Popular Ghanaian socialite turned musician, Mona Faiz Motrage who is known as Hajia4Real or Mona4Real has disclosed that her father motivated her to pursue her passion, music.
According to the influencer now turned singer, she developed her singing prowess two years ago when the whole country was on lockdown due to the deadly virus, COVID-19.
In an interview with Berla Mundi on TV3’s NewDay, Mona4Real was asked why she ventured into the music industry and when she realized she could sing and bring out songs. She told the host, Berla, that her father was her source of motivation and also she was waiting for the right time to venture into full-time music.
“My father kept telling me that I should start this music thing but I was not ready for it, I was waiting for the right time and he kept saying time waits for no man so I should start.
“So it was during this COVID time when everything has come to a standstill that I decided to take it seriously and release some songs,” Mona4Real added.
“Music has always been my thing. I didn’t know how to start and my biggest fear was performing on stage. I didn’t know how it will go when you’re performing and everyone is looking at you but I told myself, Mona, go and do your thing and that always worked for me.”
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