Quote by Yemi Alade: “I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.”

Your past — including the painful parts — does not determine your future unless you let it. Identity is not just the sum of what has been done to you; it is also a continuous act of choosing who you are going to be from here forward.

Alade has shared this sentiment in interviews as her career expanded internationally from 2014 onward, a period when Afrobeats was gaining massive global attention. She has consistently spoken about overcoming personal and professional setbacks, and her rise came after initially failing to win a talent competition.

Nigerian singer and songwriter who rose to international prominence with her 2014 hit 'Johnny' and is one of Africa's most-followed female artists. Known as 'Mama Africa,' she performs in multiple languages and has used her platform to speak on African women's empowerment.