The exit of Nollywood actor, Ray Emodi, from movie manufacturing and performing has sparked combined reactions amongst fans, specifically given his infamous performances and niche within the alternate.
Emodi shared the news of quitting performing for song on Instagram, explaining that fans generally ask about his absence from the mask.
The fundamental individual mirrored on his years within the film alternate, recalling how some roles required working in unsafe environments, together with areas the set up gunshots might well be heard within sight.
Ray Emodi is now not the critical actor to quit performing for song, as some standard Nollywood stars had one day in their performing profession ventured into song.
Listed right here, Twinny News highlights five standard celebrities who tried to rotten over into the song alternate nonetheless faced criticism and runt success.
1. Tonto Dikeh: In 2013, the actress cum baby-kisser ventured into song with singles “HI” and “Itz Ova” nonetheless used to be met with well-liked criticism. She also collaborated with standard artistes equivalent to Exact Megastar and Terry G, nonetheless the songs flopped. The song final result forced Tonto Dikeh to return to performing and price influencing.
In 2025, Tonto Dikeh pointed to the have an effect on of her “worst friends” as a key reason her song profession failed. She lamented that her singing potential did now not match the ambition her friends instilled in her, claiming that with the lawful expertise, she would comprise surpassed the fundamental individual of stars fancy Tiwa Savage, Cece Winans, or Whitney Houston.
2. Jim Iyke: Nollywood fundamental individual, Jim Iyke enjoyed a transient-lived success in song after releasing a single titled ‘Who Am I’ with 2Face Idibia, which bought somewhat some airplay both on TV and radio. Aside from that, he also released an album ‘Born to Fabricate This’ with plenty of essential capabilities, nonetheless unfortunately, it did now not make as neatly as the sooner single with 2Face.
3. Genevieve Nnaji: In 2005, Genevieve used to be suspended from performing, and she decided to give song a shot and released a song titled ‘No More’ and acquired a recording deal in Ghana rapidly after, nonetheless the song did now not accomplish momentum, and the result used to be now not ample for her to create a heed within the Nigerian song scene.
4. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde: The A-checklist fundamental individual popularly identified as Omosexy used to be now not an exception in terms of song flops. She released two albums with singles ‘Lacking You,’ ‘Actually feel Alright’ and ‘Gba’ nonetheless her song profession did now not accomplish mainstream traction. After failing to create an impact on the airways, Omotola returned to performing on the massive mask, the set up she continues to flourish.
5. Endurance Ozokwor: Within the mid-2000s, dilapidated Nollywood actress, Endurance Ozokwor, better identified as Mama G, also delved into song, releasing hits fancy “Ihe Neme N’uwa,” “Iyo Ngwo Ngwo,” and “Nationwide Moi Moi”.
The thespian also released a video for her single, “Adaeze’ wait on in 2012. After that, the songs stopped making waves, and she has since long gone wait on to performing.
