Before I wen on stage, I was a bag of nerves. Sorry, excuse this, I'm actually trying to
get pain au chocolat out my teeth. Before I went of stage, I was an absolute stage
and then, when I was on stage, I was still an absolute state and then I got off and I was
an absolute state in a kind of happier way. It was unreal. It was fantastic.
Obviously Mr. Simon Cowell was off having a baby.
Having a bubba.
Do you think that made you more comfortable or was it a bit of a disappointment?
When we found out, I think it was a couple of hours before I was going on. And I was
initially like 'Okay, cool. I don't Simon Cowell staring at me while I sing. You're
gonna freak out anyway.' But then, after it had gone well, I was kind of like, 'Oh.
I kind of would have liked you there for that, actually Simon.' You know, birth of your child, my
audition, whatever. You know, priorities and all that. But, no. It was cool, it was cool.
I really wanted to get along with David because, you know when you see him on TV, I felt like
I could get along with him. And I was like, 'I reckon we could be friends.' I think he
liked it. I wasn't really scared but I just knew that if I slipped up, if I didn't perform
well enough, then I knew that they would tell me, so, you know, they're all equally scary.
Having had success in the music industry, what made you decide to go on this show in particular?
It's really straight forward, it's really easy, actually. I set off on this journey
to become an artist in my own right years ago, from a kid. It's a childhood dream to
sing a Wembley, sing my own songs. And I set out to do that, and I tried and I tried and
I tried. I signed two major record labels, I was dropped twice. I've experienced the
highest highs and the lowest lows in the industry, believe me. But I've still, to date, never
actually had my own hit single.
So tell us a little bit about how you started out having your songs sung by other people.
Okay, so the first song I had sung by someone else was a song called 'All Time Low.' People
weren't feeling it and I was like, 'Look, I need the best for this song and I need to
make sure that I keep my head above water. I need to keep myself current and important.'
So, I gave it to where the love was, which was the boy band The Wanted and they smashed
it. And it was great to see the song gout out and do its thing. They did a good job
of it, they did it justice. And hearing them singing that on the radio for the first time,
I was very proud. Little pat on the back.
You're not friends with the lads by any chance, are you? Any of them?
I mean, you know, they're all around the world, so I wouldn't say I'm bezzie friends with
any of them but Tom from The Wanted, I'm very close with him. Whenever I see them, I say
hello and we catch up and whatever.
Could you ever see yourself in a boy band?
Oh, believe me, I've been in boy bands! It's all part of the process of trying to get to
where you want to be. I did auditions when I was 15, 16, 17, 18 in all sorts of horrible,
horrible bands, going along to weird little halls and singing in front of some random
old men, bit weird. Trying to get to where you want to be and I think anyone out there
that sees me doing Britain's Got Talent will understand. Anyone that is going for their
own dream. The songwriting side is incredible, but I have- I have a dream! I have a dream
and I haven't yet done that, and that's what I'm trying to do. That's what I'm here to do.
And finally, the show is, obviously, Britain's Got Talent. You're an excellent songwriter,
an excellent singer. Do you have any hidden talents? Anything secret we don't know about yet?
I was thinking about this the other day just in case I got asked. And, I couldn't think
of anything!
How are your cooking skills?
I'm a good cook. But that's a bit normal, isn't it? Do you cook?
Of course I cook, I'm Nigerian.
Awesome. Please, bring me some food.
You've just eaten a croissant!
I've still got half a pain au chocolat up there. Still got half of it in my teeth.
Honestly, you can't see it, I promise you.