Timi Dakolo reveals he couldn't sleep after he got his first N1million
Popular singer Timi Dakolo has revaled that he couldn't sleep after he got his first N1million. Timi Dakolo is a well-known Nigerian singer, and a songwriter. Timi Dakolo became famous after he won the inaugural Idols West Africa and that was in 2007.
He has shared how he got his first N1 million and his reaction to this. he revealed this in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo whonis a famous media person. Timi Dakolo revealed that this money (his first N1million) was a gift. This gift had been given to him by a “good Samaritan”.
He revealed that this person had seen him on television while he was contesting in the Idols West Africa back in 2007. He revaled that he had never seen such an amount of money before and it was really shocking to him. He says this given had caused him loss of sleep.
In his words “There was somebody that gave me N1m from nowhere. I had never seen N10,000 before. The money I used to have then was always N1,300, N800, N1,200, and N520. And somebody gave me N1m cash. He came to the hotel and gave me N1m. He said he doesn’t watch TV but he saw me on TV and he felt he should give me N1m. I saw N1m, I could not sleep. I was looking at the money. I said, ‘This money will change.’ I was speaking English that day. Me that used to disturb the whole place, I was quiet. I caught myself speaking good English.”
Popular singer Timi Dakolo has revaled that he couldn't sleep after he got his first N1million. Timi Dakolo is a well-known Nigerian singer, and a songwriter. Timi Dakolo became famous after he won the inaugural Idols West Africa and that was in 2007.
He has shared how he got his first N1 million and his reaction to this. he revealed this in a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo whonis a famous media person. Timi Dakolo revealed that this money (his first N1million) was a gift. This gift had been given to him by a “good Samaritan”.
He revealed that this person had seen him on television while he was contesting in the Idols West Africa back in 2007. He revaled that he had never seen such an amount of money before and it was really shocking to him. He says this given had caused him loss of sleep.
In his words “There was somebody that gave me N1m from nowhere. I had never seen N10,000 before. The money I used to have then was always N1,300, N800, N1,200, and N520. And somebody gave me N1m cash. He came to the hotel and gave me N1m. He said he doesn’t watch TV but he saw me on TV and he felt he should give me N1m. I saw N1m, I could not sleep. I was looking at the money. I said, ‘This money will change.’ I was speaking English that day. Me that used to disturb the whole place, I was quiet. I caught myself speaking good English.”