Daily Dispatch

Cici sings of heartbreak in latest single

- By CHRIZELDA KEKANA

SINGER Cici recently released a single titled Iqiniso, in which she pours her heart out and expresses the pain of disappoint­ment and heartbreak following leaving a relationsh­ip.

Despite making headlines after she revealed that she was a victim of alleged abuse‚ the singer insisted that the song was not only about that part of her life.

Cici told TshisaLIVE she knew that people would be able to relate to the song because nobody was immune to heartbreak.

“I felt that in life we’ve all gone through pain and heartbreak. And sometimes all we want is for the other person to say that they are sorry and mean [it] so we are able to find [peace]. The topic addressed in the song is quite universal, which is why I feel so many individual­s can identify‚” she said.

Cici recently signed with Ambitiouz Entertainm­ent‚ after leaving Arthur Mafokate’s record label 999. She said that despite the developmen­ts that occurred in their personal relationsh­ip‚ she had left 999 due to plans for the company to apparently shut down.

Cici’s latest single has a slower‚ more mellow tempo compared to the upbeat songs like Runaway that she’s become known for.

The singer shared that although she won’t be changing her sound‚ she would be embracing new elements like singing in her home language of isiZulu.

Some of the lyrics in her latest single include: “Look at me‚ look at what you’ve done. I guess you’ll say it ain’t your fault. You’re just sorry you got caught. Why you gotta do me so wrong.”

The singer explained to TshisaLIVE that she used the song as an outlet of expression for what she was going through.

“The writing of the song was really just a way of expressing the emotions I was going through.

“It was a process of trying to let go of the pain‚ anger and disappoint­ment‚” she said.

Cici said she was hoping to release an album soon and that though she wasn’t quite performanc­e ready following her operation‚ she was hoping to hit the stage soon.

“At this moment, still waiting for the doctors to give me the go-ahead. I’m still healing‚ it’s a journey in itself‚” she said. — DDC

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