Churches used to pay me N5,000 – Simi reveals why she dumped gospel music

Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi, an award-winning Nigerian singer, has stated that when she was a gospel performer, she was paid as little as N5,000-10,000 as a performance fee.Information Guide Nigeria

She stated that the highest she had ever been paid was N70,000.

The ‘Duduke’ singer revealed this during an interview section on MTV Base Africa’s Official Naija Top 10 show.

Award-winning Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, simply known as Simi, has revealed that she used to be paid as low as N5,000-10,000 as performance fee when she was a gospel artiste.

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She said the highest she was ever paid then was N70,000.

The ‘Duduke’ crooner disclosed this while featuring on the interview segment of MTV Base Africa’s programme, Official Naija Top 10.

She said, “I actually used to go to a lot of churches to perform. They will pay me like N5k, N10k. Do you know the highest amount of money I actually collected when I was doing gospel [music]? N70,000. And I felt like I had arrived. I still paid a 10 per cent tithe from the money.”JAMB Result

She stated that she quit singing at some point because she was not making enough money from Christian music to cover studio sections and promotions.

Simi stated that due to a lack of funds, she was contracted to a record label that she regrets signing with to this day.

Because of the difficulties she found in the gospel music industry, the mother of one later shifted to secular music.NYSC Portal

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