27th November, 2023
By Oluwatofunmi Adedokun
Afropop singer and songwriter Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni Entertainer or simply Teni has revealed why she stopped drinking.
The ‘Malaika’ crooner, while featuring on the latest episode of Zero Conditions Podcast, said she stopped drinking in July even though she started drinking in 2021 out of curiosity about how it feels to get drunk.
Teni said she stopped drinking because her voice and health were affected, so she decided to stop and live a normal life as she used to.
“I stopped drinking because of my voice. And I had to just never to do anything that might take me there again,” Teni said.
When asked when she stopped drinking, she said, “I think in July I wasn’t a big drinker anyway. I started drinking in 2021, and I’m an original mad person, so I have natural energy.
“I’m a naturally adventurous person. I’ve been in this industry for six years without drinking or smoking,” she added.
The hosts further asked Teni how she coped in the entertainment industry for six years without drinking and smoking, prompting, Teni to share the backstory of why she started in the first place.
“I started drinking for fun, and the first time was in Lagos in 2021,” she said.
“I was in my house, I thought, ‘You guys are always getting drunk, what does it feel like? Let me just try it.’ So, I drank Henny, but I didn’t get drunk. I was waiting for it to happen, but it didn’t, so I just went to sleep. Everybody was like, ‘Aaah, Teni.'”
Teni recently released her sophomore album, ‘Tears of the Sun,’ under her new record label, ‘Sugar Mummy Records.’
The 16-track album was released on Friday, November 17, 2023.
‘Tears Of The Sun’ has just three guest appearances from Nigerian stars, Made Kuti, ODUMODUBLVCK and French-Cameroonian singer TayC.
This album comes two years after her debut album “Wondaland.”
