Singer Chidozie Godsfavour Ugochinyere, popularly known as Fave, has claimed that it is more difficult for female artists to be successful in the Nigerian music industry because they are not judged by talent alone.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Afropolitan podcast, Fave claimed that beyond talent, a female artist’s success is often judged by her sex appeal.
She said the situation is problematic because female artists are judged by their looks and fashion styles before their music.
The music star pointed out that male artists aren’t held to the same standard.
She said, “It is harder for female artists to blow. Female artists aren’t measured by talent but by what they wear. If your tummy isn’t flat… It is never really about the music; it is more about people’s sexual desires or their fantasies about you.
“And I think that right there is a problem, because it becomes more about how decently you are dressed before people listen to you. But when it comes to men, they aren’t held to that same standard.”
Fave claimed that despite the disadvantageous situation female artists find themselves in in the Nigerian music industry, they perform better than their male counterparts.