Mistura temi ni success biography for kids
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Attaining fame at 10 did not disturb my education Misturah Asafa, Islamic singer
Alhaja Misturah Aderounmu Asafa needs no introduction in the Islamic music industry because of her peculiar talent discovered since she was a toddler. The lady with velvet voice is a popular member of the famous Islamic Singers Association of Nigeria (ISMAN). In this interview with The Nigerian Xpress in her Ebute-Meta, Yaba, Lagos, office, the mother of one, who is known by her fans as ‘Temi Ni Success (Success is mine) spoke on how she did not allow becoming famous very early in life to enter her head as to disturb her education. She also talked about the role of music in the society, among other sundry issues.
By Razaq Bamidele
Can you tell us your real name because people refer to you always as Temi Ni Success?
I am Alhaja Misturat Aderounmu Asafa. My fans call me Temi Ni Success. Temi ni success is the tittle of my first album. The album was produced when I was 10 years old, as a primary school pupil. I was born into the family of Sulayman and Kadijat from Ipokia in Egba-Egbado axis of Ogun State in Nigeria.
How did it all start?
I started singing as a primary school pupil at Nawairu Deen Private School at Ayantuga, Mushin, Lagos. At the school, there was an
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Better referred to as Mistura Temi Ni Success, she started out as a kid artiste in the then burgeoning Islamic music industry and burst into the limelight with an album titled: "Temi Ni Success" which sold like hot cakes then as everyone kept wondering how a kid could be so gifted. And now that Islamic music has come of age as a genre recognized by all music lovers not only in Nigeria but even beyond, Mistura Temi Ni Success who is currently in her twenties is now, not only married to a U.S. based upwardly mobile husband, Akanfe, she still shines brightly among stars who came long after her into the industry.
And as you read this, the dark, cute, petite and velvety voiced si
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