Mum was my greatest supporter, backbone – Singer, Self Papichulo

Self Papichulo
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Solomon Bunmi Ejeh, popularly known by his stage name, Self Papichulo, recounted how he lost his mum on April 14, 2014, and how she was his greatest supporter and backbone.

Self is an artiste who rose to stardom with the release of the song ‘Cinderella’, which he released under YBWUV Entertainment, where he has signed a record deal.

He was born on November 27, 1996, in Lagos State. He is a versatile artiste, whose genres cut across Afrobeats, Afropop and AfroRnB.

He is also a psychologist and has been actively involved in music since 2012. Artistes like Craybeats, Beezee, and Switch are some of the artistes he is associated with.

Speaking about his early life, Solomon Bunmi Ejeh, said he was born into a Christian family. He grew up as a singer and dancer, which started way back in his secondary school days.

“I attained my primary, secondary and university education in Promise land Primary School Lagos State, Aladura Comprehensive High School and Benue State University respectively, ” he said.

In 2019, Self signed a record deal with YBWUV Entertainment and went on to release his self-titled debut EP ‘Rema in 2020, which peaked at number 2 on Apple Music Nigeria.

In 2020 he released the music video of ‘Mamasita’ a major breakout song from his self-titled ‘Pandemic’ EP, The video was directed by Director Mattmax.

One of Self’s memorable moments was on April 14, 2014, when he tweeted about the loss of his mom, who according to him, was his greatest supporter and backbone.

He is also a supporter of Manchester United Football Club.

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