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The Real Story Continues, Watch Out As Nigerian Fast rising artist ONCE drops his latest EP Vibes from BUJ
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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