“I never wanted to become a musician”- Darkoo

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Nigerian-born British rapper and singer, Oluwafisayo Isa who is better known as Darkoo has revealed that music isn’t her first love.

The ‘Favourite Girl’ hitmaker said football was her passion.

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Speaking in a recent podcast interview, Darkoo revealed that she decided to switch careers from football to music because she fainted while playing football on one occasion.

“Music was never the plan. I wanted to be a footballer. A lot of people have not seen me on the pitch because I don’t play football anymore. The last time I played football I fainted because it was a lot of exercise,” she said.

Oluwafisayo Isa, known by her stage name Darkoo, is a British-Nigerian rapper and singer. She came to prominence following the release of her single “Gangsta”, featuring One Acen, which peaked at number 22 on the Official Singles Chart, and peaked at number one, on the UK Afrobeats Chart of 2020.