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Actor, Pere Egbi intends to go into music

Nigerian actor and reality TV star, Pere Egbi, has hinted on his plans to delve into the music industry as an artiste.

The ex-Big Brother Naija ‘All Stars’ housemate shared his desires during an Instagram live session with fans.

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Pere explained that he intends to pursue a music career because many people have been complimenting his melodious singing voice.

He said: “I have been told that I have a very nice voice, so I will take music seriously.”

Pere has starred in a number of movies such as ‘April Showers’, ‘The Perfect Arrangement’ and a popular tv series ‘The Men’s Club’.

Meanwhile, in similar news…

Nigerian rapper, Nicholas Ihua-Maduenyi, known by his stage name, P$ycho YP, recently disclosed that he started his career as a footballer before switching to music.

The ‘Long Way From Home’ crooner singer said he attended Arsenal Football Academy but later quit his dream of playing football and chose to be a musician.

The Hip Hop act, however said that Arsenal remains his team and he still cherishes the moment he had there but he had to choose between the two.

He said; “I attended Arsenal Football Academy but I stopped playing football when I started music. I had to pick one.

“Arsenal is still my team. My experience at the academy was all good. But after that, when I started music, I just fell in love with it.”

On why he chose to do rap despite afrobeat being the trend, the rapper said; “I just love hip-hop. I love rap. I grow up listening to rap.”