No going back to secular music for me --says Ada
No Going Into Secular Music For Me – Ada
Beyond the deep passion that Ada Ogochukwu-Ehi has for gospel music, her confidence in the genre is very strong. Unlike some other gospel artistes who envy what goes on in the secular music scene, Ada, as she is fondly called, believes that the sky is wide enough for all to thrive in whatever genres they choose.
No wonder, since she graduated from the Lagos State University, Ojo, in 2007, she has not done any other job than the gospel trade. And she seems to be having it cool, while believing that God still has a lot in store for her. For one, she does not see herself backsliding into secular music for any reason.
She says, “Where I stand I see a lot of gospel artistes doing exceedingly well. We have the best-selling records. Of course, that is one of the reasons why we are here and you can observe that we actually do fantastic sales. I released the video, Jesus, two months ago and it hit over one million views on YouTube in one month. Yet, you have a lot of big secular videos struggling with 300,000 views in a month. That is why you should realize that God is in the business of changing lives and He is doing it every day.”
Ada has another creative baby ready now. That is her latest video, titled I Overcame. The video was shot at various locations in Osun State, including Erin-Ijesa Waterfalls and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
On her forthcoming third album, the lady, who studied Chemical and Polymer Engineering at LASU, says it embraces several styles as she does alternative gospel pop, rock and electric dance music, with emphasis more on pop.
She notes, “Gospel is the theme but the style is pop,” adding that the album has 19 songs with the central theme celebrating the essence of Jesus Christ. “Every song on the album talks about Jesus,” she stresses.
According to her, she does not envy secular acts because her romance with Christ is not only eternally assuring, it is also physically rewarding.
Ada explains, “Secular music is about money and fame while gospel is about the teaching or revelation of Christ. So, we have different priorities, we are not on the same mission. It is the mission that determines the road you take to your destination. So, we are not here for fame or for the money.
“We are not promoting Ada, we are not promoting looks or money. Our mission is soul winning and that is what we are more interested in. And we are not here to get noticed or endorsements, we are to preach through music. So, if those in secular music have more endorsements it is so because that is what they are about and so they are going to go out looking for it. But we are not looking out for endorsements; well, if endorsement comes, praise God! Otherwise, we are on course. In fact, at the moment, I have an endorsement that is still running.”
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