EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SINGER FESTUS SUNDAY (a.k.a ONCE) ON HIS UPCOMING EP
Good day Once.
ONCE: Hello and great to meet you
Q: Can you give us a brief introduction about yourself
ONCE: Ok, my name is Festus Sunday, I hail from Abak in Akwa Ibom State but was born in Calabar, Cross River State. I had my primary education at LEA Primary School, Gwako, and my Secondary education at the Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, before proceeding to the University of Port Harcourt, though I dropped out later to pursue my music. I am a professional singer, songwriter, and performing artist, currently signed up with Dreamz Wayward Nation Record Label.
Q: So what was growing up like and at what point did you go into music?
ONCE: Like most of our Nigerian artists, growing up wasn’t easy. I started hustling from a tender age, hawked different things for my mother and to keep the family fed. It wasn’t easy generally but I survived and am still surviving (laughs)
Well for music I started loving music from a very tender age I enjoyed listening to a lot of music and I have always known I can make good music but I never attempted not until 2017. So you can say officially I started making music in 2017.
Q: What kind of song did you listen to growing up
ONCE:
Country songs
Rap
Trap
Pop
Afro
Q: Who do you look up to in the music industry?
ONCE:
For Nigerian Industry
Olamide
Young John
Fireboy
Joeboy
YCEE
For Foreign
Eminem
James Blunt
Tom Macdonald
Dababy
Q: How do you think you have fared in the music industry?
ONCE: I think growth is a process, so I am a work in progress. However, I would say the experience has been good and the experience is elating not forgetting the challenges that come with the process. But in all, we give thanks to God
Q: So Tell us about your forthcoming EP
ONCE: Yes, finally I am releasing my EP titled “Vibes from BUJ” a four-track body of work on the 20th of May 2023. I worked with Shifu the producer and I have Magnito on the project. This project will blow the mind of a lot of people cos after the conclusion of this body of work I looked at it and said “This is good” So guys go and pre-save on all streaming platforms the title is VIBES FROM BUJ. We have a challenge coming up when we release the EP on come 20th of May 2023, we will want different music lovers across d globe to participate, so go to my page on IG (oncedwn) and follow the instructions...
Q: Before your release of your EP, what songs have you put out there?
ONCE: I have several songs like Bad Habit which I released in 2017, in 2018 I released Bad Girl and in 2020 I dropped another single titled Vibing Girl I went on a low till 2022 when I released Virgin, and finally here we are since last after enough preparation I and my management is set to drop my first E.P.
Q: Thank you for your time, we look forward to your EP project
ONCE: Thank you too, great talking to you.
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