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ah. hi of me. okay. to day on the stream nigeria is yeah, me allowed a. she's a singer songwriter, a u n. d p could well ambassador and the woman and the artist who was brought by live music to the stream for the 1st time and this year. yeah, me allowed a welcome and thank you for bringing the music back to the state. really appreciate you. thank you so much for me though. going to be so many people there. millions of people who know your music love your music, know all about you. and then there will be some who are meeting you for the 1st your high. i've seen you perform on state and you don't do an introduction. you just have on stage and start singing. but for our international audience,

what do they need to know about? you? are 1st of all, out of this, just see me as this is the 1st of all because i'm always thinking about the things that happened to me in my life and to be sincere. it's mostly about men. i know that we all have them go exactly. so i'm the girl from africa loves to sing about her life experiences. i'm a musician, a songwriter, performer. i love the stage because literally like my play house and you should see me someday if you would like to speak to me, aladdin. you can, if you're on youtube right now, the comment section is open. it is live, drop your comment into the comment section. i will do my very best to get your comment. your teach youtube question to yeah, me another day. i'm going to start with your family because i'm trying to work out what kind of kid you were out recently. your mom celebrated a big birthday, so that was important. i am seeing your siblings here. internet. we've been naughty one when you the good one. when you the place which, which one were you,

i think i was blessed to be a bit of everything. i had so much energy for my parents realize that they had to put me, make sure that i was part of every extra curricular activities in school. i was a gymnast. i was a dancer, i was, i was actually, and i was singing. i was a ballerina. i was a quin ballerina in school. i also. busy was part of the jet club with my dad's petition. i was that kind of kid energy. bonnie: so i did everything and school and my books. how did you work out which of these many skills that you had was the one you were going to handle? my sister that troubled me for a long time. i was in trouble because i enjoyed it because even up on to university, i still wanted to be everything. yeah. and what i wasn't very sure what i want it to be until i want to talent. and then music called me and i answered all heartedly, i love you say you want to tell it, show the music called you, but then there was a gap between the talent show and people just going what

a huge hit. so what did you do in those 5 years when you were you thinking, i need to do something else? music is going to be the only thing that i do. what happened in that time when in the talent show is always a beautiful thing because it's like everybody loves and understand your music, but then real life hits, i wasn't sure what kind of art is i wanted to be. so i had to take those 5 years to engage in artist developments which has to do with a lot of recording music. deciding what audience i want to appeal to the team i want to build. and eventually, as i walked my way through life, i found a song johnny after 10 songs. i'm going to show people i'm not gonna play johnny. well, no, i'm not going to play it. i'm just gonna show a little bit. ok. so here on my laptop, tell the story of johnny because this song he's going to, it's going to follow you for the rest of your life. yeah. but tell me, tell the story of johnny, i think of the guys book cheetham, then maybe the story will stop. but for now, please give it. no,

don't you do the song, the song is actually a personal song. it's something that happened in my actually i wrote a song by experience. i was in relationship with someone that didn't quite go well because a lot of other people in the relationships that they really go well. but guess what, he bless me my 1st song because i song about my experience. and a lot of people out there seem to be in the same shoes. it resonates exactly young nigeria. yes. and a couple of questions about johnny let me just show you here on my laptop, economic advisor says, ask me if she ever found johnny. ah, if you are my concert, the dc, you would see that i was really looking for jamie and i still didn't find him. i still didn't find him. i haven't found him. and i think he should just keep running for his own good. eunice, on twitter says, wants to know about your favorite part of the industry for you. what do you love

about the industry? the thing i love the most about the music industry is that i'm able to just walk into a little studio, sing, and write my stories, my experiences, and share with the entire world and from the industry. the entire world can receive the music. they can feel my pain, understand my joy, because via with me i'm able to touch the lives of so many people with my music. and the industry gives us that supports you know, so that is one thing. i love the opportunity to literally leave out my dreams in this one life that i have. i promise you is on youtube that they could ask me questions. they're coming in, crashes wants to know what inspires you to write a song? when do you know you've got a song in your head percolating? you know, sometimes i wake up with a song on my lips. sometimes i just hear an instrumental and i just start to sing. i was on my producers, the many a play music. just make sure my mike is connected because i have a story to tell. i always have a story to tell, and i'm happy to have people don't want to listen. the last time you woke with

a song on your lips, what was that song? ha, my says day. was them early? 2020. so it's called poverty and to be seen. so the entire music industry was out of a job global. and the song is about, i know and see boulevards eve for my life row. you know, we, i was going into my savings to, you know, make, make ends meets, and i was, it really shocked the entire world. but most of all, i'm very grateful that i'm one of the few people that see and i was able to, you know, make hay while the sun was shining. and even when the sun went down. but i felt the pain of so many and those close to me and people that i don't even know. and that song came to me. i really don't pray for poverty for anybody. and i was just praying it out there. i don't want to see this thing called for, but the, i don't like mr. p. at all. you know? yeah. you gave us just a little him of your beautiful voice. you're going to perform 2 numbers for us.

tell us about the 1st one. then i'm gonna send you to go and get ready with your bat. this song it's called shakira. my 1st performance is to a song called sugar and its features, the beautiful amazing grammy winner. and the key do i call her my music mom, me. it's a song that was recorded in paris. i'm in lagos and also the video was shot in new york. and and yeah, maggie, you're going to take us around the well, i mean go get ready with your band. and then i will tell you audience, if you've never been to a me a lot a com said we're going to recreate it for you right here on the stream. but on saturday, you know, he was playing on the empress u. s. a war in washington dc. he is a little taste and into play life. you right here on the street. have a look. oh, a

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i know you're enjoying not what you have. you are watching around the world in 2020 the u. n. d p reached out to yami and asked her if they she would be a goodwill ambassador. this is how the announcement was made. oh, it gives me great pleasure to welcome nigerian super sorry, i'm yolanda. i was the newest goodwill ambassador of the united nations development program and accomplished singer songwriter actors. and actually this year it's now introduction to her certainty live in followers on social media. jeremy joins the united nations family at a critical time colonizing hawaii and the gap between the reach all. and i look forward to letting my voice to those who are suffering the malls from the social. and i mean, it could be lighting and ready to pull up my sleeves and work hard it hand in hand . you a lead. he's when sure. mean an exit recovery for all is the only way we have coverage

for is only we can achieve semen, mangle, super super ready in my all my voice and the vision. ah, so much reaction on you to keep the comments questions coming? yeah, me, this is money. what is it like to be a woman? an activist, alice celebrity, we just learned there that you are u. n. d p. good. well master. now. so having all of those, those responsibilities wrapped up together, how do you manage to, how do you decide? what am i going to support? what am i not going to support? i'm, i think being a woman, an artist and an activist philanthropist, blah, blah blah. even though these are just terms, 1st of all, i'm a woman and i think every woman in our own little way or big way, find themselves advocating for other people's piece of mine or the advocating for

other people's i were mostly very selfless. that's my point. when in terms of um, what i choose to support and what i choose to not support. yeah, i like to go with my conscience and most times i, i'd like to wear the shoes of the person in the situation. i feel like most times people find themselves in situations that are beyond them and where i see my voice can assist. i always lend my voice because sometimes all you need to just someone to echo what your desires and your struggles r, y c. now are a lot of celebrities you feel it's part of their portfolio to include a course. have to include this cause i had to be where, you know, where the ribbon, where the badge, what makes what you're doing different. i think even before the budge, it was a column for me or finding a way to always help the people in my immediate environment. i come from a family that i don't call my family is in the rich family. i wasn't brought up with a silver spoon,

so i have seen the ups and downs of life and i know what it feels to be down there . and i know that when you are able to have someone in your corner fighting for you whether physically or just by sharing the news about the place, you may be facing a point in time. it's literally almost the problem solved. you're living covian vaccine inequity, you're experiencing that imagery. that is one of the causes that you are out there speaking very boldly about. tell me how that connects with your life and how you speaking out makes a difference. you know, i would say that 2020 was a different year for every one of us. all feels of work. everybody was impacted by the adverse effects of call, the $19.70 there, i think is important. says share the news about what's really happening. for instance, i had some talks with

a doctor who's actually put represents africa in the united world where he had to try and the bunks are myths about the vaccine. some people believe that the vaccine comes with the chip. yeah, so me find me think your government contract here, you know that i exist is not you. this is not, not, this is not true. and some people go go all the way to try and make sure that they make you believe that that is the truth for it is not. so i think the more people come out to say the truth about to see, to actually verify and save the pros and cons of the vaccine. the better for everyone for. yeah, and this is one of the programs that you're helping after school here on my, on my laptop, it's the myth or vaccination. it's a little quiz. yeah. you can play oh yes. or even it were picked up and it's on tick tock as well. and you can go for it. yes. for instance, there's no evidence of african immunity to cope with 19 myth or vax mis allied day . there is no evidence of african immunity to call it. of course, that is,

that is the truth. there is no evidence. all right, so you know all the answers, you may not. so you'll find that on tape tom. i want to ask you this question and this is coming from, take talk qual, excuse me, from to it. and this is what i was going to be a little hard to get it from teeter abdul wants to know, how can you empower luxurious women based on your life experiences and that word and power is so powerful. and i'm wondering how you being a creative person helps another no jan woman, another woman have more power. i. this is destiny. i know that there is power in representation. just the fact that both of us are here right now. and people are watching us. no. and the girl at home right now watching us believe that her dreams of violet just by seeing you. we have beautiful african attire. your hair,

just exactly as you look. i feel like my music and what i stand for has in part a lot of humans around the world everywhere travel to there's a lady who knows she's, she's shaking with nerves and she's telling me how much to listen to my music. i feel stronger. she feels like she can do everything she wants to do. but aside the music, i have an angel which is about trying it, which focuses on trying to help people to reach their best. and, and their, their most potential were saying we, we gave out a certain amount of money to about $10.00 females. and the focus was female, inter partnership. because i believe that if you educate, to empower a woman, you've indicated an entire generation. women are always in the position to, to help build a family where builders will grow as when, what expires. and that is why i like to focus on the female. and that is how i do my thing. samuel william is a big fan of yours and samuel has a video question for you. okay, here samuel and i can't help,

but if you do very good afternoon that comes from my music every time she releases new content and i'm always looking forward to every or her new releases. and for the questions, i would like to know what have you on the projects we should be expecting us or quinn, don't com, e p. and for the 2nd one, which debbie, any african saw, a stem goes on, which of course, after the us it's all just granted going on. brilliant thousands of brilliant video . i like the he mentioned my last e p. the most recent e t, which is called quinn. com. well, to answer your question, samuel, if you're watching right now, i'm actually, i'm on my american tour, which is for my, my, my most recent album, which is called empress from dc hydro toy 2 days ago. i'm moving on to new york and houston as far as i'm african tor, that will be after cove. it's susan. i really me call it well to be over. so let's

say maybe 2022 by god's grace. and there will be always more music and collaborations with people over here. oh, so many collaboration questions. all right, let me, let me go over them. collaboration questions on youtube and then on twitter here. so ivan says, working with autism, other countries. how has the experience helped your craft to think about that and let me just share a couple more. are you going to work with the official new mula oh, i got that question a few days ago. so what about a collaboration with tanza? never very know there now. yes, yes. how about the open collaborations? people want to know who are you going to work with next? what can you share? what excites me the most about this question. you mentioned in female arts. yes. this females hello. they've worked so hard and they're working so hard, or i'm so happy to see them where they are right now. we're working on things that i can't really share right now. a deal. you said nothing

already. i have ok now when we want to talk about it though, i actually my recent video, which is for my song susie was shot m o p a n media. i'm so i'm very chromosome of the people and i can wait to make it finally happen. i haven't done the collaboration, but i'm working on that. but i picked one word from utopia now mistaken mallor fleming. thank you. i. when i went to see you on on saturday, welcome to old south london accent, which is my accident. it was written, it was so good. i know you speak multiple languages. would you like to you a little bit of staff london please? i feel certain accents that sometimes i just do it. but you know, when i see the attend 6 outline and acts in which of you sometimes my accent is that sound the big night off and i say, so am i doing well? you to really well, i raise in my mom sent me the preschool school is actually in nigeria. it's called british vegas british school year. so i think maybe maybe just,

maybe i got an accent in there. what you think was brilliant. you even say, think when an f good ha, which is my me. barrett went in life. all right, so one more thing. one more video for you in this one comes from john. burn. that has a question for you, john. while i get your music, as you say, in your africa song, at this point, your music is known all over the world and new york and chicago in london, where i am in africa and you're known for your incredible walk rate. you constantly are putting out new music. you're doing collaborations with people. you are pulling out videos that have amazing visuals and production design. are you an ambassador for various good causes around the world? and you also are one of the music celebrities who keeps in real contact with fans with your instagram's and, and, and your social media. so my question to you is, in the middle of doing all of these many projects and how does your me rest or what does he or me do to rest?

and do you find that taken time o's is helpful in planning the next project? looks i mean i feel very close to tears. i feel like i just saw a family member right now because literally john brown on twitter is always woodson and retorts in white. my music, my policy showed me so much love and it just really want my art to watch him and listen to him. so thank you for this. thank you so much for this. i welcome your and he's right. he really cares for him to think about how i arrest for him to want to know you knew you were you even rest? well, i said i was in last year by force when calvin sent me all i was rest. all right, so this is your day off, so this is how you rest to answer john. so i'm going to get you to do one more, one more number for us to play us out or look at that for me. he's just talking about wrist. you sending me back to the, i'm sending you back to work. or what are you going to play to place out to players out? i'm a good move. i would love to perform. the song is called africa. it's

a song that reminds me about home. it's evergreen and it's actually my favorite. yes, i guess. go play your favorite song. fear i am. he goes to get ready. let me tell you where you can see our next. if you're falling, the empress us a tour. october. the 6. have a look here. my laptop you'll be performing in new york so you will see yeah, me there. and then also right now you are about to hear jerry on guitar, joseph, on drums, and yeah, me allowed a bringing us africa. thanks for watching everybody. see you next time. a

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