Nigerian singer and songwriter Spyro has publicly affirmed his steadfast commitment to his Christian faith, despite facing pressure from within his own team to change his brand.
Nigerian singer and songwriter Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, has opened up about the challenges he has faced maintaining his faith-driven brand in the competitive music industry. Despite pressure from some team members to alter his image for commercial reasons, Spyro remains steadfast in proclaiming his Christian faith through his music and public profile.
In a heartfelt message shared on Instagram, Spyro revealed the difficult journey of launching his own label after leaving his previous record deal in 2019. He and his team relied on bank and personal loans to fund their start-up, with no external financial support from anyone.
“Let me educate you briefly about why I am particularly thankful today. I left the label I was signed to in 2019 to start mine. We took bank and personal loans to kick start. And from then till now there has been no form of external financial support from no one,” Spyro explained.
However, as he built his independent career, tension arose around the faith-centered nature of his brand, which prominently features the name “JESUS BOY.” Team members urged him to reconsider this branding, expressing concerns that associating so openly with Jesus might limit his commercial potential.
“And then I woke up one morning and a few team members came for me asking questions about my JESUS BOY brand. They said ‘you might have to change this brand, we don’t think it’s working for us.’ I was told to remove the ‘CHRIST AMBASSADOR’ I had written on my profile as at then,” Spyro recalled.
This led to a heated confrontation. Despite understanding their concerns, Spyro stood firm.
“It quickly turned into a big fight. I remember saying I will rather DIE than remove Jesus from my profile. Even though I understood where they were coming from. They felt like associating with JESUS limits me and it doesn’t look lucrative and when they saw I wasn’t going to back down,” he said.
One team member even suggested using a broader, less explicit term like “child of God” to soften the religious association, but Spyro rejected this proposal outright.
“Someone suggested I at least change it to ‘child of God’ which to him is a broader term. I said NO again and told them the JESUS that I proclaim will make a way for me,” he affirmed.
Spyro’s unwavering commitment to his faith has proven to be a source of resilience, particularly in an industry currently facing widespread challenges. He noted that while many artists are struggling with lack of deals and shows, his faith-centered brand has kept him on a positive path.
“Recently one of the team mates called and said to me ‘a lot of artistes are suffering now, no deals, no shows but you are in a very good place and I am proud of you,’” Spyro shared.
His story shines a light on the difficult balance many artists face between commercial pressures and personal beliefs, highlighting the strength it takes to remain authentic in an often challenging industry landscape.
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