I always new music would change my life- Ayra Starr

Nigerian singer, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, better known as Ayra Starr, says she always knew music would change her life.

The singer stated this recently in an interview with Spotify.

She said “Ever since I was a child, I knew that one day, music would change my whole life. Growing up, I knew I was going to be a musician. I did not know when or how it would happen, but I knew it would eventually happen.

“Even when I was around six or seven years old, I used to argue with choir members in church whenever they said I could not be the lead singer. I used to tell them that when I became a super star, they would not be able to tell me that.”

Furthermore, Ayra Starr said that growing up in different cities helped her infuse different energies into her songs.

She added “I grew up in different cities—Lagos, Abuja (Nigeria), and Cotonou (Republic of Benin) and it has helped me to infuse different energies into my sound. Cotonou is like a beach; very calm and serene. It is a place where one can get one’s mind together.

“For creatives like me, Lagos just feels like home. Something is always going on. There is always one party somewhere. I even used to go to parties I was not invited to. There is something about the commotion and the vibe; as if everything is happening at once. It seems like everybody understands the struggle, and they are all working hard.”

In 2022, Don Jazzy unveiled Ayra Starr as a new Mavin Records artiste.

Ever since then, she had made a name herself both locally and globally.