Davido reveals how father shaped his life

Nigeria’s Afropop singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has opened up about growing up in a Christian household and how his father’s lessons shaped his life.

The singer who featured in a recent podcast with Rolling Out, said he grew up as a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.

He also attended a Christian college.

Davido said:

“My dad is very successful, but he’s an elder in the church. I grew up as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. I attended a Christian college.

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“I overcame a lot of challenges because of my dad. Initially, I did not understand, but now I’ve come to the realization.

‘‘I was angry. Sometimes, I was like, ‘Why do bad things happen to good people?’ And my dad told me that you can’t question God.

“I was like, ‘What do you mean you can’t question God?’ And then a year later [after the death of my son, Ifeanyi], we had twins, the biggest album of my career came, and my first Grammy nominations came.

“Then it started to make sense. People go through different challenges, but just know that God has your back.”

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