PICS: Why I Posed Nude - Waje

As controversy continues to trail her new video, I Wish, sexy singer, Waje,
has explained the reasons behind her decision to feature in it in her
‘birthday suit’.
In an exclusive chat with The Entertainer, Waje, who recently joined
Globacom’s expanding league of brand ambassadors, said that her decision
to bare it all was to highlight the plight of women who are victims of
heartbreak across the globe.
“It’s a form of art. Music is a language, which involves a lot of expression
and to be able to express yourself properly, you have to paint a picture
for your viewers to understand. I Wish is the story of a vulnerable woman
which was the picture I wanted to paint; a woman heart-broken, helpless
and vulnerable. I wanted to draw attention to the plight of heartbroken
women. I wanted to be as close as I could to nature for that video hence
the nude scenes,” she disclosed.
Born Aituaje Iruobe, it would seem she was destined to make it big in
music that has opened a lot of doors for her. The graduate of Social
Works from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) started singing at an
early age and that earned her scholarship, courtesy of late Benson
Idahosa’s of Church of God Mission.
“Music has always opened doors for me,” says Waje, who hit the limelight
after she did one of the verses on P-Square’s massive hit, Do Me, in 2007.
“Throughout my secondary school, I never paid school fees because my
singing got me a scholarship from the late Bishop Benson Idahosa. By
faith, I even saw more happening back then; I saw myself bringing back
home a Grammy. I have always known that God will bless me through
music. There is more to come because I am here to stay. I am currently
collaborating with Coca Cola on a project. These kind of things make you
want to work harder because you see that your hard work is paying off
at last.”