How I started doing music at 6 – Elohsound

For fast rising Afrobeat singer, Othowhora Eloghene Olawunmi also known as Bornleader Elohsound (or Elohsound for short), her love for music started when she was barely six years old.

The artiste who already has five singles including “Atiboloko,” “Whine,” “Said,” “Enemies,” and “Farawe,” in a recent encounter with Daily Times recalls how her journey so far.

She said, ” I have been doing music since I was a kid. I used to go to church shows since age 6, then to children choir, next was teenage choir and youth choir.

However, I started doing music professionally; that is going to the studio since 2011. Since then, I am always in the studio trying to perfect my crafts.”

The Delta State-born, a graduate of Protestant University of West Africa, Porto Nove, The Republic of Benin, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy, believes she has got what it takes to break even in the highly competitive Nigerian music industry.

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“My unique selling points are lyrical content, the soothing afro vibe I have got in my sound and great stage dominance and performance,” she articulated.
Continuing, Elohsound who has at least five singles, disclosed that she is not resting on her oars.

“I’m pushing and working hard regularly in the studio to bring a unique afro vibe,” she stated, affirming further, “I want the whole world to feel and love the afrobeat.”

Fair and beautiful Elohsound is also optimistic that in time she will be able to pull off collaborations with top artistes in the industry, including the likes of Burna Boy, Davido, Stefflon Don, Headie One and Abracadabra amongst others.

“I want to be able to beat my chest that I wrote all my songs by myself, that is why I practice relentlessly and spend so much time in solitude trying to learn to write songs,” she stated.