achievement

kiss daniel is such a diva

lol nor let Airforce catch u ooo

wheesin:
kiss daniel is such a diva

ellahzy:
lol nor let Airforce catch u ooo

Badt guy.He kissed a gal on d stage when he came fr a show in my school

just beware of mouth ulcers

U dey kiss many gals..... Oya go cari grammy na