"I thought Niniola was jealous of me" Singer, Teni reveals
Popular Nigerian singer, Teni has disclosed thay she used to think her sister, Niniola was jealous of her. Teniola Apata who is known popularlyasjust Temi recently revaled how she believed her sister was jealous of her talent.
Teni and Niniola who is also a Nigerian singer, are siblings. Teni shared this experience of her childhood during a recent interview on an episode of the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor Taymesan.
Teni shared that Niniola would always criticise her voice while growing up so she concluded that Niniola was jealous. She revaled that while rehearsing with her sisters when they were younger, her eldest sister would tell her her voice was good but Niniola would criticise her voice.
She stated “My elder sister, the one that’s older than Nini, Doyin, maybe she was deceiving because she didn’t want to hurt me; she used to tell me I have a melodic voice whenever I sing during my childhood. Nini, on the other hand, would say to me my voice isn’t sweet. So, I thought she was jealous of me. She called me aside and told me not to let Doyin deceive me. She now said, ‘You sing from your stomach.’ So, everytime Nini sings, I would watch her sing. So, I also started singing from my stomach"
She then revealed that this constructive criticism actually helped her when she had a performance during an event in her school.
In her words “There was a time my school organised an event, I sang and the whole school stood up and was clapping for me. I said, ‘I’ve arrived.’ I went back home to tell Nini that I sang in school and everybody was clapping and she said I should sing want I sang. I sang it and Nini too clapped for me. I said, ‘Okay, we are up to something.'”
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Popular Nigerian singer, Teni has disclosed thay she used to think her sister, Niniola was jealous of her. Teniola Apata who is known popularlyasjust Temi recently revaled how she believed her sister was jealous of her talent.
Teni and Niniola who is also a Nigerian singer, are siblings. Teni shared this experience of her childhood during a recent interview on an episode of the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor Taymesan.
Teni shared that Niniola would always criticise her voice while growing up so she concluded that Niniola was jealous. She revaled that while rehearsing with her sisters when they were younger, her eldest sister would tell her her voice was good but Niniola would criticise her voice.
She stated “My elder sister, the one that’s older than Nini, Doyin, maybe she was deceiving because she didn’t want to hurt me; she used to tell me I have a melodic voice whenever I sing during my childhood. Nini, on the other hand, would say to me my voice isn’t sweet. So, I thought she was jealous of me. She called me aside and told me not to let Doyin deceive me. She now said, ‘You sing from your stomach.’ So, everytime Nini sings, I would watch her sing. So, I also started singing from my stomach"
She then revealed that this constructive criticism actually helped her when she had a performance during an event in her school.
In her words “There was a time my school organised an event, I sang and the whole school stood up and was clapping for me. I said, ‘I’ve arrived.’ I went back home to tell Nini that I sang in school and everybody was clapping and she said I should sing want I sang. I sang it and Nini too clapped for me. I said, ‘Okay, we are up to something.'”
See full interview