He recently recounted how he ditched a banking job to follow his dreams in music, and Nigerians are inspired.
According to him, he never liked being a banker and he knew only a career in music can make feel fulfilled and accomplished.
He then urged his fans to always follow their dream and passion as that is the only way to find fulfillment.
His words, “My name is Mayorkun the Mayor of Lagos and I’m here to tell you to do you. In case you don’t know my story, I used to be a banker but I never liked the job so I went on to doing me. I did music and ever since then I’ve been happy”
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Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel (born March 23, 1994), known professionally as Mayorkun, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and pianist.
He released a cover of Davido’s “The Money” single and was discovered by the singer on Twitter. Mayorkun signed with Davido’s record label Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) in 2016; his debut single “Eleko” was released under the label.
Mayorkun released his debut studio album The Mayor of Lagos in November 2018.
Mayorkun was born on March 23, 1994 in Osun State. He is the first child of three, born into a family of entertainers. His mother is a Nollywood actress and his father, an artist and movie producer.
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