Nigerian singer Mayowa Emmanuel Adewale, better known as Mayorkun, has recounted how Davido eventually contacted and signed him after two weeks of not responding to his messages.
The singer shared the experience during a recent appearance on the Afropolitan podcast, explaining that he had already resigned from his banking job after Davido expressed interest in signing him.
According to Mayorkun, Davido had discovered him through a video of him singing online and promised to bring him into his record label, DMW. However, the singer said he became worried when the music star stopped communicating with him for two weeks.
With uncertainty surrounding his future in music, Mayorkun said he turned to prayer and began attending church, hoping for divine intervention.
He recalled that Davido eventually sent him a WhatsApp message shortly after he led a praise and worship session at church, asking him to pack his belongings and move into his house.
“Davido stopped replying to me for two weeks after I quit my banking job. I started going to church, and one day, immediately after singing praise and worship, he texted me on WhatsApp to pack my luggage and come to his house. It was more than a testimony.
“You may not believe me but I haven’t even returned to my seat after leading the praise and worship before he messaged. I was on my way to my seat. Before then, I was in panic because I wasn’t sure whether Davido would talk to me again,” he stated.
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Prompt News reports Mayorkun described the timing of the message as remarkable, noting that it arrived before he could return to his seat after leading the church service.
The singer’s account highlights the uncertainty he experienced at the beginning of his transition from banking to music, particularly after leaving his job based on Davido’s promise.
His eventual signing with DMW marked the beginning of his professional music career under the record label.
