Nigerian recording artistes, Teniola and Niniola Apata are sisters.

The Nigerian songstress, Teniola who is renowned for her boisterous personality has stated that she once thought her older sister, Niniola was envious of her talent and musical skillset.

Teni made this known during a conversation with media personality, Temisan in a recent episode of the podcast, Tea With Tay. The Nigerian songstress took a trip down memory lane.

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She said their eldest sister, Doyin told her that she had a melodic voice, but Niniola insisted that her voice was not “sweet.”

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She said the latter’s harsh criticism made her think she was jealous of her.

Teni said, “My elder sister, the one that’s older than Nini [Niniola], Doyin, maybe she was deceiving because she didn’t want to hurt me; she used to tell me I have a melodic voice whenever I sing during my childhood. Nini, on the other hand, would tell me my voice isn’t sweet. So, I thought she was jealous of me.”

She continued,

“She [Niniola] called me aside and told me not to let Doyin deceive me. In fact, she now said, ‘You sing from your stomach.’ So, everytime Nini sings, I would watch her sing. So, I also started singing from my stomach.

“There was a time my school organised an event, I sang and the whole school stood up and was clapping for me. I said, ‘I’ve arrived.’ I went back home to tell Nini that I sang in school and everybody was clapping and she said I should sing want I sang. Also, I sang it and Nini too clapped for me. I said, ‘Okay, we are up to something.’”