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Why I Went Into Music Before Education - Singer, Crayon

Faith Ukanwa

Aug 29, 2022

Why I Went Into Music Before Education - Singer, Crayon
Fast rising musical artist, Charles Chibueze Chukwu, aka Crayon has revealed that venturing into music before tertiary education was not intentional.

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The 22-year-old Marvin record label star noted that the quest to gain admission into higher institutions of learning wasn't favorable to him as he sat for the Joint Admission and Matriculation (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) five times before his debut into the music industry.

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Speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, Crayon said;

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"It has been amazing and beautiful to see because I have been working over the years and now, I am now finally getting the recognition that I deserve.

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"So, it (recognition) is beautiful to see - among my fans, team, and everybody that knows me personally.

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"I started making music like 2016 officially. I wasn't in school then but trying to get into the university. I wrote JAMB five times.

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"For the first two times, I failed; the rest three times, I passed. I kept going to the school to lay complaints and ask: 'What's up?' It (gaining admission) wasn't just happening for me,ÔÇØ he noted during the show. "I feel like it was God's way of redirecting me.ÔÇØ

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