Why I dumped music for acting

Dakore Egbuson has opened up on once being a musician and why she left that line for acting.
The movie actress also surprisingly revealed that she didn’t know she could act but the opportunity simply presented itself and that was how she was discovered.

Nollywood actress Dakore Egbuson-Akande is a household name today for her skills as an actress.

For years, Dakore has been gracing our screens through a myriad of roles and as a result, has become a household name for that craft. But what a lot of people don’t know is that Dakore actually started off as a musician.

In fact, if you’ve never heard a Dakore song or seen a music video of hers, one of her works is called “Don’t Make Me”.

Now, years after this song, Dakore has opened up about her past as a musician and why she left music for acting. Speaking first about starting off as a musician, Dakore revealed saying:

“I started out as a musician. Some people don’t know that. I actually never even knew that I could act to be honest. I always knew that I would be on stage, that was all I always saw because I was always singing. But acting was kind of a surprise. But acting was already in the vicinity of what I was gonna do. Music is another form of performance, acting is another one. Painting is one in a way. So you’re already in the arts, so I was already destined for that, I knew it because of the things that I would be drawn to. But before acting, I started out as a musician.”

Speaking about why she then left music for acting, Dakore said:

“Acting came as a wonderful surprise to be very honest. In my youthful naiveté I was almost certain I would be a musician first then a journalist second, which was why I chose to study Mass Communication at University. But as the saying goes “man proposes but God disposes’.

In hindsight it makes perfect sense because since childhood I had a knack for expression either through music or dance, school plays and public speaking. I’m grateful that I was a rebel enough to pursue this career at a time when it wasn’t fashionable or deemed worthy to where we are today and that’s because I followed the opportunities as they presented themselves as long as it aligned with my sense of self and belief in God.

There was a lot of resistance from some of my close family and acquaintances in general who felt entertainment was not a sustainable career path. In hindsight I understand why they felt that way but I felt very strongly that it was my path and I would follow it come what may.

It’s incredibly vindicating now that I’ve become a household name but at the time it was heartbreaking. It’s been a joy to witness the transformation where entertainment is now a viable career option and I’m grateful to have been a part of changing that perception positively.”