Thelma Osatohanmwen
Popular singer, Tiwa Savage known for her hit song “Koroba,” has said that she was prevented from performing at concerts due to her outfits being considered too risqué.
Speaking in an interview with BET, She shared that even some of her early music videos were not aired because they were deemed indecent, despite her not wearing bikinis.
According to her, “When I first moved back, I would turn up at a show and they would say I can’t perform because my outfit was too risqué,
“It was a cultural issue. Even some of my first music videos were not played on the television because they were considered indecent”.
However, despite facing setbacks and online criticism, she remained resolute, saying “I was still stubborn. My dresses were getting more revealing. It was just getting worse, they were bashing me online. It was funny because the females were secretly falling in love with me and my style. They couldn’t deny it. My fanbase, my followers, was growing. So they had to put me on shows and play my music because there was a demand for it”.