Tosin Martins Speaks on the Reasons Why he Went Quiet After his Hit Song, ‘Olomi’

Tosin Martins was becoming one of the big names when he suddenly went solo.

At the time Nigerian music was just becoming a thing in the music scene, Tosin Martins was one of those whose sound made impacts. One would wonder why such a singer as the ‘Olomi crooner decided to go quiet when his songs were beginning to make waves.

The singer in this piece, speaks on the reasons why he decided to lay low after his first album in 2006. According to him, he left the scene because at that time, music started evolving in a way that was not his style.

I went quiet after releasing ‘Olomi’ because other music evolved and it just stopped being about that kind of sound. There is a Naija pop sound that is dominant and radio gives them a priority. I am not that kind of artiste.

I can collaborate with them and bring that kind of sound into my genre but the reality is that it is not my kind of sound. You have to be true to yourself. It is that whole process of being true to yourself and remaining relevant that caused my silence in the industry. He said.

Tosin Martins is also the Voice behind the love song, ‘Ololufe’.