Afrobeats singer, Anthony Ebuka Victor, better known as Victony, revealed what led his parents to support his music career.
In a recent interview with Sway’s Universe, Victony stated that his parents only fully recognized his passion for music after he was involved in a car accident in 2021, which left him in a coma for four days.
The ‘Soweto’ crooner noted that before the accident, his family regarded music as a hobby, especially given his strong academic performance. Victony however noted that his passion for music intensified when he started university.
The accident became a turning point, as his parents saw the overwhelming love and support he received from the music community during his recovery. It made them realize the depth of his commitment to his music career and, most importantly, led them to approve his decision to pursue it.
He said
“I used to do music as a hobby and everybody knew that I loved music but they didn’t think I was going to take it seriously. I was good at school so they never bothered about it and they never thought it would distract me from my education but when I got into the university, that was when I started to take it seriously
“They didn’t know I was taking it seriously until after the accident. When the accident happened, a lot of people came to the hospital and they wondered how it was possible. They soon began to realise that I had a community that was growing already and they gave me their blessings from that point.”
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