I’m a singer, not a gospel artist – Sola Allyson

Popular singer Sola Allyson has clarified that she is a singer, not a gospel artist, as widely believed.

In an interview with Oyinmomo TV, Allyson explained that she had never referred to herself as a gospel artist and didn’t mention Jesus in her songs because He didn’t ask for publicity.

She said, “I don’t sing religious songs. As I am like this, I don’t call myself a gospel artist. My name is Sola Allyson. I am a singer.”

The ‘Eji Owuro’ crooner also opened up about her marital arrangement, revealing that she is married but doesn’t live with her husband rather they live with each other.

She said, “I am married but not living with my husband. He stays in my house and I also stay in his house. That’s the love that people older than us didn’t let us know is hard. They make it seem like once you love each other, you will live happily ever after”.

She emphasised a partnership approach to her marriage, stressing that she and her partner married each other, rather than her being owned by her husband.

“Saying I am in my husband’s house is different from saying I married my husband. My husband and I married each other; we are in one another’s life.

“Saying I am in my husband’s house gives men a sense of ownership. I am not doing competition with anyone”.

Allyson also spoke on feminism and highlighted the importance of equality, stating that women should have the same choices as men. 

“Feminism is not saying men are not good people. What feminism is, before anger came into it because of how women were treated, was that the choice that men have to do whatever they wish should also be given to women,” she added.