Nigerian veteran actor, Segun Arinze, who delivered an impressive efficiency within the latest film ‘Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story‘, has revealed how his stage title, recognized by tens of millions of Nigerians, took place.
The famend film star adopted the title Segun Arinze throughout his stint with music in 1999.
“I used to be additionally singing. In 1991, I used to be instructed somebody needed to signal me. ‘We’re going to signal you on.’ He got here from Sony Music. So he referred to as me and I signed the contract. He signed. After which he stated, ‘Okay, we’re going to begin recording’,” he stated in a latest chat with Biola Bayo on the ‘TalktoB’ podcast.
Born as Segun Aina, the 58-year-old film star was launched at a present as Segun Arinze.
“Then the Nationwide Theatre was operating an open theatre then… ‘welcome new artiste Segun Arinze’. I stated, ‘Excuse me, sir, what is that this? Why are you altering my title?’ The album got here out – ‘Goals’. All over the place was ‘Segun Arinze, Segun Arinze’. That was how the title bought modified from Segun Aina to Segun Arinze in a nutshell.”
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