I felt like a stranger to myself – Simi 

Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has opened up about her struggles to find herself. The ‘Duduke’ singer shared that while she has cherished the process of understanding herself deeply, she now feels uneasy as she experiences a sense of losing herself. On her X handle on Tuesday, she explained that she felt like a stranger to herself, while noting that her upcoming album ‘Lost And Found’ helped her rediscover herself. Simi wrote: “For most of my life, I have enjoyed the privilege of knowing myself deeply, unwaveringly, truly. In more recent years, I have also endured the discomfort of losing myself. “Sometimes, to make room for something else that I needed to be – other times, because I could not, for the life of me, find my way. I felt like a stranger to myself. This version of me has been the hardest one to look at in the mirror. “Making this album is a symbol of finding parts of myself again that I hoped I hadn’t lost permanently. I don’t believe that we ever stop finding ourselves. If you’re willing to look, there’s always more. This is a tribute to the things we continue to find and rediscover.”

Simi, Fave, Johnny Drille, Progress to perform in Nigerian Idol finale

As the Season 8 edition of the Nigerian Idol comes to a wrap on Sunday, four Nigerian artistes: Simi, Fave, Johnny Drille, and season 7 winner, Progress, have been scheduled to perform. Info Digital Africa, a media consultant to MultiChoice Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos. The grand finale will be aired on Africa Magic Family, Urban, and Showcase at 7.00 p.m WAT. “Sunday’s live show will feature performances from some of Nigeria’s finest artistes, including Simi, Fave, Johnny Drille, and Progress. “These stars have lit up the charts with several smash hits, and they will be expected to set the stage on fire as Nigerian Idol Season 8 wraps up in style. “After seven weeks of electrifying live performances and nonstop excitement, the season’s grand finale will take place on Sunday, July 16, 2023, from 7 pm. “Precious Mac and Victory Gbakara are the last two contestants standing, and both have impressed during the course of the season, but only one of them can be crowned the winner. “The online polls have closed, and by the end of Sunday night, the viewing public will find out who goes home with the grand prize, which adds up to ₦100 million,” the statement read. It further said the winner of Nigerian Idol Season 8 would walk away with N100m worth of prizes which would include N30m cash prize and other gifts.