Timi Dakolo's Life story is like that of moving from grass to grace..

He was interviewed recently and
here's what he has to say:

Before he won West African Idols in 2007, the
soulful singer was just 'a nobody.' In fact, at a
point in his life, he resorted to menial jobs in
order to survive.

Now, his story has changed, Timi now wines and
dines with the President, performing with the elite and travelling all over the globe.

But he cannot forget in a hurry his humble
beginning.

"Growing up was hard. I grew up with my
grandmother and you can imagine what it is like
growing up with an old woman.

She sold provisions, pure (sachet) water and
plantain. After school hours, I used to sell things
for her. I grew up in a house where education is
important because we believed it was our escape route from poverty.

"Whenever my mates were playing, I would watch them from the window but could not join them because I either had to study or work with my grandmother.

"I have sold pure (sachet) water, pushed
wheelbarrow in a popular market in Port-
Harcourt and I have done many other menial jobs but deep within me, I knew something great
would happen to me. I didn't know if it was
through hard work or schooling, but I just knew
it," the singer said.

He told Saturday Beats that it took several
months before it dawned on him that he had won Idols West Africa.

"The first time someone gave me N100, 000, I
wanted to run mad.

That was after the show. Subsequently, someone else gave me N1m, and I could not sleep that night. I couldn't wait till morning to rush to the bank and deposit it before it disappeared.

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Hhmmm.

Grass to Grace story