Toyin Adewale, the ace Nollywood actress, has recounted how her celebrity son Mayorkun connected with Davido for the first time.
The ‘Holy Father’ hitmaker rose to prominence after his cover of Davido’s ‘The Money’, which eventually earned him a signing to Davido’s record label, DMW, where he was signed from 2016 to 2021.
Davido had reached out to Mayorkun on social media and invited him over before signing him to his record label.
Recounting the memory in an interview with Talk To B, Adewale said she and her son initially thought a scam artist pretending to be Davido had targeted them when the singer’s first message dropped in Mayorkun’s inbox.
She said that Davido later called, praised the cover, met them in person, and gifted Mayorkun money and other items, marking the beginning of their relationship.
She added that Mayorkun later recorded ‘Eleko’ with Davido and eventually moved in with him. She further described the singer as “very pleasant and respectful” when she later visited to see where her son was staying.
“After the cover he did went viral, he was with his brother when Davido sent a message, but we thought it was a scammer. Davido later said he would call. I was there when Davido called him, and he was so excited he almost went crazy,” she said.
“When he called, Davido told him he liked the cover. He also said he was not in town but would return the following week, and that Mayorkun should send his measurements. When Davido returned, Mayowa and his brother went to meet him, and he gave them a full box of gifts and money. At the time, I was scared because I did not know who Davido was.
“The next day, they went back, and that was when they recorded ‘Eleko’. It was easy for Mayorkun because he had always loved writing poems and was in the choir. After the recording, he and his brother moved in with Davido.
“After some time, I went to see where they were staying, and when I got there, Davido was very pleasant and respectful.”
Mayorkun later exited DMW in 2021 and released his second album ‘Back In Office in October’ under the Sony Music West Africa division.
