Love Itoya is a Greek Nigerian singer, songwriter, dancer, performer and vocal producer. She was born on the 23rd of November 1996 in Greece, Thessaloniki by Nigerian parent’s.
Her choreography and her powerful soulful voice capture the crowd whenever she steps onto the stage. Love Itoya has won “Best Diaspora Artist” at the Nollywood film festival awards in Germany in 2016. She has worked with numerous local artists and has performed in various festivals and venues in both Balkan & Europe. She released the starting of 2021 her first debut single “Pepper Dem”, which is about empowering black women and women in general. Besides that, she also released her second single “Party”. On the 24th of September 2021, she released her debut Ep called ” Introduction”
On the 5th of November, she released her Debut Music Video “Reminiscing You”
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
I would love to collaborate with a lot of artists but for now, it would be Sza, Lauryn Hill & Tobe Nwigwe
If you could go open a show for any artist who would it be?
Definitely Bruno Mars & Lauryn Hill, I just admire their energy and musicality.
What is your favorite song to perform?
I haven’t performed it yet, surely is going to be my song Ups & Downs from my Debut Ep.
What is the best advice you’ve been given?
There’s some advice I’ll never forget as an artist which is to be a singer that can sing everything and that has really stuck into my heart.
What is your creative process like?
My creative process begins with melodies like I’m a lover of melodies. Next, I start the writing process by trying to make it so real even when I’m expressing myself and in the end, I always look for a beat to help me just see the full vision of the song.
How would you describe your music?
Well, I’m a multi-genre artist and I just love creating different combinations of genres like pop with afro, pop with hip hop, etc. and just make it mainstream.
My music has different kinds of vibes that hopefully everyone can vibe to and moreover I’ve got so much variety in my music that I just love to explore.
What are your top two favorite albums of all time? Why those albums?
First, it would be the live version of the Homecoming Album of Beyonce. Yes, the live version, I’m a fan of live music which really inspired me in my music and it was a historical moment for me as a black woman seeing Beyonce performing in Coachella.
The second album would be The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, this is an Epic album, I can’t even begin with how this album has influenced how I write, how I just see music in a different way and life in general. Lauryn Hill’s raw lyrics are just inspirational.
Do you enjoy recording and production?
Of course, I do, my music is my baby and when I’m just putting in the work to just create, record and produce it is the most satisfying thing in the process.
Do you sing in the shower? What songs?
Oh My God, yes I do hahaha… umm…, let me say that a lot of songs I’ve created come from the shower.
I just place my phone somewhere safe in the bathroom and put on my Spotify playlist or daily mix, so I literally sing to anything.
If you were to write an autobiography, what would the title be?
Aisosa which is my Benin name from my mother’s tribe both of my parents are from Edo state but my mum is Benin & my dad is Esan (Uromi) and the meaning of the name is “ no one is more than God ”.
What would be the ideal food to have cooked for you on a date night?
100% Plantains & Beans my favorite food ever.
What would be a good theme song for your life?
Right now it would be definitely my song Ups & Downs.
What was the last TV series you watched on TV?
That would be ”Good Trouble”.
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