Winner of the just concluded music talent show, The Voice Nigeria, talks on his plans to further his music career, the pressures on him and the most valuable advice he received from his coach, Timi Dakolo.
In an interview with Pulse TV, the song star said that he has so many pieces of advice coming at him from various angles so it is often difficult because he also has opinions for himself.
Excerpts from the interview below…
I saw Timi not just as a coach, I saw him as a brother and as a colleague. I connected to Timi Dakolo, his music and his personality.
He repeatedly said this: “You’re are as good as your last performance. So whenever you hit that stage, you have to leave an impression.”
He said, “Music always leaves an impression, so you should at every point in time, leave an impression.” Those words stuck in my head.
So whenever I go on stage, I always remember those words.
Asked the kind of album he wishes to produce, he said, “I want my album to be Ideal. I want my album to be unexpected. I want my album to cut across every genre of music, race, and every kind of lifestyle.
There’s going to be songs that you listen to and you want to nod your head. There’s going to be songs that you listen to and you become very sober. There’s going to be songs that you listen to and it turns on that party mood in you.”
Speaking on the presures he feels, the 22 year old winner said,
“I feel pressured because right now, I’m in the spotlight and everybody has an opinion. This person is telling you this, the other person is telling you that, and you want to do something else.
There’s a lot of pressure on me, but that’s what we bargained for. I will just let it flow naturally.”
Daniel Diongoli AKA Idyl, is a 22-year old singer of Bayelsa State who won the second edition of the Voice Nigeria, a win that placed Team Timi among the show’s winning team.
