I hawked Gala, Chin-Chin in Mile 2, Maza-Maza and Alakija traffic – K-Peace

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K-Peace who emerged the winner of the fifth season of Nigeria's
leading music TV Reality Show, Nigerian Idol recnetly has opened up on
his past life.
K-Peace who won cash reward of N7.5 million, an all-expense paid trip
to Dubai, a Hyundai Sports Utility Vehicle and a N7.5 million
recording deal with South Africa-based Universal Music label not
forgetting the high end devices reveled that he embraced hawking of
such edible items as Gala, pure water and soft drinks in the traffic
after the loss of his father placed a heavy financial burden on the
family.
Speaking about his life in the 'wilderness', K-Peac, said "I came from
a family of five children and we were well-catered for. My father was
an engineer with Leventis Motors at the time, but he lost his job and
later tried his hands on trading in motor parts. We eventually lost
him to cardiac arrest. That marked the beginning of many difficult
years ahead for every one of us, including our mother whose duty it
was to provide for us," recalled K-Peace as he began a sad narrative
of his family struggles.
"During this time, I covered from Mile 2 to Maza-Maza and Alakija,
selling Chin-chin. I later started selling Gala, Pure water and soft
drinks around the "Chopping Centre" neighbourhood of Festac Town," he
said.
K-Peace, who hails from Ogun State, had started out sealing and
supplying Chin-Chin to some roadside traders, but opted to go into
direct selling when he realised he would make more money doing so.
Prior to this, he had worked as a casual worker in a factory at
Maza-Maza where he worked daily from 7 am to 5 pm for a paltry sum of
N120.00 with an option of overtime at N30.00. per day. He was on that
job for a year before switching to roadside trading (Hawking).
All that had changed prior to his coming to the Show, but his glorious
triumph and the attendant rewards, monetary and non-monetary will
obviously boost his finances and music career.
During the Show, K-Peace repeatedly shone like the star that he is
today. He was a leading light among the final top 12 contestants and
he left no one in doubt about his music qualities and, more so, his
rating as a top contender for the top prize throughout the seven weeks
that the spotlight was cast on them.
Nigerian Idol focuses on discovering Nigerian youths with talent in
music and giving them a unique platform to take shots at stardom. The
season 5 was by sponsored by Payporte, Etisalat Nigeria, Cool Fm,
Tantalizers, Cadbury Nigeria, Zaron, Dabur Toothpaste, So-Klin, ORS
and Ellis Suites.
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