Nigerian singer, Niniola Apata, says her hit song, ‘Maradona’, changed her life and represents a radical turning point in her music career.

She made the disclosure in an interview on Off -The-Top reality show where the she narrated her emergence in the music industry.

“Preparation meets opportunity,” Niniola said, when asked about her romance with the Afro-house genre. “To be honest. It just happened”, she added.

“It’s the grace of God but as they say, when hard work and preparation meets opportunity, it just happens. After Project Fame, I just wanted to prove myself. I knew I could sing but I just wanted more. I loved to dance and wanted to incorporate these two things.

“I didn’t know anybody in the industry. So, I went online in search for the best producer in Nigeria. This was in 2013. Sarz’s name kept coming up. I reached out to him and he requested that I give him a hit song. I dropped “Ibadi” and that’s how it happened.

“One song changed my life. I just did the song (Maradona) and knew that, like every other ones, it was good. But when we dropped it, it went boom. People and artistes from South Africa started reaching out to me.”

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OK oo good

lol

"Messi" changed my Life

I think this lady only makes "noise". She has to be the one in the Nigeria music industry with the most meaningless and unreasonable lyrics

Drop it like its hot

Ok

hope say she no play maradona 4 bed join promote her career

The song is really nice. I love it. I love her whole album.

but now is teni apata we know!!

So now wetin we go do

it's no longer a news that maradona changed your life even though words on the street has it that some big gods are the ones that did the changing.

But who am I to say otherwise.

--- Spits on the Floor ---

Lavoca:
I think this lady only makes "noise". She has to be the one in the Nigeria music industry with the most meaningless and unreasonable lyrics

really?

Ur talent speaks for u

The issue is most female artists that can sing are not actually singing anymore. The quest for hit songs has made them gone commercial.

Sometimes you just have to stay on your lane. That hit track will always come.

I particularly like 'Magun' remix, with the south African artiste busiswa. The video is so dope and energetic. Prior to seeing that, I had no idea she even existed. Lol

kufre2010:
Ok

Politics kee you there. Mumu.

I hope she has sent some royalties to Diego Maradona and IBB who both inspired the song in one way or the other

I remember when she used to sing

Niniola i love ur songz



u sabi ojare

I particularly love her Akara Oyinbo track. Lovely!

Well miss maradona Messi won't play 2nite against sevilla

Your younger sister Teni is singing sense, you are doing rubbish upandown

Nini de o. She's more bigger outside our shore though, most especially, in South Africa because of her voice.

Apata's family are gifted

She's my favourite Nigerian singer.

She did a song with Johnny Drille...tight track.

She gat talent.

This girl is big in SA