It is now official that one of the hottest spinsters in the entertainment industry will finally go off the shelves on November 23. That person is none other than sexy singer Tiwa Savage. The Eminado crooner will be joined together in matrimony with her lover cum manager Tunji Balogun otherwise known as Tee Billz.
Ahead of the
highly anticipated ceremony, the lovers jetted out to the United Kingdom for a
shopping spree in preparation for their traditional wedding. An excited Savage later
shared teasers about her journey to UK with her numerous fans via twitter.
Both lovers
were also spotted at the BBC studios where the singer was a guest on one of the
live shows where she talked about her music and life.
How she met
hubby
Sources
revealed that the relationship between the two dates back to their sojourn
abroad. “Without Tee Billz convincing Tiwa to return back to pursue her music
career in Nigeria, she would probably still remain in the shadows and continue
to work as a songwriter and backup to other musicians,” revealed an insider.
The lovers
returned to Nigeria and began to work their way up by floating their own 329
Entertainment. With crucial relationship with key figures like Cecil Hammond’s
Flytime Promotions, Savage announced her return with two hot singles Kele Kele
Love and Love Me, Love Me.
From that
point, she maintains her visibility and rose to become a regular face on the
concert circuit around the country. For many, Savage’s rise to prominence was
incomprehensible even without the release of a debut album. Yet it appeared
that the singer’s delay worked in her favour when she was invited by
disgruntled Mo’Hits co-owner, Don Jazzy to be part of his new project, Mavin
Records.
However, as
her career blossomed so did her relationship with Tee Billz. Yet the climax of
it all was when Tee Billz proposed marriage at his talented lover’s 34th
birthday ceremony.
Between Tiwa
and Don Jazzy
As a result
of Savage’s relationship with her boss cum producer, it was very easy for many
to assume that a fledgling and secret relationship was going on between the
two. Yet that wasn’t going to happen with her dotting manager who also combines
the role of her chaperon.
“What many
people don’t know is that Tiwa and Don Jazzy share a mutual respect that
transcends music. Many people forget that she is four years older than Don
Jazzy and boasts of an intimidating music resume having worked with artistes
like George Micheal and Mary J.Blige,” volunteered a professional. “And this is
one of the reasons they cannot date or even get married,” added this insider.
Wedding
details
Sources close to the couple confided in Sunday Express that
the venue of the traditional marriage will be revealed systematically. “It is a
top secret known by only a few. The couple is trying to make the ceremony as
private as possible. You must not forget that the level of insecurity in the
country is very alarming,” squealed another of our source.
However, it is already certain that the all star white
wedding ceremony will hold in the first quarter of 2014 in The Asian cum
Islamic country of the Republic of Maldives, an island located off the coast of
the Indian Ocean.
There is no
straight flight to the smallest Island nation on the Asian continent from
Nigeria. A travel agent volunteered that guests at the super exclusive
white-wedding ceremony will not reach destination not until after three
connecting flights.
Savage and
her beau are following in the tradition of fairy-tale wedding ceremonies by
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke and Linus Idahosa. Guests travelled to
France to witness the ceremony inside a 16th century castle in Paris. Another
fairy tale wedding ceremony that has been witnessed in the entertainment
industry was that of Tuface and Annie Idibia, which held in Dubai.
Savage speaks on her love for Billz
“Being safe with Tee Billz is in another level,” she told
our sister publication, Entertainment Express. Then she adds. “As human and a
songwriter, it is difficult to write a song without writing about your life and
experience. He sure inspired me in writing some of the songs in the album.”
For Savage, details about her
relationship with Billz is something that she guards very close to her heart.
This was how she puts it. “I don’t think I owe the public any detail about my
private life. I will have to choose when to let out something about my life or
when not to let it out. It is not in anybody’s place to decide for me what to
let out or not. I am a human just like any other person out there; I don’t see
a reason why I must disclose details of my private life. That shouldn’t be
anybody’s concern, just enjoy my music and leave my private life alone. I’m
sure your employers didn’t ask you if you had a girlfriend or not when they
were about to employ you, so as a musician my private life shouldn’t be
people’s main concern, just listen to my music and judge me by that.”
Interestingly, her colleagues from
the entertainment industry, especially those in the music sector are already
getting set to storm Savage’s all star wedding soon. The about to wed songbird has also denied the rumours that she is pregnant and expectant. She made it clear that her bulging tummy was due to over feeding.
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