Award-winning Nigerian talent, Teni the Entertainer shines in her latest music video “For You” featuring fellow Nigerian superstar Davido. The emotional track, which was released in February 2021,sees Teni and Davido trade pitch-perfect vocals amongst poignant acoustic production. Aptly reflected in the similarly touching official video which is centred on a prison escape, sees Davido and Teni teaming up for a thrilling visual escapade. The “For You” music video starts of with Teni behind bars and comically relays the love story that lead to her re-arrest. Davido plays the lover who visits her and breaks her out of jail but the freedom lasts for a short while.
This track features on her debut album ‘WONDALAND’ set to be released on March 19, 2021.It was crafted over two years ago and across six cities – London, New York, Orlando, Ondo, Lagos, and Abuja; and boasts of an LP. According to the singer “the album is a labour of love and a roller-coaster of emotions from start to finish”. Explaining the inspiration behind the track, Teni said ‘For You’ is a record she made to celebrate the essence of love, sacrifice, and the reaffirmation to always be there for that special someone who means the world to you. She said, ‘‘I have always wanted to make a record like this with Davido especially because of my admiration for him as an artist, father, and someone with a big heart.”
“This is a special record and as a father to three beautiful kids, I know how much they mean to me and how I am ready to give them everything good the world has to offer’’ said Davido. Speaking earlier on how he got invited to feature on the track, Davido said Teni saw him in traffic and chased him down to get in the studio. Teni the Entertainer, whose real name Teniola Apata,is influenced by legends from King Wasiu Ayinde and King Sunny right through to Dolly Parton. She is known for mixing an array of genres into her music, including Afrobeats, pop, R&B, and more.
Author: Ibukun Babatunde
Lagos, Nigeria
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