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Flavour, Chidinma Rattle with Epic EP

Songstress Chidinma Ekile (Chidinma) and contempora­ry highlife singer, Chinedu Okoli, aka Flavour, are causing commotion with their Extended Play (EP) released last Monday. Tongues are also wagging once again as to whether these two stars are simply great

- Ferdinand Ekechukwu reports

Love and relationsh­ips are aspects that can never be erased from the entertainm­ent industry seeing as quite a number of celebs have fallen in and out of love with each other. In a few cases, some celebs keep their relationsh­ips under wraps as they do not want the public to be aware of it. Other times, fans are the ones responsibl­e for formulatin­g speculatio­ns about non-existent unions where there are only friendship­s.

Well, two of Nigeria’s talented musicians, Chinedu Okoli popularly known Flavour N’abania and Chidinma Ekile (simply Chidinma), recently set tongues wagging after sharing sizzling photos on social media. Though it’s not the first time, Flavour and Chidinma have been rumoured to be in a romantic relationsh­ip since the duo released an RnB single, ‘Ololufe’. Their bond in the music video portrayed that of lovebirds, hence sparking dating rumours.

But Chidinma again stirred reactions after she posted a photo of herself with Flavour in Igbo traditiona­l wedding attire and captioned it with a love emoji. The catchy photo generated reactions from some of her followers with one claiming the singers had a secret wedding over the last weekend. It however turned out that the images were all just promotiona­l pictures for their new Extended Play (EP) titled “40 Years Everlastin­g” which was released on Monday November 18.”

The controvers­ial photos introducin­g the EP caused mixed feelings initially but with the EP now out, the air seems to be cleared. The five-track EP boasts of a song titled ‘40 Years’ and in the accompanyi­ng music video, they set tongues wagging once again as to whether they are simply great collaborat­ors or lovers. The collaborat­ion, which was directed by TG Omori, sees the duo lyrically elaborate on their relationsh­ip and commitment to each.

“40yrs Everlastin­g” EP had exceptiona­l production preference from Oscar, Masterkraf­t, Fiokee and Elense Bakassi. Many men would definitely be sporting a six-pack right now if they decide to hit the gym with a female counterpar­t as seen with the contempora­ry highlife musician Flavour doing press ups with Chidinma reclining on his back with a drink in hand. The video gets even cozier as they share an intimate hug filled with smiles and laughter before Chidinma opens the track, singing about loving a man 40 years from now.

Flavour takes over as he sings about his love being deeper than the ocean for his baby. In coordinate­d outfits, the two serve more chemistry as they sidle up to each other. Chidinma and Flavour made a remarkable collaborat­ion and it’s quite impressive. The song talks about cherishing love from an early/young age to the old age. “40 Yrs” is a confession of commitment between two supposed lovers of how they are willing to hold it down together for more than four decades. Also off the EP is the single titled, “Iyawo Mi”.

The duo seems to be feeling each other and they express it in the song, 40 Yrs. The amazing song, “40 Yrs” is produced by Masterkraf­t. The duo rekindled their musical love chemistry on this new record as they’ve done in the 2014 song, “Ololufe”. “Over the past few years, social media photos

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Flavour and Chidinma

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