Seyi Sodimu’s Song ‘Admire Me Jeje’ Goes from US Rejection to Grammy Receive with Tems

In a video shared by Nigerian tune govt Ayo Shonaiye, singer Seyi Sodimu talked about how his hit song ‘Admire Me Jeje’ was as soon as firstly rejected by American tune labels in 1997.

Seyi Sodimu talked about he spent two years attempting to promote the song in Fresh York. “I didn’t commence it for about two years because I attempted to put it on the market in Fresh York.

I went to different document firms and document labels…They told me it was as soon as absorbing to market me because I watch American nonetheless sound African,” he explained.

“I didn’t commence it for about two years because I attempted to put it on the market in Fresh York. I went to different document firms and document labels…They told me it was as soon as absorbing to market me because I watch American nonetheless sound African”.

After dealing with rejection within the US, Sodimu returned to Nigeria and promoted the song on Ray Vitality radio, rapid turning it into a most well-known hit.

Years later, the song won global fame when Nigerian superstar Tems worn it in a single of her tracks on her debut album ‘Born In The Wild.’

This helped the song dwell global success and led to Tems profitable the award for Most attention-grabbing African Music Performance on the 67th Grammys.

Tems praised Sodimu on social media for making the job of the use of the song easy and referred to as ‘Admire Me Jeje’ a “timeless traditional.”