THE Voice Nigeria contestant, Naomi Oyintare Mac Ebiama better known as Naomi Mac has revealed how her contract with a record label was terminated because she got married.
The singer, who rose to fame after contesting in Nigeria Idol, a music reality show in 2011, and caught the attention of many as a contestant on the music reality show, The Voice Nigeria, which some expected that she would win, but she eventually took the fourth position, made the disclosure on the TV show, #WithCude.
She said, “I have been doing music officially for like 20 years, and I had a record label. I remember when I decided to get married in 2017.
“In February, when I had my introduction, I got a message, and they were like, ‘babe, you need to pause this wedding.”
“I didn’t want to call off the wedding, not because of me, but the wedding is about my partner and I. We both agreed to go on and that was when my four years contract stopped.
“The funny thing is that I didn’t even know until after four years. I couldn’t sign with anybody else, but I couldn’t work. So, it was really crazy,” Naomi added.
On her choice to go for The Voice Nigeria after being a part of Nigerian Idol Season 1, she said, “It was a tough one for me, making a decision to even come out at all after about ten years.
“I didn’t even think that people would accept me the way they did. And I am always super grateful for that acceptance, it really gave me a lot of encouragement and confidence.”
