By Seyi Babalola
Toyin Sokefun-Bello, nicknamed TY Bello, is a popular singer and photographer who claims she went to university just to satisfy her mother.
After graduation, the minstrel planned to become a “big hairstylist,” noting that she had always been artistic since she can recall.
She stated that she began creating songs at the age of eight.
The ‘Land is Green’ singer made the remarks while appearing as a guest on the current edition of the I Said What I Said podcast, which is co-hosted by FK and Jola.
She stated that she began photography and music practically simultaneously.
TY Bello said, “I have been writing songs since I was 8, 9, 10. I started music and photography [professionally] right at the same time.
“After university, when everyone in my class knew where they wanted to work. And I had no such dream. I was very confused.
“University was that period where I thought, ‘okay, let me go to school to make my mum happy. Then I was going to graduate to be a big hairstylist.’ I thought that was my future.
“When it came to NYSC and everybody asked where to be posted to, I asked to be posted to the south. I was like, what do I do? And I think that was the major turning point where I realised that I had to be posted to phototech because I just started photography.
“It wasn’t like I wanted to be a photographer all my life, but that one move made me who I am today.”
