“I went to university to please my mother”- Ty Bello

Ty Bello whose real name is Toyin Sofekun-Bello is a renowned Nigerian musician and photographer.

She has disclosed that she went to the university to please her mother.

The minstrel said her plan was to become a “big hairstylist” after graduation, adding that she has always been creative as far back as she can remember.

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She said she started writing songs at the age of 8.

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The ‘Land is Green crooner stated this while featuring as a guest on the latest episode of I Said What I Said podcast, co-hosted by FK and Jola.

She said she started photography and music almost at the same time.

TY Bello said, “I have been writing songs since I was 8, 9, 10. I started music and photography [professionally] right at the same time.

“After university, when everyone in my class knew where they wanted to work. And I had no such dream. I was very confused.

“University was that period where I thought, ‘okay, let me go to school to make my mum happy. Then I was going to graduate to be a big hairstylist.’ I thought that was my future.

“When it came to NYSC and everybody asked where to be posted to, I asked to be posted to the south. I was like, what do I do? And I think that was the major turning point where I realised that I had to be posted to phototech because I just started photography.

“It wasn’t like I wanted to be a photographer all my life, but that one move made me who I am today.”